Jazz
Buenas tardes. Estoy interesado en tocar jazz con la armónica. ¿Puedo hacerlo con las diatónicas o mejor con la cromática? Si es mejor con la cromática ¿mejor la de 10, la de 12 o la de 16 para empezar?
gracias por tu ayuda
That's a great opportunity. I personally would use the chromatic harmonica (the notes are available to you without special technique), though if you feel that the diatonic is YOUR instrument, then continue your journey on bending, and then overbending on the diatonic harmonica (expect this to take much longer to achieve acceptable results).
Hello Zata.
You can play jazz with the diatonic harmonica. If you do, after you learn standard bending, you'll learn how to overbend (overblows and overdraws). Follow all of the bending lessons to the end, focusing on blues as your learning base, then you'll want to work with a jazz instructor (of which I'm not), like Howard Levy.
The chromatic harmonica is generally more common for jazz. I would recommend you purchase a 12-hole chromatic. You can use a 10-hole, but you'll eventually prefer to have the range of the 12-hole. Again, I don't teach jazz, so you would want to seek out an instructor for this.
Which instrument you choose to play on is up to you... whichever one you enjoy more (the sound and/or feel). If you don't have a preference, the chromatic harmonica will probably be the smart choice.