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Jazz harp players4/15/2023 ![]() Herzhaft taught himself harmonica while simultaneously studying guitar at a jazz school in Lyon, taught by former students from Berklee and the Guitar Institute of Technology. On a diatonic harmonica, it can take ten years to get them approximately right!” “That’s the major handicap of the instrument: Any one can press keys on a piano and get all the notes. It’s very hard to get those right in tune, and right on time,” David explains. “The diatonic is very technical because half of the notes are missing so the player has to recreate them using two techniques called bends and overblows. “ Yes, this small thing is a real musical instrument meant to play more than blues and folk music,” he says.īorn in Lyon, France, Herzhaft was introduced to the instrument by his father, an internationally-respected author who gave him his first harmonica when David was twelve. But through Pacific Lounge (2016, Pacific Waves), author, instructor, composer, arranger, producer and instrumentalist David Herzhaft expresses a big vision for the diatonic harmonica. His instrument of choice is small enough to fit into your hip pocket. Mastered by Robert Hadley (Eagles, Zappa, Pink Floyd, Ray Charles …) L.A grammy award wining percussionist – Martin Floresīaritone / tenor jazz soulful sax player Dick Aven Nylon guitar virtuoso – Yussi Wenger (Ricky Martin) Nashville guitar guru – Brent Mason (Alan Jackson) ![]() L.A elite guitar player – Carl Verheyen (Supertramp) ![]() New album Pacific Lounge available on Amazon and Cdbaby :Ĭomposed / Performed / Mixed and Produced by David Herzhaft Drawing from across and beyond the jazz sphere, Herzhaft shows surprisingly control and versatility with the blues harp – taking on bebop romps, contemporary fusion, down-home americana and even a latin arrangement of Paganini’s daunting Caprice No5.” – Jazztimes 03/2008 Jazzin’ Around review ![]() “David Herzhaft defies boundaries and expectations. Welcome to David Herzhaft harmonica player website. ![]()
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