James Montgomery, who has been a New England musical icon for half a century, has multiple shows throughout the state between ...

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 hbiggs ...

The Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica is celebrating the instrument and those who love it.

“The harmonica,” he says, “is one of the most expressive instruments, especially in the context of blues music. It's the closest instrument to a human voice and singer.

Harmonica players need a band too, of course, and Hummel hasn’t skimped in that department. For this tour he’s recruited North Bay bassist Randy Bermudes and Texas drum great Wes Starr, who ...

The harmonica always has been an instrument of choice for blues musicians because it's affordable and easy to carry.Mark Hummel, who considers himself a musicologist, is better-known as a ...

The Mumbai-born musician, who appears Sunday at Joe’s Great American Bar & Grill, seems, at first, a startling anomaly, but his atmospheric, dynamic brand of blues gleams with an undeniable appeal.

However, unlike other musicians on this list, the Cuban-born, Canadian raised harmonica player has always worked in other musical forms besides blues.

The harmonica draws people with a unique combination of traits: one must be a showman and great listener, but formal music training is strictly optional. It’s no longer a common instrument, but ...