"Deak Harp Is the best up and coming Harmonica player on the road today" James Cotton...... "Deak understands the language of Chicago Blues and his harp playing sings with a strong, expressive tone and snappy phrasing." Bob Margolin........
" Deak's Harp is from the old School Of Blues" Johm Primer.......... .............. "One of the greatest harmonica entertainment moments I've every seen was the time that my buddy Deak Harp was playing on a show down in Asbury Park, a big ballroom. He had a radio mic on, and he literally jumped down off the stage and ran ALL the way to the back wall, while playing, then all the way back up to the stage and jumped back on the stage and kept playing. It was compelling. It was awesome. I was awed" Adam Gussow
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"Both the "busker" street musicians and folk-blues harmonica have a special
place in blues history, but many modern practitioners don't have an
understanding of solo blues dynamics like Deak Harp. He's the rare performer
who has a good feel for the rhythmic and storytelling elements of folk
blues, and he whoops, howls, taps his foot on a board, and sometimes uses a
small kick drum to punctuate songs with percussive sound effects that enrich
the narrative. He cites James Cotton as a mentor, and the heavy Delta tone
of his playing makes that connection clear, although his solo performances
are reminiscent of Detroit's Dr. Isaiah Ross" Steve Pasek Chicago Blues Tour
"Deak understands the language of Chicago Blues and his harp playing sings with a strong, expressive tone and snappy phrasing." Bob Margolin ................."Deak Harp Plays Low Down And Dirty Old School Blues With The Power Of A Freight Train"...............................................................News..... Deak Harp has joined The Kilborn Alley Blues Band ..And is now touring with them .....He has been with them since May of 09. But has officially joined the band .....& Deak will also be releasing a NEW CD ..W / KABB backing him on another Deak Harp release .....Maybe with a special guest or two ...................................................................
Deak Started Playing Harmonica at Age 12 When He Heard a Schoolmate
playing
blues on a harmonica.Deak listened to British blues untill his brother
Bob told him
about a harp master named James Cotton . After following Cotton
around for years , Cotton asked Deak to drive for him on the east coast
tours...
February of 1992 Asbury park pressWriter Robert Santelli Reviewed a
showat the BerkeleyCarteret Hotel in Asbury Park,New Jersey where Deak
and Cotton were two of the Featured harp players. Santelli wrote "Deak
jumped into the Audience and ran down the main aisles at least twice ,
playing his harmonica like a man possessed. Deak later
drove for the James Cotton special acoustic trio featuring James Cotton
,Dave Maxwell and Luther Tucker; who was Little Walter's guitar player
back in the 60s on the tour Deak learned directly from Cotton; who
helped him with his tone on the harp and taught him how to be a band
leader "" Now Deak is promoting the CD Gateway to the blues ....At all his
show's. And Deak has also done some gigs with the Legend John Primer, Deak
is also Promoting his newest show's too ........Solo Acoustic ....Deak is
Stomping on a Wine Crate with one Foot and the other Foot is playing a
Snare Drum With a kick Drum With a Jazz Brush connected to it and Singing
and playing Harmonica .......It is such a full sound you wonder where all
that music is coming from ....and you look and it's just one man
.........just like they did in the 30's and 40's .on the streets of Helena
Ark ....where all the guys would play in the streets and cut Heads...........................................................................................................................
Deak was Also a Special Guest of The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise. On Board with Big City Rhythm & Blues Mag. Robert Jr Whiteall & Shirley Mae Owens, Spreading the word about the magazine. and Playing with everyone on the cruise.. Bob Margolin , Guy Davis, Sugar Blue, The Fabulous Thunderbirds .
You need to check out the new Victoria "Blowbox" Harp amp! I was instrumental in designing and getting into their line of top shelf amps. Go to youtube and search me "James Reeser" and there are a couple of recent vids featuring it.
It is a 45 watt 2X8 amp. It looks like a tweed head but yes it has 2 8" speakers in it. No one can believe such a fat rich tone comes from a little amp. It is versatile... light weight... It can be plugged into any speaker cab as it has 2, 4 and 8 ohm output taps. It also has a switch that makes it either a stock 59 Bassman if that is your tone (also for guitar if desired) or flip the switch for the harp special circuits and rich fat harp tone! And yes has plenty of power as a stand alone to keep up with just about any band.
SURE GLAD TO MEET YA'LL AT HOT AUGUST BLUES FESTIVAL AUG 28, YA'LL SOUNDED GREAT AND I LOVED THE HARP.... YA'LL WAS A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW, WE HAD FUN :)
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