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Biography of harmonica-player Jan Verwey. (the Netherlands.)
Chromatic harmonica and jazz; as one of the few who dared to play the harmonica for their livelyhood, Jan is probably the only one who succeeded in creating his own style on this charateristic instrument.
He is, for instance, the only one who plays octaves on the harmonica. Also in his solo’s. Jan Verwey is very much a bebopper and an entirely self-taught one at that. Thanks to a very own developed instrumental technique, he boldy brings about his desired harmony and melody to his solo’s.
How exceptional his quality is can be seen by the fact that during his first visit to America (early autumn 1990), he was immediately rushed into the studio by top-producer Bill Goodwin (drummer for Phil Woods) to record the CD ”THE DUTCH CONNECTION” wich led to a performance at the “North Sea Jazzfestival” in the Netherlands.
In 1991 he was again in the USA as the only E...
Chromatic harmonica and jazz; as one of the few who dared to play the harmonica for their livelyhood, Jan is probably the only one who succeeded in creating his own style on this charateristic instrument.
He is, for instance, the only one who plays octaves on the harmonica. Also in his solo’s. Jan Verwey is very much a bebopper and an entirely self-taught one at that. Thanks to a very own developed instrumental technique, he boldy brings about his desired harmony and melody to his solo’s.
How exceptional his quality is can be seen by the fact that during his first visit to America (early autumn 1990), he was immediately rushed into the studio by top-producer Bill Goodwin (drummer for Phil Woods) to record the CD ”THE DUTCH CONNECTION” wich led to a performance at the “North Sea Jazzfestival” in the Netherlands.
In 1991 he was again in the USA as the only E...
