My harmonica lesson is squeezed in between those for students far shorter and far younger than me, so waiting my turn is a weekly reminder not to aim for an octave I’m unlikely to reach. It’s not that ...

Jacob Prosek had never really thought about harmonicas before the spring of 2014. Now, after research and a trip to Germany, the North Central College student and Oswego East High School graduate is ...

Bill Tarsha and the Rocket 88s led the 18th annual blues harmonica blowout last week at the Rhythm Room. More than 35 blues harmonica players performed. Tarsha and his band opened with a couple tunes.

Tom Moore first learned to play the harmonica when he was about 10 years old, but, like many boys, he later became more interested in girls and forgot about the harmonica for decades. “I put it in a ...