Over the past decade, Swiss musician Gregoire Maret has redefined the role of the harmonica in modern jazz. After cutting his teeth as a sideman for some the biggest names in jazz, he's now taken ...
In the mid-1800s, a German harmonica manufacturer named Hohner started exporting his product to North America. Being relatively inexpensive, relatively easy to play and extremely portable, the ...
Jazz harmonica virtuosos are not exactly in abundance, which should make Chicagoans feel fortunate that one of the most revered has been based here for decades. Even so, Howard Levy continues to ...
Jean-Baptiste "Toots" Thielemans, whose unrivaled mastery of the harmonica led to collaborations with jazz luminaries such as pianist Oscar Peterson and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, and whose ...
Harmonica fans who enjoy the handiwork of local legends Jim Liban and Steve Cohen will want to The Jazz Estate, 2423 N. Murray Ave., Thursday night to absorb the unique stylings of harp virtuoso ...
In the mid-1800s, a German harmonica manufacturer named Hohner started exporting his product to North America. Being relatively inexpensive, relatively easy to play and extremely portable, the ...