Adam Gussow - http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com Jason Ricci - http://www.jasonricci.com/ Jon Gindick - http://www.gindick.com/ David Barrett - http://www.harmonicamasterclass.com/ I just discovered that the jump links don't jump when using MS Explorer. Sorry, I'm a Linux dude and when I must use the evil OS, I use FireFox as a browser. I'll see what I can do to fix it, if anything, short of writting MS specific stuff. The great Satan already does enough of that. For now you'll have to cut and paste the link to use MS Explorer with this. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 000) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRWZ1mO-vnI Adam Gussow of the Harlem blues duo "Satan and Adam" inaugurates a series of video lessons in which he shares the secrets of his instrument. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 001) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDKbqacmPyw Satan and Adam harpist on various topics, including microphones and amping. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 002) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Gcchw5rkM How to play strong, clear single notes. Two Hole Draw diagnostics. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 003) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pUqFV7T2dA Clear, strong single notes (cont'd). 1 Hole Draw. The secrets of good vibrato. Drills: Tone and vibrato Adam Gussow (Lesson: 004) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLM92VdSRvU More helpful hints, including vibrato on 4 hole draw. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 005) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_LWC07W6EI Adam Gussow (of Satan and Adam) plays "Unlucky in Love" and discusses the subtleties of tone on holes 1, 2, and 3. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 006) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwRb7G3nJw4 Combining 2 hole draw with chord rhythms, using lip-pursing and tongue blocking techniques. Adding syncopation. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 007) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1YTPwy0Ru8 Satan and Adam harpist Adam Gussow offers an old-school front-seat-of-the-car-on-a-rainy-day blues harp lesson. Syncopated chord rhythms. Stories about crossing paths with Paul Butterfield in NYC. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_HKvnp1kok At a deserted crossroads in MIssissippi, next to a cottonfield, Adam Gussow (partner of Mr. Satan), discusses the "machine language" of the blues harmonica and deconstructs a rhythm by Sonny Terry. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 009) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31uSB_Wk588 Using phantom chords as beat-keeping tools on the 2 hole draw. Heavily syncopated harp breakdown on 1, 2, and 3 holes. Call and response within chord patterns. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 010) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugCt1rPRMTA Mr. Satan's harp-boy plays a B-flat blues (with several extra beats thrown in--an idiosyncrasy of Mississippi blues musicians) and demonstrates the 4-hole-added variant on the "blue third." Adam Gussow (Lesson: 011) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZViokncQiw After a couple of free-form warmups (D harp, 2nd position), Gussow plays "Thunky Fing," a funky third position blues off of Satan and Adam's MOTHER MOJO album, then slows and dissects it for the lessons it contains. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 012) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4M2A4V7IU0 "Thunky Fing," continued. The importance of the outbreath for timing and phrasing. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn5N5_uc_zw "Thunky Fing," part 3. D-harp, 3rd position, with an overblow and glissandos. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 014) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAn2EEICyb0 Adam Gussow (of Satan and Adam) explains the blues scale and offers practice tips and inspiration to the harp player in search of self-transformation. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 015) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr_Jg9rSBr4 Satan and Adam harpist continuing his lesson on the subtleties and challenges of the blues scale, working by analogy with muscling a fast, tautly-sprung sportscar around a curve: "Blues harmonica is manual steering." Adam Gussow (Lesson: 016) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkqmXP9IVyg After a little "free blowing" warm-up, Gussow (of Satan and Adam) puts his harmonica under the spotlights and explains how to adjust and tune reeds for better playing. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 017) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBI4otPGdKU Overblows! A quick-hit lesson on what they are, how to play them, and how to set up your harp to make them easier to play. Brief demo of overblow licks and Sony Rollins's "Tenor Madness." Adam Gussow (Lesson: 018) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICbLTZu5alY The first installment of a three-part lesson in how to count and play your way through 12-bar blues changes. Required: a copy of "Harp Attack," a 1990 Alligator Records release. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 019) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ACf2gUQ5I8 Part II of "Counting Your Way Through 12-bar Blues Changes," with Satan and Adam harpist Adam Gussow. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 020) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wofpAKwJKFg Part III of "Counting Your Way Through 12-bar Blues Changes." Adam Gussow (of Satan and Adam) offers a no-holds-barred workout, wrestling you through half a dozen contemporary Chicago blues, installing some hellified malware to get you, the apprentice harpist, to really HEAR blues the way that crazy musician-types do when they're learning their trade. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 021) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rl4JdZH1Sw Adam Gussow (of Satan and Adam) plays the opening riff of Mr. Satan's "Mother Mojo," then slows and dissects it, with side notes on how to adjust the reeds for faster response. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 022) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7ijvbLJ0e8 Using the "Mother Mojo" riff as a starting point, Gussow sketches his approach towards amplifying the harmonica. Big amp or small amps? Solid state or tube? What's the best way of miking a small harp amp in a big club--and will the soundman bite off your head if you suggest it? Adam Gussow (Lesson: 023) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWJDwIPtInc Finishing up a three-part lesson on "Mother Mojo," Gussow touches on a number of subjects: finding the "space" for your harp within a song, letting your body help you attack the upbeat; throwing repatead riffs across the beat in unexpected ways; tongue-blocked chords/octaves in the upper register; the Magic Dick note (10 blow bend). Adam Gussow (Lesson: 024) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb_wZqc_VZY Satan and Adam harpist Gussow discusses the importance of slowing waaaay down, counting time with your foot, leaving space for the outbreath, working your vibrato, and making every note count. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 025) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jKBqktaz6E Mister Satan's apprentice begins a three-part series of nocturnal conversations about How To Get Good on the devil's instrument. (For beginners and others.) From the crossroads at Rt 314 and CR 105 in Oxford, Mississippi. