I can't count how often I had to pose for photos or how many autographs I wrote; after two days I had run out of my name cards, but carried at least 40 addresses of new friends in my pocket. Bill Romel , who overhauled and gold plated a harmonica for me about two years ago, invited me to his home. Writer for "The Harmonica Educator" From this year on I am a regular writer for the quarterly issued international magazine " The Harmonica Educator ". The CD will be released in September on the jazz4ever label.

Here are some pictures of this week in K.

In I met her again in her home town Chicago, where she introduced me to the jazz scene and thus kind of laid the foundations of this CD At the end of June the recorded tracks were mixed and mastered at "Klangstudio Leyh" in Heidelberg-Sandhausen. Thanks to all, who helped to make my time in the "Windy City" so pleasant! Release date of the CD is 15 October. The photo features, from left to right: This project is a co-production with the "Diakonisches Werk", a charity organisation of the Protestant Church, which raises funds for " Brot für die Welt " "Bread to the World!

The main purpose of this trip was to visit my girlfriend Wangyue, but I also had some musical mission. Besides a guest performance with the band "The Boptet", I sat in a couple of times with the group " Deja Blue ". For more details about the festival see their website at www. My musical activities were rounded by the jam session at the "Blue Note Bar", a guest performance with the jazz trio "The Vipers" at the restaurant "The Beacon" and an interview at the local jazz radio station Radio Active89 FM.

Here a selection of pictures with impressions of that most exciting week: In order to expand my knowledge of the technical aspects of the instrument, I visited Greg Dyer, the creator of the extensive harmonica-information website " Harp On!

Here are some pictures of this week in K. For more details about the festival see their website at www. The harmonica festival was certainly another highlight of my musical career; more than harmonica players and harmonica lovers from Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan filled the rooms and halls of the luxurious Olympia Hotel Seoul, actively competing in the various categories of the contest, listening to the competitors, attending workshops or visiting the nightly gala concerts.

New Zealand, once again.

Thanks to all, who helped to make my time in the "Windy City" so pleasant! I can't count how often I had to pose for photos or how many autographs I wrote; after two days I had run out of my name cards, but carried at least 40 addresses of new friends in my pocket. Here are some pictures of this week in K. Unfortunately, this excellent jazz group had to compete with the continuos ringing and jingle of the coins from the surrounding slot machines Here's a small selection of pictures:

For autumn, a concert tour is planned, followed by the recording of a new CD. The main purpose of this trip was to visit my girlfriend Wangyue, but I also had some musical mission. At the end of June the recorded tracks were mixed and mastered at "Klangstudio Leyh" in Heidelberg-Sandhausen.

News New Zealand, once again In his garage-workshop, he showed me some of his tricks and secrets of harmonica repair. New Zealand, once again. There I had the opportunity to sit in with the " Moses Hazan Trio " which performed in the lounge of the "Golden Gate".

Due to my contacts with the Asian harmonica-scene, I will once again participate in this event which will be attended by several hundreds of harmonica enthusiasts. This project is a co-production with the "Diakonisches Werk", a charity organisation of the Protestant Church, which raises funds for " Brot für die Welt " "Bread to the World!