By TOM D'ANTONI // Jerry Portnoy, Lee Oskar, Magic Dick & Mark Hummel, four of the greatest harmonica players on earth visited Artichoke Cafe, sat around a table and talked and talked and talked. A very rare opportunity to listen in.
Four of the world's greatest Blues harmonica players join us in the Artichoke Cafe for OMN Coffeeshop Conversations #227.
Jerry Portnoy played in Muddy Waters' and Eric Clapton's bands. Magic Dick played in the J. Geils Band, Lee Oskar played in War and Mark Hummel is a two-time Grammy nominee and producer of the Blues Harmonica Blowout Tour, of which Portland was a stop. A show at the Aladdin Theater, a workshop at Artichoke Music and this podcast.
Hosted by OMN Editor-In-Chief Tom D'Antoni. Video, audio and editing by Gary Furlow
Executive Producers: Bob Howard and Tom D'Antoni
Presented by Oregon Music News and Artichoke Community Music.
In case you just like to listen here's the audio version:
Scott Cunningham
I always loved the harp from Magic Dick in Geils, really hope they get into the Rock and Roll HOF someday!