What Did You Miss This Week? (Week 222 #265)

Recital Practice!!! Our B1 Blues Harmonica Recital is rolling around again - Number 16 - and this time on a Saturday night at the Harlem Avenue Lounge, May 21. Most of our class time was devoted to rehearsing individual songs as well as the ensemble performance of Albatross coordinated by Shoji Naito! You can check times here: Recital Schedule.

Howard Levy Rejoins the Flecktones!!! Looks like our man in Evanston is playing with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones again for the first time in 18 years! They'll be touring and releasing a new cd. Info here: Flecktones.

Blues Music Awards!!! - Congratulations to our friend Bob Corritore for picking up a Blues Music Award for Historical Blues Album of the Year with his Harmonica Blues release. He also shares this wrap-up of other winners, many of them include harp players! Acoustic Album of the Year Last Train to Bluesville The Nighthawks Acoustic Artist of the Year John Hammond Album of the Year Living Proof Buddy Guy B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Buddy Guy Band of the Year The Derek Trucks Band Best New Artist Debut On the Floor Matt Hill Contemporary Blues Album of the Year Living Proof Buddy Guy Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year Robin Rogers Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year Buddy Guy DVD Ruf Records Songs from the Road (Luther Allison) Historical Album of the Year Delta Groove Harmonica Blues (Bob Corritore & Friends) Instrumentalist-Bass Bob Stroger Instrumentalist-Drums Cedric Burnside Instrumentalist-Guitar Derek Trucks Instrumentalist-Harmonica Charlie Musselwhite Instrumentalist-Horn Eddie Shaw Instrumentalist-Other Sonny Rhodes (Lap Steel Guitar) Koko Taylor Award Ruthie Foster Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Dr. John Rock Blues Album of the Year Live! In Chicago Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee and Buddy Flett Song of the Year "Living Proof" Tom Hambridge/Buddy Guy Soul Blues Album of the Year Nothing's Impossible Solomon Burke Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year Irma Thomas Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year Solomon Burke Traditional Blues Album of the Year Joined At the Hip Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year Charlie Musselwhite

Class Notes The date is set for our next recital at the Harlem Avenue Lounge. Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 21. Shoji has prepared another fantastic ensemble piece for the upcoming recital. Get a copy of the harp part for Albatross from him and join the group of harmonica and guitar players performing this beautiful Peter Green tune.

Filisko Solo Show!!! Joe's playing at the Harlem Avenue Lounge TONIGHT! Catch him with Zoe Savage and others! - Grant Kessler, B1 Blues Crew