Jazz Footprints for Wednesday 11 July 2012 Jazz Footprints

Nola Mills

11:06 PM.Chromatic Harmonica player Nola Mills is based in Christchurch. She began playing at the age of 5, and shared the stage with one of her idols, the great Larry Adler, while in her teens. Audio
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Nola Mills

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On Jazz Footprints this weeek: Nola Mills - a Christchurch-based jazz harmonica player. She picked up the instrument when she was 5 and shares her experiences of joining the stage with idol Larry Adler, her extended ‘gap’ year, and getting into performing regularly again, with pianist Barry Brinson.

Music Details:

Nola Mills: C Jam Blues
Composer: Basie
From the album: Nola Mills with the Barry Brinson Quartet
(self-released)

Larry Adler: Spanish Dance
Composer: Granados
From the album: Harmonica Virtuoso
(iTunes download)

Toots Thielemans: Bluesette
Composer: Thielemanns
From the album: European Quartet Live
(Challenge)

Nola Mills: Somebody Loves Me
Composer: Gershwin
From the album: Nola Mills: Live with the Barry Brinson Quartet
(self released)

Nola Mills: Summertime
Composer: Gershwin
From the album: Nola Mills: Live with the Barry Brinson Quartet
(self released)

Malcolm McNeill & Dave Frishberg: Listen Here
Composer: Frishberg
From the album: West 79th Street
(Skylark)

LINKS:

Nola Mills: Chromatic Harmonica Player
Phone: 03 351 9154
Email: johnandnolamills@xtra.co.nz

Nola performing live with The Barry Brinson Quartet
Toots Thielemans

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Nola Mills