Harmonica Groups in Taiwan
I met up with my friends, Dror Adler (The Adler Trio, Israel) and Rob Janssen (Fata Morgana, Holland) in Birmingham, UK, this weekend, when they were attending Jim Hughes’ 90th birthday celebrations.
These groups have transformed the repertoire and performance of the traditional harmonic groups. I learned that both Rob and Dror are involved with young and successful harmonica groups in Taiwan. Dror is working with Judy's Harmonica Ensemble and Rob is working Sirius. Both had been inspired by what The Adler Trio and Fata Morgana had done and they had invited them to visit and share their knowledge.
You can see some of the fruits of these collaborations in these two videos.
The Adler Trio and Judy's Harmonica Ensemble play HarmoniCadence - Roots
Fata Morgana and Sirius play Toledo