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Highlight Performances:
MinnaNoMachi Concert, Tokyo - 2009
Martin Choren Homenaje Tokyo - 2009
John Neptune Concert, Iioka - 2009
SPAH Convention, Sacramento - 2009
Tango Harmony, San Francisco - 2009
Lake Oswego Summer Series - 2009
PDX Chinese Garden Series - 2009
Shibuya Classics, Tokyo - 2009
Old Church Concert, Portland - 2009
Bibliateca Cafe, Buenos Aires - 2009
Notorious, Buenos Aires - 2009
International Tango Day, L.A. - 2008
Hiroshima Peace Concert - 2008
Oregon Bite Festival - 2008
Vancouver Wine & Jazz Fest - 2008
London Tango Extraveganza - 2008
Radio France Culture - 2008
Harmonicas Sur Cher, France - 2008
JP in Concert Gotemba, Japan - 2008
Concert w/ Jean Labre, Tokyo - 2008
All Japan Harmonica Forum - 2008
Suzuki - Hamamatsu, Japan - 2008
Amigo Tango Festival, Tokyo - 2008
In Concert with Kazue Sawai - 2008
Vancouver Wine & Jazz Fest - 2007
AM Northwest TV Apearance - 2007
Mt. Hood Jazz Fest, OR USA - 2007
Tango Extraveganza, London - 2007
Tangofolies Fest, Switzerland - 2007
Harmonicas Sur Cher, France - 2007
San Diego Tango Fest, USA - 2007
Music Today Festival, OR USA - 2007
NAMM Convention, CA USA - 2007
Guest w/Jamie Cullum, Tokyo - 2006
World Tango Festival, Tokyo - 2006
World Tango Champs, Paris - 2006
Heartlands Tango, MN USA - 2005
Mephisto Bal, Paris - 2005
Libertango Fest, Victoria CA - 2005
Journey to Memphis Comp - 2005
Tango Magic, Seattle WA - 2005-07
Portland Tango Fest, OR - 2005-07
Portland Valentango, OR - 2005-07
Harmonica virtuoso, Joe Powers is one of the few Harmonica players in the world to specialize in Tango Music. He was winner of the Belgian Crystal Harmonica Award in the Classical Division (2008) and received 4th place in Jazz Diatonic, at the World Harmonica Championship in Germany (2005). Since then he has performed at Tango festivals and events throughout North and South America, Europe, and Japan collaborating with top Tango maestros including: Emilio de la Peña, Raul Luzzi, and Koji Kyotani. He has shared the stage with top Tango artists such as: NarcoTango, ColorTango, and "Gotan Project" singer, Veronika Silva and has performed with groups as diverse as Pink Martini, British Pop Icon Jamie Cullum, and Smooth Jazz Pioneer Tom Grant.
His debut Solo Album, "Amor de Tango" was recorded in Buenos Aires in 2007 and features members of of the famed Leopoldo Federico Tango Orchestra, including Latin Grammy Nominee, Nicolas Ledesma on Piano.
His newest CD, "Melancolie" (Summer 2009) is a colaboration with Grammy Nominated, British Composer/Pianist, Michael Hoppé, featuring classically inspired, New-Age melodies.
Joe is currently at work on his next album which will feature his original compositions blending Tango-Milonga-Samba-Blues-Classical-Jazz & Pop music. Stay tunned for details!
Joe Powers plays Suzuki Harmonicas.
Aunt Susana didn't know what she was starting when she slipped a harmonica into Joe's Christmas stocking when he was two years old. As a renegade teenager, Joe shunned passé strings and horns in middle school band class in favor of Aunt Susana's hand-held gift that harmonized with more passion and soul than any boring old tuba. So he started a Rock band with some friends and went on to win the "Rose Festival Talent Showcase" and the Portland "Battle of the Bands".
After perfecting his technique for a decade and receiving formal training at the University of Oregon 's School of Music , the then 27-year-old became a home-town hero for representing the United States at the 2005 World Harmonica Festival in Germany and placing fourth in the world in the jazz diatonic category.
The championships marked Joe's European debut. He opened for Narcotango, the world-famous Argentine tango/electronica sextet, at the Mephisto Bal in Paris . In Stuttgart , Germany , he joined lounge-pop sensation, Pink Martini for a sold-out concert at Der Theaterhaus. The tour led him to Beograd , Serbia , where he performed with classical pianist, Nada Kolundzija for the Japanese ambassador to Serbia.
In October of 2006 Joe made the decision to quit his day-job and pursue his passion full-time. Since then he has continued to perform and tour around the world... Aunt Susana should be proud!
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