Chris Link Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 'This Land Was Made For You And Me' by Jimmy Buffett on the PBS special has a guy playing a melodica. Not something you see very often (other than Don Fagan). Quote aka âmisterdregsâ Nord Electro 5D 73 Yamaha P105 Kurzweil PC3LE7 Motion Sound KP200S Schimmel 6-10LE QSC CP-12 Westone AM Pro 30 IEMs Rolls PM55P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I've seen it quite often recently, mostly in the hands of one person! (at 1:21 - the forum sw does not recognize youtube links that go to a specific time in the vid:) (1:38): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Link Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 I like! And for years I thought Don Fagan was the only person in the world who could play the melodica without looking like a dork! Quote aka âmisterdregsâ Nord Electro 5D 73 Yamaha P105 Kurzweil PC3LE7 Motion Sound KP200S Schimmel 6-10LE QSC CP-12 Westone AM Pro 30 IEMs Rolls PM55P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 . Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I"m currently using one in my party band. We cover 'And We Danced' by The Hooters. Audience loves it! In 2019 my tribute band toured Pink Floyd"s The Wall around the country. The melodica and I enjoyed a privilege rarely bestowed on an AUD70 plastic instrument and a humble keys player - we got to close the show together with a solo at the front of the stage. A fortuitous and wistfully remembered circumstance. If melodica is your bag, do yourself a favour and type 'melodica men' into YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod S Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Thanks for the video Links. Did not know Michael Pipoquinha (last name means "little popcorn"). Found some excellent videos on Youtube. A bit embarrassing that I always find out about amazing players in Brazil ... from folks outside of Brazil. Earlier this year an excellent bass player (Sergio Brandao) passed away, and only the international media mentioned it. Back on topic - I like the melodica solo on Cyndi Lauper's "Money changes everything" - I think it was the guy from The Hooters that did the album part. Quote Korg Kronos X73 / ARP Odyssey / Motif ES Rack / Roland D-05 / JP-08 / SE-05 / Jupiter Xm / Novation Mininova / NL2X / Waldorf Pulse II MBP-LOGIC American Deluxe P-Bass, Yamaha RBX760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMcM Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I like! And for years I thought Don Fagan was the only person in the world who could play the melodica without looking like a dork! I"ve been playing a melodica (melodion) since before they became popular. And I do look dorky, but the audience really seems to enjoy it. So I embrace my inner dork. I may even break out the wearable keyboard. That would be a keytar however I refrain from using that term. Quote Wm. David McMahan I Play, Therefore I Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Should wear earplugs, they are loud! Quote Find 675 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51recording Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I have the melodica my dad bought for me when I was 15 (I'm 64 now). It's a Hohner and still plays great, the couple times a year I think to haul it out..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Thanks for the video Links. Did not know Michael Pipoquinha (last name means "little popcorn"). Found some excellent videos on Youtube. A bit embarrassing that I always find out about amazing players in Brazil ... from folks outside of Brazil. Earlier this year an excellent bass player (Sergio Brandao) passed away, and only the international media mentioned it. Back on topic - I like the melodica solo on Cyndi Lauper's "Money changes everything" - I think it was the guy from The Hooters that did the album part. Sergio was very well known on the NYC Braz music scene before he went back to Brazil. What happened to him was a tragedy. Pipoquinha is one of the most technically gifted and musical bass players I've ever heard! I'm tempted to derail further with some links but will hold back. I'm sure you found some good ones. Back to our regularly schedued programming. Any jazz melodica players other than JC I should know about? I'm drawing a blank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Can't resist [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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