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 026) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amXEwYgG1_k Another late night Mississippi conversation about the journey to be taken by any blues harmonica pilgrim in search of self-improvement: obsessional practice in the woodshed; which harp keys to start out with and which to add as you go; who to listen to and what to strive for. Brief examples from "Creeper Creeps Again" and "Key to the Highway." Adam Gussow (Lesson: 027) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiEsoKVEvXM More late-night, front-seat Mississippi conversation, oriented towards early- and mid-journey bluesmen: the pros and cons of jam sessions; using iTunes to master new repertoire; why you need a guitar-man (or guitar-woman); daring to say "The hell with Little Walter!" when new performance contexts demand it. Bonus track: Jimmy Smith's "Chicken Shack," using overblows. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 028) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUsaxEGLjbM Adam Gussow demos and dissects the Satan and Adam update of Ma Rainey's classic blues, from S&A's HARLEM BLUES (1991). For intermediate and advanced players. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 029) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdjOhXlqG8M Part II of a two-part analysis of a song from Satan and Adam's 1991 album HARLEM BLUES. Gussow plays the head, slows and dissects the second chorus, discusses the proximity effect, and notes the importance of "cough" articulations. Power harp for the new millennium. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 030) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETHOHEaJuFA Adding holes 7-10 to your melodic repertoire. Basic boogie-woogie blues patterns on the upper octave. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 031) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypzn2XIY1Ds Taking boogie-woogie high-note playing through the IV and V chords. For beginners and intermediate players. (Nothing fancy here.) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 032) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RobohPl_xOo Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam demos and dissects two fast, tricky licks--an upper-octave run using a 6 overblow and a top-to-bottom run using lots of blue notes. For intermediate and advanced players. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 033) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afrYNPymWZ8 Satan and Adam harpist offers the first installment of a four-part lesson on Herbie Hancock's bluesy jazz instrumental. Gussow plays the head, loses the beat, finds it again; takes students through the chord changes of this 16-bar blues. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 034) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYHkoJPYKhg Gussow begins with a long story evoking hot summer days as a street musician in Harlem and the "watermelon man" who cooled things off. He plays the head, amplified and with overblows, then slows and dissects it. The song is a cha-cha beat. Note: Satan and Adam recorded Hancock's tune on their second CD, MOTHER MOJO. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 035) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngppd3HGhm0 After losing the beat while improvising along with Herbie Hancock's hard-bop classic, Gussow--tragically diminished harp prodigy from blues duo Satan and Adam--offers a lesson on how to steal soloing ideas from other horn players, and how to develop the technique needed to fully realize them. Phrasing, sixteenth notes, and chord tones. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 036) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dytQYzV8jBo Final installment of a four-part series. Harpist Gussow, working with Herbie Hancock's original recording, shows how intensitve listening--in this case, to trumpet and sax--can benefit the blues harmonicist in search of new directions. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 037) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0I5z-Bpyvk Satan and Adam harpist takes a break from the woodshed to offer tips on strengthening your chops, improving your groove, and mastering your axe in different keys. Gussow plays "What'd I Say," "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and a power-harp shuffle. Also: an open invitation to the first Satan and Adam gig in NYC in nine years: Friday June 1, 2007 at Terra Blues (149 Bleecker St. in the Village), 7 PM. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 038) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf5LqdNOduY Satan and Adam harpist Gussow talks about his own youthful journey into the blues, surveys three excellent blues harmonica websites, and talks about the purpose of this channel. Bonus: Gussow plays the head of "Morning Song," an unrecorded original in the spirit of Sonny Rollins's "St. Thomas." Adam Gussow (Lesson: 039) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qXi-L3arFs And now for something completely different: core principles for the developing blues harpist drawn from Jungian depth psychology and New Age soul ministry. Gussow explores the first of three archetypes--warrior, lover, painter--that govern soulful improvisation. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 040) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBWSmZULlJ8 The concluding installment of a two-part lesson on the archetypal foundations of deep blues harmonica by Satan Adam harpist Adam Gussow. Not just a warrior, you're also a lover and a painter. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 041) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFdGOWHZmo Harpist Gussow, reverting to stree-performer form, discusses the fourth--and crucial--archetype that informs blues harmonica improvisation. He also invites you to participate in his new Mississippi-based church, and solicits modest donations for the food pantry. BONUS TRACK: "I Got a Woman," amped-up Satan and Adam style, from the LIVING ON THE RIVER album. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 042) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nkuc7q8W0M Still in busker-hat, Gussow, as anarchist-trickster, blows some harp and suggests half a dozen ways of approaching the 4 hole draw. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 043) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f18HQZ_YFFo How to hold the harp. Gussow demos and discusses the "reference standard" grip. Also: a new harmonica instructional website in development. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 044) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e30HX7B3aYE Part II of a two-part lesson on how to hold the harp. Gussow, founder of modernbluesharmonica.com, sings and plays a Muddy Waters tune to open, then demos and discusses his harp-grip--not the "reference standard" grip, but one with certain advantages. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 045) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn1ewMYfsic More than you wanted to know about WARBLES, a key technique for blues harmonica players. Gussow demos the warbled break from "I Want You" (off Satan and Adam's HARLEM BLUES album), then expands on the theme. (www.modernbluesharmonica.com) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 046) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8iuZWjM6-A Moving outward from the basic 45 draw warble, Gussow (Satan and Adam harpist) demos six other useful warbles and talks about how to work them into your playing as you move through the 12-bar blues changes. (www.modernbluesharmonica.com) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 047) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cONCKDjnWqI First part of a two-part lesson on train rhythms. After talking about some remarkable donations to his "church" of blues harmonica, Gussow (of Satan and Adam) demos and dissects the "nuck-a tuck-a" rhythm that is the foundation of harmonica train songs. Key of A harp. Live in the car from Oxford, Mississippi (www.modernbluesharmonica.com) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 048) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02FduM0JnBM Part 2 of a lesson on train rhythms by Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. Warning: Gussow goes off on an extended riff about Ralph Ellison's INVISIBLE MAN towards the end of this one, and mentions pot-smoking--in a condemnatory way, of course. