Like a phoenix, the Trio Raisner is back again with a CD that will please every harmonica legend lover. It's a good reason for records shops to remember that the mouth organ music is still alive. Produced recently by ILD label this "Trio Raisner" album is a compilation of 24 titles recorded between 1952 and 1959 : "Le Canari", "Le Barbier de Seville", "Janine", "La danse du sabre", etc. (Reference : ILD 642241 Contact : )
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This CD has been realized with a new remastering process. The ILD label has been accustomed to produce harmonica records for a long time (ex. Claude Garden).
We still have in memory the music-hall style performances of the Trio Raisner, in the burlesque tradition of the "Borrah Minevitch's Rascals". It's worthy of a DVD record. May be one day... Published March 11th 2006
Japanese Ladies' Trio "Comment allez-vous?"
A new japanese trio is born : "Comment allez-vous ?" It is a feminine trio with Nami, Reina Oba and Aya kuroda. Their artistic sensibility is at the same time japanese and occidental. They are playing tremolos, chromatic and bass harmonicas, with musical arrangements Vinetta style.
Most of the pieces are their own compositions and arrangements. Their concert will be on the 20th of April 2006, in Tokyo and Jean Labre will also be showing in this concert. Published March 6th 2006
J.J. Milteau Concerts 2006
It is a real big event : Jean-jacques Milteau is inviting Michelle Shocked for twelve exceptionnal evenings and twenty four concerts, with on the programme blues, jazz, country and rock... A skilful combination of emotions, a very happy show.
The dates are :
Friday 3 of March at 10 p.m.
Saturday 4 of March at 8.30 p. and at 10 p.m.
Wednesday 8 of March at 10 p.m.
Thursday 9 of March à 8.30 p.m. and at 10 p.m.
Friday 10 of March at 8.30 p.m. and at 10 p.m.
Saturday 11 of March at 8.30 p.m. and at 10p.m.
Sunday 12 of March at 5.30 p.m. and at 8.30 p.m.
Thursday 16 of March at 8.30 p.m. and at 10 p.m.
Friday 17 of March at 8.30 p.m. and at 10 p.m.
Saturday 18 of March at 8.30 p.m. and at 10 p.m
Sunday 19 of March at 5.30 p.m. and at 8.30 p.m
There is also Jean-Jacques new album, "Fragile",
moving and sincere, with his impeccable musicians and gifted singers.
Asia Pacific Festival 2006 in Taiwan Taiwan was the first in 1996, then it was Kuala Lumpur in 1998, Seoul 2000, Atsugi-Tokyo 2002 and Hong Kong in 2004. The 6th Asia Pacific Festival will be held this year in Taiwan, from the 3rd to the 6th of August.
The concept of this festival which has a world success, is based on four main events, as it is for all the great harmonica festivals in the world.Thoses four events are : a competition, concerts, open stages and workshops.
Except for the two first festivals, I participated to all and noted that the attendance figures reached every time record levels and the other results were what are dreaming of organizers of occidental festivals. There were 28000 visitors at Atsugi plus 1052 competitors ; competitors were 1585 in Hong Kong ! And each time the organization was unfailing and the schedule respected.
In the artistic program of this year we find the following names : He Jia-Yi, Jens Bunge, Yasuo Watani, Peter Madcat Ruth, Naoko Takeuchi, Willi Burger, Yoshio Morimoto, etc. http://www.2006aphf.org.tw Published February 8th 2006
Diatonic Courses with Michel Herblin Michel Herblin is informing you about his training courses, from introduction to improvement level, in Périgord
Noir : "Just to make your mouth water and to titillate you ears, I inform you of the existence of harmonica training courses (individual courses, from 2 to 4 days), my way, with gastronomic accomodation and innovative work methods. These which will enable you :
- to develop your sense of improvisation ;
- to sharpen you imagination towards original phrasings ;
- to explore scales and unusual modes, thus travelling at ease on harmony ;
- to practice off he beaten tracks in numerous musical styles ;
- to enhance and to open your play by improving your instrumental technical performances ;
- to enjoy yourself studying an original repertoire of emotionaly rich compositions ;
- introduction to musical computing (Cubase Audio + Band in a box) ;
- creation of work sequences ;
- composition / pre-arrangements of your melodic ideas ;
- audio recording of your harmo parties and recording your souvenir CD with play-backs to go on working at home. "
If all this appeals to you, information and contact Michel Herblin : phone: 06 09 82 19 17 or mail : Published February 4th 2006
A new trio : "Les Parisiens"
A new trio is born, on Nami Miyata initiative, Nami actually living in France, the most parisian among the japanese harmonica players.
