Guitar and harmonica king Jon Gindick has long been known as one of the most exciting harmonica players and teachers on the international scene.

His books on playing  blues harmonica have sold over a million copies.

His Mississippi Delta Blues Harmonica Jam Camps held several times a year in Clarksdale, Mississippi are world-famous.

His act as a single performer, playing harmonica & guitar and singing his songs has opened festivals, and earned standing ovations.

The music you are listening to is from Jon's  highly acclaimed new cd,  produced and accompanied by Ralph Carter.

Bulletin: "When We Die, We All Come Back As Music" was named "Best Blues Song of 2010" by Hollywood Music in Media Awards in 2010.

Jon Gindick's books, music and career are reviewed at www.damngoodtunes.com/The_News.html

"Song after song Jon Gindick laid one surprise after another on me. I have never heard anything like this music. It is so outright original and entertaining it’s hard to imagine why music like this hasn’t spread like wildfire across the planet! All the elements are there; great words, instrumentation and production – top notch. But that’s not even the kicker…it’s Jon Gindick’s soulful beautifully melodic choice of song structure – how the vocals dance through your head as a journey through an enchanted dreamscape of love, loss, pain, anger and joy like only a true legend would know how to deliver. Sometimes a crooner in the classic style, at times rough and raspy and others so subtle you can almost hear a secret you’re not supposed to know! I have not been this surprised by a record or an artist since we started this web magazine over five years ago. And this CD will become one of my most cherished – right up there with Layla and Let It Be. It’s that good!" -- Bruce J. Maier, Damn Good Tunes

Jon Gindick, America's Harmonica Laureate

Jon Gindick and Ralph Carter. Photo by Bob Muschitz

Jon Gindick. Photo by Bob Muschitz

Jon Gindick. Photo by Bob Muschitz

• • • Harmonica ''Blues Dance'' Lance
    • Bridgeport, Southside of Chicago Illinois
    • Apr 9, 2013 @ 8:24 PM

  • THANK YOU JON FOR THE 'INSPIRE', THE IDEAS, AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE OTHERS HAPPY HERE IN BRIDGEPORT, SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO ILLINOIS BECAUSE AFTER ALL I AM A CRAZY NUT THAT KNOWS HOW TO MAKE OTHER PEOPLE HAPPY AND I DO DARN KNOW REAL WELL HOW TO PLAY THAT OLE HAR-MON-KNEE-CAH I HERE GOTS ME IN MY WOODSHED OF A JAM ROOM OF A SMALL ECHO-IN' STUDIO WITH NO NIEGHBORS TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT OR BELOW IN THE BASEMENT OR ABOVE ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND THE LANDLORD CONTINUES TO TELL ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN: "NO I DON'T HEAR NO NOISE AND NO HARMONICA!" OH, THANK THE VIBRATION OF THE ENERGY OF THE SOUND OF THE UNIVERSE OF THE HEAVENS OF THE IMPLOSIVE DOMAINS AND THE MACRO-EXPLOSIVE DOMAINS AS WELL FROM POINT A TO POINT B THROUGH TIME AND SPACE AND NOW I GOTS TO SAY A GOODBYES 'CAUSE I HAVE TO FINISH MESELF A MUSICAL PRODUCT. AD-DEE-OOSE-AH-ME-GOES WITH A GLADNESS OF ME BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU! SINCERE-LY, Harmonica ''Blues Dance'' Lance your harp pal forever

• • • Mark Handyside
    • England
    • Feb 9, 2013 @ 1:29 AM

  • When i come back ,i hope i can finally play better harp.4 years in to the learning process totally hooked.wish i had started allot earlier than 50.Got one of your books keep up the Good work.

• • • harmonica blues dance lance
    • chicago il
    • Jan 6, 2013 @ 3:39 AM

  • when i die i want to come back as an X-B 40 in the key of C mailed to me via a time machine to arrive in my mail box in the near future maybe a week from now maybe two weeks from now or three weeks from now being sent from the jon gindick from/of the future to me in the past sending me as an harmonica ( X-B 40) to myself cause i know that when we die wil be like saying hey where's jon ? ? is he a harmonica wow i would be saying to meself man i am going to do me a favor and i am going to send meself back into the past to meself so the me of the past would be able to play me of the future cuz i am a harmoinca know an X-B 40 and i know that the me of the pat would love to play me of the future but how???!!!! oh, epiphany!!! a post office heaven time machine i will send me thus being an X-B 40 to me via a time machine to me in the past an indestructble X-B 40 cuz the harmonica me is a harmonica immortal soul in heaven so i guess i will send me thus being a hamronica immortal soul into the past to me in the past so i will never need to buy a harmonica in my past life

• • • Art
    • Lake Minnetonka
    • Nov 11, 2012 @ 2:31 PM

  • Jon, You sound like butter on a warm roll, smooth. I was at the May 2012 jam camp and I had a great time!! The life of Jon Gindick is an interesting one, full of lots of cool facts. I want to come to the jam camp in May again. Hope to see you in person again in the spring. I'm just a simple carpenter in love with the blues. Art and Patty Anthony

• • • lance
    • chicago ill brodgeport
    • Jun 7, 2012 @ 7:50 PM

  • oh, that is, a humanniod jumping happy puppy that playsan x-b 40 harp in the key of c

• • • lance
    • chicago ill bridgeport
    • Jun 7, 2012 @ 7:45 PM

  • when i die i hope i come back as a happy jumping puppy

• • • John
    • Chicago, IL
    • May 6, 2012 @ 12:14 PM

  • 2 weeks later and I'm still glowing about my phone lesson with you!!

    Thanks for everything, Jon-- your great communication by email and phone, being so down-to-Earth, your professionalism, your fantastic examples, your experienced explanations and your encouragement. I've always stayed excited about being a harp player, but after my phone lesson with you- I'm on fire again!!!

• • • jon Gindick
    • malibu
    • Apr 16, 2012 @ 11:01 AM

  • Mike, try it. You'll like it! And if you really want lessons, e-mail me. Jon

• • • Mike
    • Minnesota
    • Apr 15, 2012 @ 2:21 PM

  • Hi John,

    I've been along with your cassettes for many many years and I've been playing the guitar for many years would you have a lesson for combining the two. Thanks a whole bunch.

    Mike Delsing

• • • randall richman
    • ventura. ca
    • Mar 28, 2012 @ 10:11 PM

  • very nice.