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 049) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rol4KU0MPg Everything you've always wanted to know about glissandos. Gussow (from the duo Satan and Adam) works from the bottom of the harp to the top, offering one or two cool glissed licks for each hole. (www.modernbluesharmonica.com) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 050) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrTg4kM_rQo After a little free playing, Gussow catches up on some channel housekeeping. Of special interest: a FREE harp tab to Big Walter Horton's first solo on "Have a Good Time," available for instant download at www.modernbluesharmonica.com. Also: a NEW Gindick blues harmonica jam camp upcoming in January '08, with Gussow in residence. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 051) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KucxvQR0FXM The first of a multi-part series in which Adam Gussow (of Satan and Adam) shows you how to rip keys, grooves, and melodic ideas off of CDs. (www.modernbluesharmonica.com) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 052) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLUBcCi335g Second in a series. A top pro shows you--with mixed success!--how to sit down with a CD and steal licks, figure out what key the song is in, and feel your way into its inner harmonic logic. (www.modernbluesharmonica.com; www.crossroadsblues.net) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 053) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkh4bqDfX3k Third in a mini-series by Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. AG cycles through several harp-based tracks on a recent Seattle blues album and shows you how to steal licks and hear what's actually going on in the music. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 054) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFyZWBQmcek Part 4 in a mini-series, teaching harp players how to listen to a CD track and quickly tease it apart for useful licks, grooves, etc. The CD is available for purchase at www.crossroadsblues.net. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 055) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbfGvBProtA Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam catches up on housekeeping: news of his forthcoming book, upcoming SA gigs and other personal appearances, and a "YouTube lessons" compilation mp3 .zip file (now available) and DVD (coming soon) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 056) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5esV3_9_XnM Last in a mini-series, most likely Adam Gussow (Lesson: 057) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7-MZmYln94 First installment of a two-part tutorial on tongue-blocking technique for the harp player who needs to learn, by Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 058) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zH8cyIzcDo Second installment of a two-part lesson to kick-start players in the direction of tongue-blocking technique. Satan and Adam harpist demos a range of uses, then brings you up to speed. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 059) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcxKW5R1Uus Final tune-up before Gussow takes the show on the road. Quick-hit lesson on how to use the 3 blow like a juke-joint pro. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 060) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtCs5JBYdE8 The tour begins! Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam shows you how he spends the day before the big gig. A Manhattan travelogue. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 061) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUKkcECq9H8 Gussow takes you into his midtown Manhattan woodshed for a no-holds-barred blowing session. Gig-prep is hard work. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 062) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nENATkBbbaw Satan and Adam at Terra Blues: their first NYC gig in nine years. "Ain't Nobody Gonna Do My Baby Wrong" (an original) and "Watermelon Man." With Dave on drums. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 063) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYOkRGsSHFg More footage of Satan and Adam at Terra Blues - our first NYC gig in nine years. Adam sings and blows harp on "Take You Downtown" (aka, "Gone to Main Street") and we both go to town on "Mojo." Adam Gussow (Lesson: 064) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UueR28YSs9Y More dispatches from the front lines of a surreal author tour, featuring blues harpist/author Adam Gussow. Introducing Charlie Hilbert, NYC blues guitarist. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 065) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns3mO2_N2UQ After being shut down on the streets of Portsmouth NH, harpist Adam Gussow and guitarist Charlie Hilbert play the front room of RiverRun Books--part of a promotional tour for Gussow's just published book, JOURNEYMAN'S ROAD: MODERN BLUES LIVES FROM FAULKNER'S MISSISSIPPI TO POST-9/11 NEW YORK. The duo plays "Key to the Highway" and "Stormy Monday Blues." Adam Gussow (Lesson: 066) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqBEmhIOMiU More Charlie and Adam at RiverRun Books. Two classic Junior Wells tunes, with an explosive solo by Charlie near the end. Enjoy! Adam Gussow (Lesson: 067) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyeJVrSjr7E Conversation about the past week of the JOURNEYMAN'S ROAD book/music tour, including Charleston, Gulfport, and Jon Gindick's blues harmonica jam camp in Tampa. Plus a clip of Adam Gussow blowing harp on The Meters's "Cissy Strut" with The Venturas, a terrific local jump blues band. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 068) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS9T_zB731I More from Jon Gindick's Blues Harmonica Jam Camp in Tampa. Adam Gussow and young (18) camper from SC trade licks on "Sweet Home Chicago." Then the finale, with 40 campers and coaches on stage, including--at end--Cheryl Arena, Jimi Lee, and Jon Gindick. Mark Wilson directs. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 069) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uFPBKCwPxg Bits and pieces of the first set. "Take You Downtown," "Fever," and the harp cadenza from "Watermelon Man." The second and third set were even better; see Harpgear's video of "Thunky Fing." The comeback continues. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 070) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By0ebWgg1Rk lues harpist Adam Gussow brings the JOURNEYMAN'S ROAD publicity tour to a close, waxes philosophical about things blue and American on this national holiday, and shares a really cool new blues lick. (D harp, cross position.) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 071) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqFzNzLPOF0 First in a series of four lessons on traditional and new approaches to first position blues playing (A harp in the key of A). Gussow explores the lowest octave here. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 072) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6RXKqzqjSM Second in a four-part series. Gussow demos a boogie-woogie blues that works through the chord changes with the help of a 4 overblow and several full-step bends. You'll need an A harp for this one. