Music Style all styles of the blues

Musical Influences Little Walter Jacobs, Bobby Bland, Jimmy Reed, Jr. Parker, Rice Miller, Jr Walker, Johnny Adams , Sonny jr., Mark Kashmar, Sarah Vaughn, John Lee Williamson, William Clarke, Bud Smith, Joe Wilson, Horace Silver, Stanley Turrentine, Poppy Siklianos

Instruments Vocals, Hohner Marine Band diatonic, Super 64 chromatic harmonicas

Albums "100 Miles To Go" (Blue Sting) "Crazy Mixed-up World"(Thumbs Up!)

Press Reviews "When I first heard Mitch he was only 19 and he was good even then. These days, oh man is he tough!" -- Kim Wilson ////////////////////////////////// "....unbelievable. A great singer and up there with the best harp players I've ever heard. I'm knocked out!"--- John Hammond //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Mind if I sit in?" --- Stevie Ray Vaughn //////////////////////////////////// "Out of all the younger generation of blues harmonica players, Mitch Kashmar is my favorite. He's also a first-class vocalist. His singin knocks me out." --- William Clarke ////////////////////////////////////////// ".....one excellent traditional harmonicist and also a unique chromatic stylist. I've played with of the best -- Paul Butterfield, David Bergin, Stevie Wonder -- and Mitch is right there with'em all." ---- Amos Garrett //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// " When I first saw him coming , he was dressed so sharp I thought he was a pimp. Turns out he not only looks good and plays the hell out of the harmonica, but he sings great too -- a triple threat artist!--- James Harman ////////////////////////////////// "... leader Mitch Kashmar not only writes tunes in the best blues tradition, but also sings them authoritatively in a wonderfully flexible, wholly unaffected tenor voice and blows a commanding harmonica that's especially chilling in its upper-register flights." --- Lee Hildebrand, San Francisco Chronicle ///////////////////////////"This guy is like a double-barrelled shotgun, blasting you with both great harp and great vocals -- the real deal!"--- Jr. Watson //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "...... the combination of Kashmar's vocals and evocative chromatic harp solo made for a superb finale."--- Don Snowden, L.A. Times ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////"Mitch Kashmar and the Pontiax have the chops and the soul to convincingly play the music they love."-- Dan Forte, Guitar Player magazine //////////////////////////////////////

Location Los Angeles, Ventura, CA. - USA

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