blues harp

Sonny Boy Williamson, Junior Wells, James Cotton, these men are the masters of the blues harp. Listening to what they can do with an average harmonica is mind-blowing if you'll pardon the unintended pun. Blues is the essential American music. I wish I could explain its beauty, its joy, its catharsis. You can't help but feel better after playing the blues. Playing blues harp hard and loud takes the stress out of me. I feel like my weekly struggles melt out of my shoulders. I can't play as well as the masters, but I play with feeling and people seem to like it.

We just played this gig at a party with swing and blues dancing. It was such a rush to see people dance to our music. They really seemed to dig it. We had a great stage and a big crowd. I was playing and dancing and having a ball. It really doesn't get much better than that.