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 073) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX-8B6ET7JQ Third in a four-part series on first-position playing. Harpist Adam Gussow (from Satan and Adam) talks about the high notes and tells a story about asking James Cotton for a lesson after a gig one night. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 074) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGU8U1JQ8Pg The fourth and final installment. Adam Gussow (of Satan and Adam) blows some first position harp, including a high-note thing inspired by Cincinnati's Steve Tracy. Gussow also plays some of his own arrangement of Scott Joplin's ragtime classic, "The Entertainer." Once again, overblows rule! Adam Gussow (Advisory: 01) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaG5Cazfyy0 Important announcements for my subscribers: thrilling blues harp recordings by Jason Ricci, Dennis Gruenling, Carlos del Junco, Nat Riddles, and Satan and Adam, including a FREE DOWNLOAD at www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/1968039 and a one-buck classic at www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/1967321 Adam Gussow (Lesson: 075) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1h8o_O19GM First in a series. On a hot and sultry July afternoon in Mississippi, Gussow shows you how to play blues in B on an A harp. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 076) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6MMEHPVOdw Second in a series. Here's the quick-and-dirty way to play third position harp: not just by warbling on holes 4-10 draw, but by leveraging the blues licks you ALREADY know, moving them up two holes and making small adjustments. This video is HOT! (Well, Gussow is overheated.) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 077) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz5pDMav6yI First in a five-part how-to series on the classic blues harp instrumental by Magic Dick and the J. Geils Band. Your guide, Adam Gussow, has been woodshedding the tune for 33 years and is happy to share what he's learned Adam Gussow (Lesson: 078) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuwHST2ekvA Second in a series on Magic Dick's magisterial blues harp instrumental throw-down virtuoso showpiece--i.e., this is THE great modern blues harmonica tune, and Gussow will show you how to play it. Sort of. Note: the tab that Gussow mentions is available at coast2coastmusic.com. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 079) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOsFFZ9EQPc Third in a how-to mini-series. Your guide, Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam, breaks down some of Magic Dick's dazzling instrumental runs and runs into unexpected difficulty in the face of MD's genius. Salieri confronts Mozart. Sort of. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 080) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU2modEj4WQ Fourth of five in a mini-series on Magic Dick's great rock-harp instrumental. Gussow's quest to decode MD's withering flurry of warbles runs into insurmountable technical challenges and crippling melodic indeterminacies. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 081) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmB8XQiWyTc Fifth and last in a mini-series on Magic Dick's rock-harp instrumental, focusing on high notes. Gussow admits defeat, but he also tells a story about a backstage encounter with his hero. Adam Gussow (Advisory: 02) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glu6BZPTWOI The Nat Riddles double CD, "El Cafe Street Live!," is now available for instant download. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 082) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGgiK_h9bpk An enthusiast's recap of several days spent at the annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica in Milwaukee. Players discussed inclued P. T. Gazell, Michael Peloquin, Dennis Gruenling, Jason Ricci, L. D. Miller, Randy Singer, and Joe Filisko. The player I forgot to include (sorry!!) was my friend, the terrific Winslow Yerxa, whose set I missed because I was around the corner trying to score dinner. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 083) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdTTaB1axcc Adam Gussow talks about how one professional deals with the professional challenge posed by the presence of other, better players--and how you, too, can allow yourself to be inspired rather than depressed by the superior talents that surround you. Also: Gussow debuts an unreleased Satan and Adam track from the HARLEM BLUES sessions and shows you the harp part. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 084) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGR085FJg9k Final thoughts and some spirited playing from Satan and Adam harpist. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 085) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ado70FTRD7g The greatest (or strangest) YouTube blues harmonica video ever uploaded, featuring a vintage 1955 Fender Bassman, Mississippi heat, a crowing rooster, and Gussow talking trash. Don't believe the hype! Adam Gussow (Advisory: 03) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VTB0xnHtV8 News and notes, plus a bonus track: Gussow comments on Yuri, the harmonica/beat-box prodigy, and offers a reprise of his own pioneering work in the field, twenty years ago. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 086) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI3IS_CVbD8 First in a multi-part series on how to blow harp through 12-bar blues changes, moving one particular riff--root, fifth, flat seventh, octave--up a fourth (for the IV chord) and a fifth (for the V chord). Gussow is using a D harp. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 087) hthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF6ELljbyUQ Second in a series. Harpist Gussow (of Satan and Adam) works his way through the IV chord, using the tonic, fifth, flat seventh, and octave. He's using a D harp. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 088) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XTc9UodCBk Third in a series on how to use movable chord forms to play your way through 12-bar blues changes. Gussow demos "Rock Me" and discusses the principle of doubling your bandmates' melodic lines. Adam Gussow (Orientation for new subscribers) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvO5-b-sybk Harpist Gussow explains the layout and history of "Adam Gussow's Dirty-South Blues Harp Channel" at YouTube; he also clarifies the purpose of Modernbluesharmonica.com and his filesharing warehouse of instant harp-tutorial downloads at Tradebit.com. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 089) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuTDxRhnt6Q Jungle rhythms, bathtub gin, and white girls gone bad: harpist Adam Gussow evokes the origins of "sinful syncopation," using analogies from stock car racing, and shows you how to "advance the spark" to boost the horsepower on your own harp playing. Adam Gussow (New Album) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWgdBbrnYjw We're pleased to announce the release of "Blues Classics," the new album by Adam Gussow and Charlie Hilbert. It's available for immediate upload tradebit Adam Gussow (Lesson: 090) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxNKr1yVh50 An intensive analysis of the "blue third," a key note in the blues scale. For harmonica players of all levels. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 091) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MXFyKBaDbQ Second in a series on the mysteries of the "blue third," a quarter-tone that lies somewhere between the major and minor third and is a key constituent of the blues scale that all harmonica players must master. With Satan and Adam harpist Adam Gussow. Adam Gussow (DVD Advisory) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLGyYGMgNhA My DVD, "Blues Harmonica Secrets Revealed! Vol. 1," is now available for shipping to all international addresses Adam Gussow (Lesson: 092) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TjC7qXHHfE Ten key principles for blues harmonica improvisation, offered by harpist Adam Gussow. The first 8 are discussed here; the final 2 will be discussed in a short second video. