Artist description A Diatonic Harmonica player with a different twist, Dennis plays jazz, country, bluegrass, big band, and classic rock in addition to the blues.

Music Style Country, Rock, Blues, Standards, New Age

Musical Influences Harmonica Players Norton Buffalo, Toots Thielmans, George

Similar Artists Instrumental Western Swing, Rock, Jazz and Blues Artists

Artist History 30+ years of harmonica performance experience. 2001 Yellow Pine Harmonica Contest diatonic division winner.

Group Members Dennis Cooper

Instruments Harmonica, Bass, Keyboards

Albums A Boy And His Harmonica

Press Reviews Smooth...that's the first word that comes to mind while listening to Dennis M. Cooper play his harmonica backed by a jazz beat. Jazz has a rich history fueled by wind instruments, guitar, piano, drums and vocalists. Harmonica has not usually fit into the jazz genre of music. After hearing Dennis M. Cooper I am left wondering why this hasn't been tried before. My first reaction to seeing this cut was, "jazz with a harmonica?" I stand corrected. This cut is very much jazz with a harmonica and should stand beside some of the best jazz artists playing today. Dennis M. Cooper plays with passion and that is 9\10's of jazz. He has a power and intensity that reminds me of the old rail lines and the journey a mad man might take across the old 1930's dustbowl. Great imagery comes out of his harmonica and it is well worth listening to. Great Job Mr. Cooper...you've made me rethink my prejudice of harmonica in jazz. Clint Gage, Gods of Music reviews, 10/28/2002. The blues are a funny thing. They demand very little from the listener, just an ear and some time. The blues ask us to just sit down awhile and share in the experience of the blues. Mr. Cooper has carried on the fine tradition of Harmonica blues with this rendition of Amazing Grace. On the other hand, the blues demand everything from the artists that inhabit the genre. The blues demand your life. Because, you can't write about it, if you haven't lived it. Forget all the rock n roll stories of pain and loss...you ain't seen nothin' 'til you talked to a true blues man. Dennis M. Cooper carries his music like a Doctor carries his PhD. It is a part of his name, a part of his soul...it is the blues. You can hear it with every note of this song. He has lived the pain and the melancholy, he has lived this song. Amazing Grace...without knowing anything about the man behind this Harmonica, I would venture a guess that he had once been lost. And, now he's saved. There is a sweet tenderness, which mixes with just enough bitterness throughout this track. The only problem I have is with the backing band, they're distracting once the harmonica starts. Bottom line; this is the blues. I am giving a perfect score for lyrics because, with Mr. Cooper's skill I can hear them. Clint Gage, Gods of Music reviews, 11/18/2001

Location Boise City, ID - USA

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