An exhibition of photographs and instruments as well as talks and film screenings will start at 16:00. Musical performances will start at 18:00, with the West Wind Harmonica Band of Szombathely from western Hungary kicking off the event with popular tunes. György Ferenczi's band Rackajam will take the stage at 19:00, to be followed by the Paris-based duo Greg Zlap and Eric Starczan. Zlap, aka Greg Szlapczynski, has recorded five albums with different ensembles. His playing combines typical French elements with pleasant jazz melodies. Zlap's show will be followed by Secret Room, a special performance by Mátyás Pribojszki, Tamás Szabó and Balázs Fórizs.
Crazy Hambones, whose lead man Henry Heggen was a member of Have Mercy for many years, will play traditional blues from 21:00.
The star of the evening will be Carlos Del Junco, who has been named "best harmonica player in the world" at the Maple Blues Award nine times. Cuban-born Del Junco has recorded six albums and has toured the US and Europe, but he has never played in Hungary before.
The festival will run late into the evening as Irish guest Ian Sands joins the Pribojszki Mátyás Band.
Programme:
November 10, 2007, 4pm Almássy Square Recreation Centre - 3rd International Harmonica Festival - West Wind Harmonica Band, György Ferenczi Rackajam, Greg Zlap And Eric Starczan, Mátyás Pribojszki, Tamás Szabó and Balázs Fórizs: "Secret Room", Crazy Hambones, Carlos Del Junco, Ian Sands
Source: port.hu