In this trio, Nami is the soloist playing on the chromatic harmonica (Hohner Super 64X) but also on traditional japanese "tremolo" harmonicas (diatonic and pentatonic Tombo). This is giving to the formation an atypical repertoire, influenced by the Japan refinement combined with the occidental harmonica culture.
Maurice Bailly is playing on bass (he was bassist for the Hotvill's and the "Amuse Gueules"), and Jean labre is playing on chord. Their repertoire try to keep the concept of the traditional trio, the tones combination of the instruments and arrangements highlighting it. A very varied repertoire, ranging from traditional to jazz and variety.
They have already performed several times ; their first concert was in Paris, at the "Espace Japon", in Spring 2005, and it has been a promising success.
Contact : Contact page
Photo JC Gard Published February 3rd 2006
Convention Japanese A.J.H.F. Association
This traditionnal "Golden weeks"
rendez-vous includes two events
which are : on the Saturday evening,
sponsored by the "Club Hidero Satoh",
a concert in the "Yamaha Concert Hall",
with the participation of japanese
virtuosos .
And on Sunday, the A.J.H.F.
(All Japan Harmonica Federation)
General Meeting, brought to a close
by an evening dinner-concert
with Jean Labre as Convention guest . Published February 2nd 2006
Utopia Café-Concert The Utopia is one of the few places in Paris where you can listen to harmonica concerts, blues, jazz or country style.
Its success is mostly due to Jean-Jacques Milteau who was there at the beginnning in the eighties and is still often there, and to Jacques, the owner of the place.
Greg Szlapczinski, later on, also contributed to this success by organizing master classes and evening concerts.
The Utopia is open at 10 p.m. every evening except Sundays. Harmonica concerts are often on Monday evenings.
This cafe-concert is also an harmonica school giving three month training courses. Information : Souffle du Blues
1 rue Niepce 75014 Paris. Phone : 33 1 42 78 22 70 Published February 2nd 2006
Major Pigalle, Hohner's Day Every first thursday of each month, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the music store Major Pigalle, repairs, on the spot, all the harmonicas of the Hohner brand.
During this day, you'll find there a counter with technicians specially sent from Semur en Auxois, headquarters of Hohner France.
Apart from Hohner, Major Pigalle also sells all the other harmonica brands. Roland and Dominique, lords of the house, will reserve you the warmest welcome.
Major Pigalle 3 rue Duperré 75009 Paris métro Pigalle.
Phone : 33 1 48 74 24, Fax : 33 1 42 81 20 58, http://www.majorpigalle.com Published February 2nd 2006
Nami Miyata Nami, talented pianistand harmonicist, is a performer and an accompanist of a rare delicacy. She has taken part in numerous harmonica festivals in Europe and Asia. She has accompanied the best harmonicists (and among them the most late lamented Claude Garden) and more recently, in France, Opera singers.
In 2003, in Japan, she has created an harmonica group " Comment allez-vous ? ".
In 2005, Nami gave a concert which attracted particular attention, at the Espace Japon in Paris, with a trio " Les parisiens ". Admitted in 2005 in the University Paris 8, in musiclogy, she is preparing a dissertation on " L'harmonica dans le jazz. "
Nami Miyata also teaches tremolo diatonic and chromatic harmonica... and japanese, as well as piano.
You can phone her at : 06 09 55 27 83 or send her a mail : Published January 31st 2006
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Michel Herblin is informing you about his training courses, from introduction to improvement level, in Périgord 
Every first thursday of each month, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the music store Major Pigalle, repairs, on the spot, all the harmonicas of the Hohner brand.
Nami, talented pianistand harmonicist, is a performer and an accompanist of a rare delicacy. She has taken part in numerous harmonica festivals in Europe and Asia. She has accompanied the best harmonicists (and among them the most late lamented Claude Garden) and more recently, in France, Opera singers.