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 093) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFC-PG7gipg The concluding two core principles for blues harmonica improvisation. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 094) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLY7B2i5eH0 First in an extended series of conversations about the blues, jazz, and soul LPs that helped one harmonica player on his creative journey. Referenced in this video: Johnny Young, "Tighten Up On It," with Big Walter Horton on harp, THE GREAT BLUESMEN (Vanguard VSD-25/26) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 095) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aMyIv0e2b4 Second in an extended series of conversations about the blues, jazz, and soul LPs that helped one harmonica player on his creative journey. Referenced in this video: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, "Key to the Highway," from THE GREAT BLUESMEN, and Houston Person, "Goodness," from THE BLUES TENOR SAX. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 096) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sIPaDIsZzs More cool blues harp stuff from the Gussow-guy. Houston Person's "Goodness," from THE BLUES TENOR SAX album. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 096a) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN8gFDL-Zvo xtra stuff that couldn't be fit into my last video: soloing on harp to Houston Person's "Goodness." Adam Gussow (Lesson: 097) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZcvjces89w ne player salutes his vinyl influences: a continuing series. Here, Gussow (of Satan and Adam) talks about James Cotton's "Creeper Creeps Again" and "All Walks of Life," off the 100% COTTON album. The James Cotton Band, 100% COTTON. Buddha Records, 1974 (BDS-5620 Stereo) For instantly-downloadable blues harp lessons, including one on Cotton's "How Long Can a Fool Go Wrong" off this album, visit Modern Blues Harmonica: Adam Gussow (Lesson: 098) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf6ShPztuYk Butterfield, Butterfield, and more Butterfield! First of four videos in a continuing mini-series on one player's vinyl influences. (album info to come...) For an instantly downloadable video tutorial on "Born in Chicago": Adam Gussow (Lesson: 099) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPLsSoY58HI Paul Butterfield's "Driftin' and Driftin'," a superb slow blues recorded in 1970 by a harmonica player at the peak of his game. Adam Gussow (of Satan and Adam) samples Butterfield's best licks from this vinyl gem and explains what makes them tick. "Driftin' and Driftin," from GOLDEN BUTTER: THE BEST OF THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND (Elektra 7E-2005 Stereo) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 100) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDWvOJES3bQ Happy Birthday! There's a surprise in this one. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 100a) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CokBBxxIrlo The birthday party continued! Wisdom from the master. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 101) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DIH48VGJ_8 Paul Butterfield's "Too Many Drivers." With Adam Gussow. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 102) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLj6X88LLHY Fourth and final video on the vinyl artistry of Paul Butterfield. This one covers "Gone to Main Street," off the MUDDY WATERS WOODSTOCK ALBUM. If you're interested in this song, you may want to check out my two-part video tutorial on the original (Muddy & Little Walter) version of the song. Both videos + three PDF tabs are available at the Tradebit auxilliary of my website, Modern Blues Harmonica. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 103) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LScoXa5lqFc An introduction to the fine art of singing, blowing harp fills, and keeping a strong beat, by Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. Key of C harp. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 104) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6sKJX0FOAw Second in a series: blues-singing 101 for harp players, with fill-playing and beat-keeping thrown in. By Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 105) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbSf6Ifv9DU Gussow finally takes on Sonny Boy and the Yarbirds w/Eric Clapton, and offers a startling theory about who is playing harmonica on the opening sequence. (Hint: not Sonny Boy.) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 106) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i258E6KgwK0 Sonny Boy Williamson's "Pontiac Blues," in several variations: what he's doing, why he's great. By Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. For a video tutorial and tab sheet on "Sonny Boy's Blues," a 12-bar blues in the master's style, delivered direct to your desktop as digital downloads, go to: Sonny Boy's blues (video) http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.ph... Adam Gussow (Lesson: 107) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQvPpa7K5KQ Sugar Blue's meteoric 1980 version of Sonny Boy's "Pontiac Blues." SB was great then and remains one of our most innovative comtemporary players. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 108) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiCVgD_7WXQ And now for something completely different: Gussow whoops it up like Sonny Terry. Such ritual self-humiliation deserves 5 stars. Please be generous. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 109) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obUEfSBIJJA First of two lessons focusing on alto sax player Hank Crawford's "Sugar Ditch," off the ROADHOUSE SYMPHONY album. A wealth of inspiration is available to the blues harp player who looks to jazz-blues horn players and their unexpected phrasings. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 110) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al3DQ14tXro Finishing up with "Sugar Ditch" by alto saxophonist Hank Crawford, off of the ROADHOUSE SYMPHONY album. Another in a continuing sub-series: one harp player's favorite vinyl influences. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 111) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PctbYHicByA Harlem riff 1 - First of a two-part lesson on a drone-blues riff from the streets of Harlem. Also, news about the FIRST extended Satan and Adam recording made on the street back in 1989. (Gussow is using an A harp.) Adam Gussow (Lesson: 112) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-OxIr1mk3I Harlem riff 2 - Unlocking the secrets of a really cool blues harp lick. With Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 113) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThEi1Qu0p5M Iron Harp Challenge 1 - Lee Sankey - First in a series of blues harmonica challenge matches in which Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam goes head to head with particularly challenging tracks by contemporary harp players. Here, he takes on a dazzlng Sonny Terry style rhythm track by British blues-soul master Lee Sankey. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 114) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PrwKrQVNtQ Shrimp Cat -Here's some of the swingingest blues you've never heard: pianist/singer Gary Erwin (Shrimp City Slim) and harmonica player Chuck "the Cat" Morris, from the Charleson, South Carolina scene. