Starting his music career as a drummer in Nashville, Terry Lee McMillan's life took a transformative turn when he showcased ...

David Herzhaft is a pioneer and new generation harmonica player, pushing the limits of the diatonic harmonica further and blending it into new styles. Using bends and overbends his standard tuned ...

Tommy Morgan, a harmonica soloist who contributed to hundreds of movies and TV shows including “Roots” and “Dances With Wolves,” died June 23. He was 89. Morgan played on film soundtracks and record ...

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 ...

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 ...

Consider the harmonica: Small, light, and often cheap enough to buy on a whim. Even a beginner can produce a halfway pleasant sound, and yet the instrument is adaptable enough for endless ...

Musicians' pets are usually pretty used to being surrounded by music, but it's always fun to see how they react when introduced to the sounds of different instruments. Philip Mazzio, ...

When it comes to the harmonica, French-born jazz harmonicist Frédéric Yonnet knows how to turn skeptics into believers. Most people perceive the harmonica as a “side” instrument used in country and ...

Harmonicas were commonly called “French harps” or “mouth organs” and mountain men played them superbly. Some still do, though such old-fashioned music is not nearly as common as it was before and ...

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 ...