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Karl Hird

About Me

I STARTED OFF PLAYING IN THE NEW ORLEANS STYLE WITH MY PARENTS AND THEN TOOK AN INTEREST IN R&B SAXOPHONE PLAYING, WHICH LEAD ME TO PLAY IN MANY GOOD BANDS AND BACKING A LOT OF INTERNATIONAL ACTS. I ALSO DID RECORDINGS WITH JAZZ-R&B-ZYDECO AND ROCK BANDS.. MAINLY WORKING AROUND CLUBS AND FESTIVALS IN AUSTRALIA,JAPAN AND NEW ORLEANS, WHERE WE WERE LUCKY TOO RECORD WITH SOME NEW ORLEANS JAZZ&R&B LEGENDS. NOW I LIVE IN THE UK..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/03/2007
Influences: listen to everything. i like jazz from its earlist form to the present. New orleans bebop avantgard mordern the blues also like 40s &50s R&B-soul all the the r&b tenor players like king curtis lee allen joe houston johnny griffin red prysock jr walker, big j, earl bostic, sam butera, sil austin, sam the man, taylor fat head newman, then parker.coltrain etc l love listening & playing brazilian choro. Influences are pixinguinha jacob do bandolin Eresto Nazareth
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Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

BENNY & THE FLY BY NIGHTERS "Baby Face Shuffle" with karl hird

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEEqqAp42cM
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:24:00 GMT

ANDY COWAN "Canefield Blues with karl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=579LbjrxbgE
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:19:00 GMT

Max Collie plays "Cakewalking Babies" karl hird

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOXYBApCrzU
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:07:00 GMT

RECORDINGS

KARLHIRDS RECORDINGS~ The Hird Family in New Orleans, GB BCD332    ~  Chester Zardis, Louis Barbarin, Emanuel Sayles, Placide Adams, Teddy Johnson, Fred Lands and Andre Hall~ Don E...
Posted by on Mon, 14 May 2007 04:36:00 GMT