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 115) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFly9oy1yY4 Iron Harp Challenge 2 - Gussow takes on BLUES HARP MELTDOWN, recent compilation featuring live tracks by R. J. Mischo, Mark Humel, Gary Smith, Billy Branch, James Harman, Rick Estrin, and Kim Wilson; he rips through all 28 tracks, tosses away the spoken intros, and gives you the harp key and position of every single track--all in one 10-minute take. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 116) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh2HIXJ3ylU Iron Harp Challenge 3 - NW Harmonica Showcase - Gussow takes on 10 of the Pacific Northwest's hottest blues harp players: keys, positions, licks, all ripped from the CD in 10 minutes. Includes Mark Dufresne, Steve Bailey, Mike Lynch, Grant Dermody, and others. (Bluestown Records BR-CD101) Adam Gussow Advisory (2/12/08) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uoxIf9LR0c Lots of news and comment for my subscribers and others--including word of my upcoming European and UK tours. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 117) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr1nzmpy4tQ new Sugar Blue 1 - A couple of updates--new message board and beginner lessons at MBH--and then Gussow previews Sugar Blue's CODE BLUE album and starts to unlock its secrets. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 118) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujArx1z6P70 Harpist Gussow shows you how to copy a fast, tricky line from Sugar Blue's new album, CODE BLUE, by breaking it down, note by note, lick by lick. Gussow is using a D harp. Adam Gussow Whammer Jammered (Gussow.1year.anniversary) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8nMHuRJD3I It's been exactly one year since I uploaded my first harmonica video to YouTube; I've averaged roughly one every three days. To celebrate, I'm offering you three takes of "Whammer Jammer," Magic Dick's great harp instrumental--the song that first got me to pick up a harmonica 33 years ago. I seem doomed to get it only 95% right, no matter how hard I try, and the 5% I can't do keeps shifting around. Rather than despairing about this fact, I'm simply archiving my struggles, hoping to inspire YOU to pick up a harp and give it your best go. For the record: this is, I believe, the only video I've devoted to the attempted replication of another harp player's complete performance. That should tell you all you need to know about how much I respect Magic Dick--and how unwise I think it is to spend TOO much time trying to do another player's stuff note-for-note. "Whammer Jammer" is my one exception. Make this baby bounce and sing and you've definitely got the right stuff. I don't quite have it but plan to keep trying. My next video will be a phone conversation with Magic Dick, who has responded very generously to my plea for help. You better stay tuned! Adam Gussow Magic Dick explains "Whammer Jammer" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKsd2Nc14UU Excerpt from an interview with Magic Dick of the J. Geils Band, conducted by Adam Gussow on March 2, 2008. The subject is the classic 1970s blues harp instrumental, "Whammer Jammer." The complete interview is available as a free mp3 download at tradebit Adam Gussow (Lesson: 119 Billy Gibson) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwEopAJBcFY Arguably the best contemporary player out of Mississippi, now a legend on Beale Street. Gussow talks about one of Gibson's cool licks. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 120 Gindick/Missisippi Delta I) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUIikRNykgg Scenes from Jon Gindick's recent blues harmonica jam camp at Hopson Plantation in the Mississippi Delta (March 2008). Several sharecropper's shacks, one of the eight original "Blues Brothers" cars (a big-block V8), some cotton bolls, several campers and coaches (including Jimi Lee), and a memorable version of "Hoochie Coochie Man" are featured. Your host is Adam Gussow, coach and member of the blues duo Satan and Adam. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 121 36 blow octave #1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmrL0L-0Xq4 A lesson on one of the most important tongue-blocked octaves for cross-harping blues players, offered by Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. The 36 blow octave shows up in Little Walter's "Juke," James Cotton's "Creeper Creeps Again," and many other places. Gussow is using an A harp. The new blues harp jam tracks CD is available for instant download, featuring Charlie Hilbert on guitar: Adam Gussow (Lesson: 122 36 blow octave #2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfI8F6GyGBI Second in a two-part lesson on a key component of powerful blues harp performance. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 123 jam tracks 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qgZcCauGDQ We're happy to announce the release of the new MBH jam tracks download, with Charlie Hilbert on guitar and vocals. Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam describes the album and previews the first cut, "Sweet Home Chicago," showing you how to get maximum mileage out of each jam-along. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 124 jam tracks 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yeix4jxKZms "Sweet Home Chicago," instrumental, from the new Modern Blues Harmonica jam tracks CD. Adam sings a little, plays a little, and shows you how to work the track. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 125 jam tracks 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_tsP1en_LI Another track from the new Jam Tracks CD: "Checking Up On My Baby." Gussow shows you how to play along. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 126 jam tracks 4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsaAMiltbJc The harp Dr., Adam Gussow, demos and dissects cut 4, "Muddy Thing," off the new MBH jam tracks CD. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 127 jam tracks 5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8IxP8oqJR8 After sharing news about the forthcoming double live Satan and Adam album, WORD ON THE STREET, Gussow has fun with "Swing in G," track 5 on the new MBH jam tracks album. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 128 jam tracks 6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YVu6WX9Noo More from Gussow on the "Swing in G" track from the new MBH jam tracks album, with crisp rhythm guitar by Charlie Hilbert. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 128xtra - woodshed madness) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ7kHGc8Y7Q The camera was off, I swear. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 129 - Deak Harp) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8S71M9brVI t the recent Juke Joint and Planter's Celebration in Clarksdale, Mississippi, I had a chance to catch up with my old friend from NYC, Deak Harp. He was blowing solo street harp, amped up, with percussion, and it's an impressive sound. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 130 - boogie blues lick) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj8qXFxf2vo Back to basics! Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam breaks down a bluesy lick from the John Lee Hooker school of boogie-till-you-drop. D harp. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 131 Ray Charles I) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs1iGmxdxOo For the contemporary blues harp player, the soulful sounds of Ray Charles offer a wealth of inspiration. Adam Gussow shows you how he ripped the heavily syncopated piano-and-horn riff off of RC's "Rockhouse." Adam Gussow (Lesson: 132 - Ray Charles 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkcD3ktwIuk Second in a mini-series about how RC's music can inspire a blues harp player eager to grow. Here, Gussow finishes up "Rockhouse" and works his way into "What'd I Say." Adam Gussow (Lesson: 133 - Ray Charles 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5jnCWy7ock Gussow continues the "Records" series with a third video on Ray Charles--this time discussing "Hallelujah I Love Her So" as an inspiration to one developing harp player. