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What's New: School of the Blues Student Concert (San Jose, CA)

Posted Mon, 03/27/2017 - 09:55 by David Barrett Admin
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If you live in the California Bay Area come join students of School of the Blues as they perform great blues standards and original compositions at our semiannual student concert this Saturday, April 1st. Concert is FREE to the public and is held at “The Studio” at the Poor House Bistro (91 Autumn St, San Jose http://poorhousebistro.com) from 5-9pm. continue reading...

What's New: Mark Ford Interview

Posted Sat, 06/07/2014 - 05:25 by David Barrett Admin
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Mark Ford had a strong impact on the Bay Area blues harmonica scene in the early 1970’s, starting with the release of the Charles Ford Blues Band on Arhoolie in 1972, which is now considered a modern blues classic (Robin Ford on guitar, Patrick Ford on drums and Stan Poplin on the bass). His powerful amplified tone and mastery of the entire range of the harmonica (he’s known for his killer licks above Hole 6 in 2nd Position) has caused him to influence many generations of blues harmonica players around the world. continue reading...