Pete Pedersen & Jim Watkins

Though he was never as widely known as Larry Adler or Toots Thielemans, those who knew him and heard him perform regard him as the greatest chromatic harmonica player who ever lived. This video is of a performance at Columbus Ohio in 1991. Accompanying Pete on various keyboards and synthesizers is Jim watkins. For more info about Pete Pedersen go to www.petepedersen.com

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Music

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• Pete
• chromatic
• harmonica
• Jim
• Watkins

[bobbgeez]

Jim, let me first say that no soloist shines if his/her accompanist is inept. When one sees such refined collaboration as yours with Pete, both shine. I'll be sure to explore your channel more, and already have, because your talents are well worth noting. Favorited this for starters.

I met and was honored by friendship with Pete several (too few) years before his passing - IN Columbus, OH, in fact. That said, I am wondering if this video was shot at a Buckeye Harmonica convention, yes?

[clansworth]

@bobbgeez

Thanks! Nice to hear from you. Yes I believe it was the Buckeye convention.

I was extremely fortunate to know Pete as my friend, my teacher and my inspiration.

It was an extraordinary honor to perform with him for many years.

Best wishes,

Jim watkins

[chrismayka]

Dear Jim and Pete,

Thank you so much for sharing this amazing good performance with us.

You both are superbe musicians, I enjoyed your wonderful playing so much!

I didn't know you both were such a great musicians, OUR COMPLIMENTS FOR BOTH OF YOU!!!

I immediately put your video in our favourites, and we will listen to it again and again.

Thanks for all your great efforts.

Our best wishes to you Jim, please stay in good health.

May God bless you.

Friendly greetings Chris and Mayka.

[clansworth]

Thank you, Chris & Mayka.

The greatest blessing in my life, other than my wife Peggy, was my friendship with Pete Pedersen. Unfortunately, Pete passed away a few years ago. His biography, "Be of Good Cheer" by Jaine Rodack is available online. He was a truly remarkable person.

[jrl59]

Thanks for posting this video. Pete was my uncle. I was listening to some of his music tonight and just did a random youtube search. It was really great to see this. Growing up, Pete alway had a joke or something to make anyone in the family laugh. Such great memories! Thanks again for the post. Love it. Jason

[jazmaan]

Pete was great! Glad I got to see him a few times in person.

[harmonicajazzcm]

Thank you, Jim, for sharing this great video with Pete Pederson on harmonica and you on keyboards.

Christian.

[noyna9]

A master.The word jealous is an understatement.

[MarceloBatista1]

Thanks Chris and Mayka for inviting me and sharing with us this so beautiful video with another great harmonicist, who I didn't know.

Great pleasure.

Greets from Brazil!!!

[catiadaniela]

Great performance!!

Bravo!!!

[chrismayka]

Dear Jim,

Thank you so much for your reaction.

We understand that Mr Pedersen was a very good friend of yours, so sorry he passed awy a few years ago, because it's always bad to loose a very good friend.

Therefor we hope you have a lot of good memories of Pete!!!!

I shared your video with a lot of my harmonicafrieds, we hope you will get a lot of reactions, that would be great!!

Have a very good day,

May God bless you,

Season's greetings from Chris and Mayka.