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SPAH Schedule St Louis 2004

Ballroom Seminar 1

Wed 9:00 10:20 "Gather to Form Groups" Hosted by Vern Morgus
18th 10:30 11:50 Open Stage For Groups "Brunch Blues Jam" Hosted by Jimi
Lee 10:30-12:00
12:00 1:00 Lunch Ballroom Foyer
1:00 2:00 "Bass Harmonicas Unite" Hosted by Frank Warner "Band In A Box
Software as a Practice Tool"
Elmer
Tour #1 Grants Farm 12:00 - 4:00
2:15 3:30 "It's All About Tone" A break out Diatonic and Chromatic work
session. Hosted by
Paul Davies,Chrales Spranklin, Doug Tate and others.
4:00 5:15 "Mics, Amps, and Tone for Chromatic and Diatonic."
Hosted by "Mr. Microphone.com" Dennis Oellig and Dennis Gruenling
5:15 7:00 Dinner Break
5:15 6:15 Sound Check
7:00 7:15 Gateway
7:15 8:00 Bub Boblink
8:00 8:30 Dallas Harmonica Trio
Break
8:30 9:00 Ron Kalina Piano
9:00 9:45 Filisko and Friends
10:00 12:00 Blues Jam

Thurs 9:00 10:15 "Chord Harmonica" Ken Smith and Vern Morgus Tour # 2
Tower Grove Park 9:00-3:00
19th 10:15 11:15 "Madcat Rhythm Style" Peter Madcat Ruth Doug Tate"The
Dynamics of a Great Chromatic"
12:00 12:30 Lunch
12:30 3:00 Joe Filisko Teach-in "Poly Chords- Making use of Mulitple
Chords"
3:00 3:15 Break Hosted by Ron Kalina 1:00-2:00
Ballroom Foyer
3:15 4:30 "Blues Style Showcase" Guyger, Ricci, Paparozzi, Gruenling with
Billy Flynn
4:30 5:45 "The Dynamics of Trio Playing" Bauer, Caltabolotta, Warner and
Boblink
5:15 6:30 Sound Check
"Acoustic Harmonica Gathering"
Bluegrass, Fiddle Tunes and Old Timey
6:30 7:00 Break Cara Cooke and Tulsa Read 5:00-6:15
7:00 7:45 Madcat Open Stage
7:45 8:15 Sandy Weltman Piano
8:15 8:40 Dennis Gruenling Flynn/ Piano/Drum/Bass
8:40 8:50 Break
8:50 9:10 John Walden Jimi Lee
9:10 9:45 Jason Ricci Flynn/ Piano/Drum/Bass
9:45 10:45 Steve Guyger and Billy Flynn Flynn
11:30 1:30 Blues Jam Jazz Jam 11:00-12:30 Piano/Drum/Bass
Hosted By Charles Spranklin

Fri 9:00 10:30 Tulsa Read "Gospel Harmonica Revisited" Tour # 3 Gateway
Arch 9:00-4:00
20th 10:30 12:00 Phil Duncan "Teaching Instructions For The Beginning"
"Harmonica Idol"
Teacher of the Harmonica" Blues Harmonica Help/Critique Session
12:00 12:30 Lunch Hosted By Rob Paparozzi
Open Stage 10:45-12:00
12:30 3:00 Joe Filisko Teach-in V. Morgus "Harmonica Repair with
Minimal Tools"
3:00 3:15 Break 12:30-2:30 Ballroom Foyer
3:15 4:15 "Styles of Jazz Harmonica" with Hoover, Spranklin, Bauer,
Kalina and Brooks Bobbie E
4:15 5:15 Mark Hummel and Band
5:15 6:15 Sound Check
7:00 7:15 Hermonicas
7:15 7:45 Harmonica Junction
7:45 8:30 Chris Bauer Piano/Drum/Bass
8:30 8:45 Break
8:45 9:00 Yellow Pine Trio
9:00 10:00 Clint Hoover
11:30 1:30 Blues Jam Jazz Jam 11:00-12:30 Piano/Drum/Bass
Hosted By Charles Spranklin
8:30-10:30 Ladies Breakfast Matterhorn

Sat 9:30 10:30 "54 Years of Show Biz" Sgro Bros
21st 10:30 11:30 "Playing in a Rack" Vern Smith and Jimi Lee Repair with
Sissi
11:30 12:00 Annual Board Meeting
12:30 2:15 "Trio's and More" Hosted by Jim Lohman 12:30-3:00 Joe Filisko
Teach-in
2:30 3:00 Auction
3:00 5:00 Room Closed for Set Up "Jazz Harmonica Help/Critque Session"
5:00 6:00 Cocktail Hour Hosted by Chris Bauer, Charles Spranklin, and
5:45 6:05 Fill the Ballroom George Brooks
6:10 7:30 Dinner 12:30-2:30 Piano
Announcements and Thank You's (Dessert)
7:30 8:00 Sharp Harps
8:00 8:15 Doug Tate
8:15 8:30 Break
8:30 9:30 Sgo Brothers Piano/Drum/Bass
9:30 9:45 Break
9:45 10:45 Rob P with assorted Talent Frank and Bud Piano/Drum/Bass
11:00 1:00 Blues Jam

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