[Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 100, Issue 18

[JON KIP <jonkip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

very nice list, david....you left out one obvious choice for Gypsy  
Jazz with a touch of bluegrass (or perhaps vice versa), there's an  
interesting  fellow here in Los Angeles who really has this style  
down....if only he'd put out an album of the gypsy stuff..... probably  
never happen...




On Dec 10, 2011, at 9:45 PM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> From: David Naiditch <davidnaiditch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Gypsy Jazz Harmonica
> To: Harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> In the 1930s, guitar virtuoso Django Reinhart, together with  
> violinist Stephane Grappelli, introduced the world to Gypsy jazz.   
> Gypsy jazz is typically acoustic music featuring the guitar, but  
> often includes the violin, bass, and sometimes accordion.  (Gypsy  
> jazz guitars have a distinctive look, as you will soon discover if  
> you watch the referenced YouTube videos.)  Gypsy jazz harmonica is  
> rare, but Django recorded four tunes with the chromatic virtuoso,  
> Larry Adler: