Jason Ricci and The Bad Kind

QUOTES

-"The two most exciting performances of the night: Green Day -The other belonged to Tom Morello, Doyle Bramhall II and Zac Brown with harmonica player Jason Ricci performing "Born in Chicago" in tribute to the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Not only did Ricci slay, but Morello played a nasty scabrous solo that raised the hairs on your arm, it was so alive."- CNN on 2015 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions

-Portland Tribune: "You've spoken before of your admiration for Howard Levy (former harmonica player for Bela Fleck). (Adding Ricci is often compared to him. 'I have a feeling I annoy the man slightly,' he adds with a laugh. However, he says Ricci is a great player 'who uses amp technique in a very different direction than I do.') - John Popper (Blues Traveler)

-"Someone I like a lot is Jason Ricci, He's a great player" "Jason Ricci is a really innovative. He's just a rocking' player, I've never met him but I really love his playing" - Mickey Raphael

-"Thanks for loaning us a master musician" "He's a great, great player it's such a pleasure" - Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine)

-"Instead of trying to be the next Little Walter via Estrin/Piazza/Wilson or blowing high-end speed harp like John Popper or Sugar Blue, Ricci relies on an individualistic style that has touches of his heroes, but more often is all Ricci." - Art Tipaldi (writer for Blues Revue Magazine and author of Sons of the Blues)"

-" I am convinced that he (Jason Ricci) along with New Jersey's Dennis Gruenling is one of the best players of his generation" - Adam Gussow (Author and member of Satan and Adam)

-"Ricci links the jazz mastery of Howard Levy, with the blues precision of Jerry Portnoy and hits speeds that make John Popper look like he's standing still." - Brad Kava (Mercury News)

-"Jason Ricci has taken the harmonica to a new place. It's like listening to John Coltrane or something, he's really pushing the boundaries to an incredible degree. He really pisses off the blues purists even more than I do and we sort of became friends over that (laughs)He does jazz and funk and all kinds of stuff, almost like Sonny Rollins. He fits great on 'The Outsider' and in November I'm bringing him to Holland for 5 shows as my special guest. 'Cos I want to help him get going in Europe; He also has his own band Jason Ricci and New Blood on Electro Groove, THE new label in America. He's an astounding live performer and he's unique, nobody plays like this guy. I mean technically - and I'm a harp player too - I know what he's pulling off on that instrument; he's really great." - Walter Trout