The harmonica may not be the first instrument you think of when it comes to jazz and soul music. But acclaimed French-born harmonica player Frederic Yonnet has used the instrument to transcend musical ...

TULSA, Okla. — The Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica (SPAH) announced its 61st annual SPAH Convention, to be held in Tulsa August 13-17 at the Tulsa Hyatt Regency Downtown.

The pandemic impacted the mojo of musicians all around, including budding ones in elementary school. Nate Boots, a writer and a local musician, saw it firsthand. “I myself was unable to gather with my ...

Sidney Yonkey laughs while playing the harmonica at a beginners workshop during Make Music Day on Friday, June 21, 2024, at the Lakeside Nature Center in Swope Park in Kansas City. HG Biggs ...

Mark Hummel can claim any number of credits. A recipient of numerous honors and awards — among them, a Grammy nomination, two Blues Award wins, and his success as a chart-topping musician, band leader ...

Host John Ydstie talks with harmonica player and Chicago native Jerry Portnoy. Portnoy's dad worked on Maxwell Street, where there was lots of action, including a place where blues musicians jammed.

The Grand Ole Opry first came to be back in the 1920s. It remains one of the most important radio broadcasts in country music history. And, born on this very day in 1899, one DeFord Bailey became one ...

The DeFord Bailey Legacy Festival, Dec. 13-15 at Freight & Salvage, pays tribute to the legendary Black musician. Born in 1899 and short of stature at four feet, 10 inches tall, Bailey was dubbed the ...