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 134 - Hallelujah Ray) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwztD2VuzSI The fourth and final installment of a mini-series on Ray Charles as a vinyl influence on one developing harp player. Here, Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam puts down his harp and picks up his guitar to help you make sense of the bluesy (but not blues) changes of "Hallelujah I Love Her So." Adam Gussow (Lesson: 135 - I Feel Good 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM-KrZHVgWQ Gussow goes head-to-head with James Brown's best-known funk/blues. Zow! You'll need a G harp for this one. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 136 - I Feel Good 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZGVxvxxTvk Second in a two-part sequence: How to play the horn/guitar part in James Brown's "I Feel Good" (a 12-bar funk/blues) using a diatonic harmonica in G to play cross harp in the key of D. Your guide is the redoubtable Adam Gussow, horn man with the Harlem blues duo Satan and Adam. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 137 - Beale Street Blues Story) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjgyH29uvh4 No flashy video here, just an old-fashioned blues story about two talented young harp players making their Beale Street debut. Featuring Blind Mississippi Morris, Vince Johnson, Jay Gaunt, and Brandon Bailey. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 138 - Walking Through the Park 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYvh594aWcQ Gussow demos and dissects the head for Muddy Waters's "Walking Through the Park," which is played on an E harp--an uncommon key--and which modulates from a cha-cha groove to a shuffle groove near the end. Adam Gussow (Lesson: 139 - Walking Through the Park 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cQnpxKbodA Part 2 of a two-part sequence on a classic blues harp head, the intro to Muddy Waters's "Walking Through the Park." With Adam Gussow, an Associate Professor of English and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi and member of the Harlem blues duo Satan and Adam. Jason Ricci (How to play harmonica fast part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g_xOovlsm0 (Eb harp) How I choose to play harmonica fast...part 1. Jason Ricci (Playing Harp Fast Part 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sWmZhq5JRA (C harp) How I choose to play fast part 2. Jason Ricci (How to play harmonica fast part 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JZufwGgE0o How to play fast part 3 Jason Ricci (Playing harmonica Fast Part 4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejlx3Nrr7Uw (Ab harp first then C) Playing fast by: Breathing soft using bends in your triplets etc.... Remember to visit: www.jasonricci.com for tour dates and music also Jason's instructional camp in OCT 07!!!! "Rockers in the Rockies" Jason Ricci (Custom Harmonica Vs. Out of Box Harmonica) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g_Mi1R0vsM Harmonicas out of box, versus custom harmonicas. Jason Ricci compares apples and oranges. Jason Ricci (Custom Harmonicas Part 2/bending overblows) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfBxQn8rQNk A demo of five fantastic custom harmonicas. Also a demo of bending overblows 1.) Joe Spiers Golden melody in D 2.) Brad Harrison Marine Band in Low F 3.) Richard Sleigh Marine band in G 4.) Richard Sleigh Marine band in Low Eb 5.) jason Ricci Golden Melody in Eb Jason Ricci (Solo harmonica Just Jamming) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVVo0xzKXx8 Improvising a shuffle then a slow blues both lip pursing and toungue blocking.. Jason Ricci (major Scale in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Position) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuBcixsdgcg (D Harp) Playing the Major scale in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Position and applying that over a typical 3 chord blues tune. Jason Ricci (Lesson: Minor Scales on Harmonica) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGUHpR7w79U Various Minor scales on a regular ten hole diatonic. (C harp) Jason Ricci (harmonica lessson third position/dorian) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5psEaupC8g C harp played in D minor and discussed. Jason Ricci (Pentatonic and Blues Scales 1st,2nd,3rd Position) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDnd1qfq8eo (Eb Harmonica) A Brief overview of how to play and use the pentatonic scale in three positions/keys over a typical blues progression Jason Ricci (harmonica wah wahs on Harmonica) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtqaqkaMrdI G harp then an F harp) How to do wah wahs on harp. Jason Ricci (Train songs and Fox Chase) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCCQfVEeOBY G Harmonica) The best guys for this are Joe filisko, Richard Sleigh, Grant Dermondy, Peter "Mad Cat" Ruth, and Charlie Mcoy Sonny Terry etc...However I thought I'd take a crack at teaching something out of my normal bag for anyone interested. But to really hear it done right listen to those guys \. also all the old pre war harp players those guys got it from!!! Jason Ricci (Chordal Vamping (Harmonica) (Whammer Jammer intro)) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vISVB-NUH4 Using chords to keep time or as a vamp in between riffs/licks...sorta like the Whammer Jammer intro... (A harp 2nd position) Jason Ricci (Advanced Bending 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38d8Kgtm9XU (A Harp played in 2nd position) An overview of which draw holes bend,how much and the importance of intonation and their use in all music including the blues Jason Ricci (Root Notes 1 (Basic Blues Improv for your "Tube Do" list) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR1zbVkfc78 (Bb Harp in the key of F) "Cross"A look at the three root notes that make up the rudiments of a standar 12 bar blues and how they serve as an introduction to blues improvisation! Jason Ricci (Root Notes 2 (Basic Blues Improv for your "Tube Do" list) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbgio8SxDQU (Bb Harp) An expansion on "Root Notes 1 (Basic Blues Improv for your "Tube Do" list)" by adding the 3 draw in all its bent and unbent forms as a harmony of the previously discussed root notes. Jason Ricci (Tongue Blocking from a Lip Purser Part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhthBSWbQ-o (Ab harp in Eb cross) A skewed and blatantly biased over view of the wonderful, mythical and often dogmatic world of tongue blocking from a Lip Purser's thin toned point of view. Jason Ricci (Lip Pursing and Tongue Blocking Part 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtTz98hHc5w (Key of: "A", Harmonica in 2nd Pos. NOT an E harp!!! sorry!) A closer look at Lip Pursing with Tongue Blocking in mind. Jason Ricci (You Tube have a motive? Jason Ricci gets honest) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_TIy1C402w A disappointing verbal description of why I actually suck as a person and how I have and will continue to let you down... Yet an uplifting reminder of how cool the stuff I'm selling is!A revealing look at my selfish personal motives and greedy ways! Jason Ricci ongue Blocking from a Lip Purser (HARMONICA) 001. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhthBSWbQ-o (Ab harp in Eb cross) A skewed and blatantly biased over view of the wonderful, mythical and often dogmatic world of tongue blocking from a Lip Purser's thin toned point of view.Check out Rockers in The Rockies harmonica seminar! Jason Ricci Beginning Harmonica, Lesson #1, Jason Ricci, (C Harp) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apm_psk7NN0 Part 1. Everyone was asking for beginning harmonica instruction so here it is in a short three part series. Taken from a three year old instructional video that never saw the light of day until now. Jason Ricci Beginning Harmonica, Lesson #2, Jason Ricci (C Harp). