The New York Jazz Scene of the Upper East Side
Harmonica
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Harmonica Player: Will Gallisson
The Best New York Harmonica Player
The harmonica is an instrument that has such a distinctive voice. It has been used in music styles that tell stories: Blues, Folk, Country, Rock, Soul and Jazz. New York has the best diatonic and chromatic harmonica players in the world. Brasserie started an “Harmonica Concert Series” about a year ago featuring the one and only Will Galison. Will was called by music master Toots Thielmans: “The most original and individual of the new generation of harmonica players”. He performed with many Show Business stars such as Sting, Barbara Streisand or Chaka Khan and is on numerous movies sound tracks.
NYC loves Harmonica
Harmonica, just like guitar, is one of the most popular instruments among amateur musicians. Who hasn’t bought a diatonic harmonica and tried to play the blues? Very few master the chromatic harmonica though and can play Pop Music, Jazz and Classical. But we all have favorite recordings that have haunting harmonica’s solos - some of them we can sing note-for-note and are a major part of our personal musical history: Toots Thielmans, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Huey Lewis...
