This Festival will take place in the city of Cluses, Haute Savoie France 74300, May 17 to 19. This event has the peculiarity that the city of Cluses is twinned with the city of Trossingen, Germany, since 1974.
The city of Cluses will welcome numerous harmonica tourists from Germany, including the famous Trossingen Harmonica Players
Welcome to the Festival Harmonicas de France
Jean Labre
Information: (33)1-64 93 33 01 & (33)9-80 93 91 82 Published May 14th 2019
Annual Convention AJHF 2019 Japan
The AJHF 2019 convention (All Japan Harmonica Federation), will take place in the hotel Langwood Tokyo, 5-55-5 Higashi Nippori Arakawa-ku TOKYO
Program:
Saturday 19th, the traditional opening concert, featuring, among other players: The Harmonica Band Sakura Orchestra, Trio 99, Champ de Fleurs Quartet.
Then, soloists chromatic : Motoki Nakanishi, Akemi iwata and Soloist diatonic, Takamoto Mizuno.
This concert is the annual appointment for the japaneses harmonica virtuosos in April, cultural month in Japan for tourism, flowering cherry trees celebrations (hanami) and holidays , etc...
Sunday 20 morning: annual Convention General Meeting during which will be read the traditional report of Jean Labre, concerning harmonica activities in France and Europe. Followed by an award ceremony to AJHF association deserving members.
Sunday afternoon: meetings, instrumental masterclass, programming of 2019 activities, etc... To finish with the traditional convention dinner concert.
For more information contact: Published March 6th 2019
Happy New Year 2019
Happy New Year, Bonne Année, Feliz ano nuevo, Glückliches Neues Jahr, Aengboghan Schae, Felic Any You, Xin nian kuai le, Sae Heh Bok Manh-i Bat-Uh-seyo, Buon Anno, Tahun Baru Gembira, Gelukkig Neowjaar, Akemashite Omedeto, An Nou Fericit, Onnellista Uutta Vuotta, Bhliain Nua Sàsta, Novus Annus , Mutlu Yeni Yil, Happy Year Omusha, Furaha Ya Mwaka Mpya, Bonan Novjaron...
Harmonically yours
- Jean Labre
Photos : Micheline Vicent Roubert/Jean labre
Montage : Digitalimage Published December 28th 2018
Yearly Convention SPAH 2018
The annual SPAH Convention is the most important harmonica meeting of the year in USA.
The 2018 SPAH Convention will take place in St Louis Missouri USA, from the 14th to the 18th of August, in the "Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet".
Every year, people coming from everywhere are faithful to this "Uncle Sam appointment".
Daytime activities: seminars, workshops, open stages, concerts: featuring, Peter "Madcat, Judy Simpson duo, Winslow Yerxa and guests coming from everywhere, tourism...
There is also a vender area with books, CD's, instruments.
Without frogetting the delicate intention reserved to women, "the Ladies Breakfast", so dear toour late Pete Pedersen who created this initiative.
Saturday evening, the Convention will be ending with the traditional in music dinner.
French Harmonica players are wishing a great success to the 2018 SPAH Convention.
Reservations: Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet Hotel, 191 W Port Plazza Dr Saint Louis MO 63146 USA Tel: +1. 314-878-1500
Information: contact SPAH Phil Franklin : Published May 2nd 2018
Japanese AJHF Convention
The AJHF Convention (All Japan Harmonica Federation) will take place April 22st, at the Lungwood hotel, Nippori, Tokyo.
Program : the Convention general meeting during which Jean Labre will make a presentation of the harmonica situation in France and Europe. Following the same day a seminar, international meetings, workshops, masterclasses, booths selling instruments of different trademarks and CDs. To finish with the traditional dinner concert of the Convention.
But also, traditionally, the evening before, an opening concert will take place in the concert hall at 4,30pm. Featuring participants at the convention.
For more information contact: J Published April 3rd 2018
Musique en Bouche
A traveler's life is made of fragments of everything happening to him,
lived situations, stories gathered here and there, moments of reflection, of meditation under the clouds, those wonderful clouds complicit in the widest dreams...
I had the chance, the great happiness to live this wandering life in a diverse and varied world, rich of all kinds of music, ô so rewarding...
A great adventure with always in my hand my mouth music instrument, inseparable companion, symbol of freedom, my best passport accross this both wonderful and tormented world.
Jean Labre
"Book available in bookshops, amazone, FNAC, etc. "
If you wish book autographed by the author.
Book and shipping 24€.
To order it : Published March 3rd 2018
Japanese AJHF Convention
The AJHF Convention (All Japan Harmonica Federation) will take place April 21st, at the Lungwood hotel, Nippori, Tokyo.
Program : But also, traditionally, the evening before, an opening concert will take place in the concert hall at 4,30pm. Featuring participants at the convention. the Convention general meeting during which Jean Labre will make a presentation of the harmonica situation in France and Europe. Followed on the same day by a seminar, international meetings, workshops, masterclasses, booths selling instruments of different trademarks and CDs. To end with the Convention traditional dinner concert.
But also, traditionally, the evening before, an opening concert will take place in the concert hall at 4,30pm. Featuring participants to the convention.
For more information contact: J Published March 1st 2018
Musikmesse
The "Musikmesse" in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is the leading international tradefair for musical instruments, music sheets, music producers and marketing. Most of harmonica brands are ready to welcome you in their booths, among them: Hohner, Seydel, Tombo/Lee Oskar, Suzuki, Hering, etc.
For over 30 years, a lot of enthusiastic visitors from around the world have been coming to this largest and most important international meeting place for the musical instruments industry. Here is where artists are celebrated and here is where the younger generation is inspired to make music.
Experience this unic spirit from april 11th to 14th 2018, where everything is about music and musical instruments. From pure craftsmanship to digital music production, from business contacts at the trade fair stands to performance in front of visitors on numerous stages.
Spirit of music... Vibrate to the rhythm of the world !
Information : www.musikmesse.com &
Photo Jean Labre Published February 13th 2018