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxP7j-4odEk Part 2 in the beginning series. Everyone was asking for beginning harmonica instruction so here it is in a short three part series. Taken from a three year old instructional video that never saw the light of day until now. Jason Ricci Beginning Harmonica, Lesson #3, Jason Ricci, (C Harp) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXwZyE5wrkI eginning Harp 3, Everyone was asking for beginning harmonica instruction so here it is in a short three part series. Taken from a three year old instructional video that never saw the light of day until now. Jason Ricci How To Do Over-Blows (Over-bends) on Harmonica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJKiLjBZzEo The first in an ongoing series of How To Over blow videos. Jason Ricci Over-Draws/Over-Blows (Overbends) Part 2. 027 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbHH62w7_qQ Part two in a seriers highlighting the Overdraw on holes 7,9,and 10 of a diatonic harmonica. Jason Ricci What Kind Of Harmonicas I Play Jason Ricci .028 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKSul5UQtqA my harps Jason Ricci In 'SPIER' ed (A one chord harp tribute to Joe Spiers) Bb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkTCcEE-SZs Jason Ricci playing a custom Joe Spiers Harmonica in Bb Jason Ricci Canned Heat/Alan Wilson...Harmonica Review Part 1 .029 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbbDWQO8XNk Part 1 of a way too short overview of the great Alan Wilson's harmonica playing on the song: Boogie Chillun' #2 from the Hooker n' Heat album Jason Ricci Canned Heat/Alan Wilson...Harmonica review Part 2 .030 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=929XpVnjheU Part 2 of a way too short overview of the great Alan Wilson's harmonica playing on the song: Boogie Chillun' #2 from the Hooker n' Heat album Jason Ricci "Traditional" Blues improv in G on a C harmonica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XUHzKSAGMA Jason Ricci doing a"Traditional" Blues improv in G on a C harmonic Jason Ricci Harmonica Gear Head Video 1 my mic, amp and pedals .031 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8z1Hhhg1ZY Fender bassman, Akg wireless, samson wireless, Kinder antifeedback, boss,oc 2 pedal, boss harmonist, Boss chorus pedal, Boss Dm-2 delay, mic: shure 57, Blows me away volume control by greg hueman...Joe spiers harmonicas in Bb and D. Jason Ricci The Legendary Buzz Krantz Ladies and Gentlemen. part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CrpDIrQi3c Performing his famous rendition of hoochie coochie man by muddy waters at Rockers in the Rockies Oct. 2007 Jason Ricci The Legendary Buzz Krantz Ladies and Gentlemen. Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69-UDtty18k Performing his famous rendition of hoochie coochie man by muddy waters at Rockers in the Rockies Oct. 2007 Jason Ricci I'm a HARP GEAR guy(my NEW harmonica gear)Jason Ricci.031 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldOwXdCEcoA Here's the Gear in USE: SHURE SM 57 microphone,Greg Hueman volume control, Samson Airline wireless,into a Kinder Anti Feedback Box, into a BBE Opta stomp (Optical Compressor),into a Boss Chorus Ensemble, into a Boss Harmonist, into a Boss DM-2 (Analog Delay), into a BBE Sonic Maximizer. Not in use: Behringer powered mixer and AKG wireless system. Jason Ricci Part Two HG50 Straight in and with Pedals Jason Ricci .032 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjOEQZvWC4 HG 50 Harp Gear from harp Gear amplification www.harpgear.com NO PEDALS straight in at first with two Mics: Shure 57 and RE-10 no pedals chord and mic only. LATER Here's the Gear in USE: SHURE SM 57 microphone,Greg Hueman volume control, Samson Airline wireless,into a Kinder Anti Feedback Box, into a BBE Opta stomp (Optical Compressor),into a Boss Chorus Ensemble, into a Boss Harmonist, into a Boss DM-2 (Analog Delay), into a BBE Sonic Maximizer. Not in use: Behringer powered mixer and AKG wireless system. Jon Gindick (Gindick Understanding the I-IV-V.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM9FcVIZEOI For C harp Jon Gindick (Gindick Harp Chug) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6-HV7twNbs Everything but the kitchen sink. All harp. Jon Gindick (Gindick I-IV-V Lesson --Room to Move Riff) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgNZWS60InM Gindick I-IV-V Lesson --Room to Move Riff Jon Gindick (Gindick's Lip Block Lesson For Great Tone) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01c5u-RPvrY Gindick's Lip Block Lesson For Great Tone Jon Gindick (Gindick Lesson Improvising I) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4zWSoib5BU Key of C. Jon Gindick (Gindick Lesson on Improvising II) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk09ZmaSE-0 For C harp. Jon Gindick (Gindick Lesson on Basic Rhythm) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK9J5YElfr For C harp Jon Gindick (Gindic Demonstrates Harp Case Organizing System) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g8lysYlKqw This is a very cool product you should know about. Jon Gindick (2-5d Split) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqOkz8KbAlA Gindick's Blues Harmonica Lesson 2-5d Split Jon Gindick (Playing Over the Beat Part I) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8I-uYBuaC8 For your G harp Harp students sometimes get obsessed with which note next to play. This riff-before-the-rhythm approach takes the energy out of their music. It turns the joy of harp playing into cerebral frustration, and creates flat-footed uninspired solos. Instead of wailing their souls on stage, they are up on stage thinking, "ok, that was the I chord, where's the IV chord, what note do I play, where's everybody gooing?" Jon Gindick (Add Percussion & I-IV-V to Scale) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10-35TnLpBM For Your A harp. This lesson helps you turn a basic scale into music -- by uniting it with percussion, articulation and phrases in your muscle memory. Jon Gindick Lesson on 3rd Position Blues Harp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HbmXEFVw5o For C harp, played in the key D. Jon Gindick Chugging Workshop for C Harp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5DnXL-3i4w For C harp. David Barrett (Blues Harmonica Cupping, Part One - Acoustic & Amplified) http://youtube.com/watch?v=3filiFZH8IQ This series (two parts) covers important information on how to cup the harmonica properly for good tone on the amplifier and for an effective cup when playing acoustically (for the Wa Wa). David Barrett (lues Harmonica Cupping, Part Two - Acoustic & Amplified) http://youtube.com/watch?v=nX3aBs7qZGA This series (two parts) covers important information on how to cup the harmonica properly for good tone on the amplifier and for an effective cup when playing acoustically (for the Wa Wa). David Barrett (Position Playing - Part 1) http://youtube.com/watch?v=wLro9LsvPnc Playing in different positions for blues harmonica can be confusing. Here is a short demonstration of the three most common positions used for blues harmonica David Barrett (Position Playing - Part 2) http://youtube.com/watch?v=_Y6xuZRHJ64 Playing in different positions for blues harmonica can be confusing. Here is a short demonstration of the three most common positions used for blues harmonica David Barrett (Position Playing - Part 3) http://youtube.com/watch?v=EGtP0OOm0iM Playing in different positions for blues harmonica can be confusing. Here is a short demonstration of the three most common positions used for blues harmonica