Carlos del Junco

Carlos del Junco
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Background information
Born	1958 (age 65–66) Havana, Cuba
Genres	Jazz, Blues
Instruments	Harmonica
Labels	NorthernBlues Music
Website	carlosdeljunco.com

Carlos del Junco (born May 17, 1958 Havana) is a Cuban-Canadian harmonica musician.

Mr. del Junco immigrated with his family when he was one year old. He started to play the harmonica at 14 years old. He graduated from college with honours at the Ontario College of Art majoring in sculpture.

He specializes in playing the ten hole diatonic harmonica. He was taught to play chromatically by using an "overblow" technique taught to him by Howard Levy, a jazz virtuoso.

In the 1980s, Mr. del Junco performed with many bands including Latin/Reggae/R&B band "Eyelevel", "Ontario College of Art Swing Band" with Bill Grove and for six years with the rhythm and blues group "The Buzz Upshaw Band".

In 1990, he formed a blues/jazz/fusion band, "The Delcomos" with Kevin Cooke. He also has recorded with Marcel Aymar, Cassandra Vassick, Oliver Schroer, and Holly Cole.

In 1993, he won two gold medals at the Hohner World Harmonica Championship held in Trossingen, Germany. He was judged world's best in both the diatonic blues category and the diatonic jazz category. In November of that year he released his first CD with Bill Kinnear (musician).

He is currently signed with Toronto's NorthernBlues Music.

Discography

Date of release	Title	Artist
1993	Blues (CD)	Bill Kinnear & Carlos del Junco
1995	Big Road Blues (CD)	Thom "Champagne Charlie" Roberts & Carlos del Junco
1996	Just Your Fool (CD)	The Carlos del Junco Band
1999	Big Boy (CD)	Carlos del Junco
2001	Up And At 'Em (CD)	Carlos del Junco
2005	Blues Mongrel (CD)	Carlos del Junco
2008	Steady movin' (CD)	Carlos del Junco
2011	Mongrel Mash (CD)	Carlos del Junco
2008	AA.VV. The Future Of The Blues: Vol. II (CD)	One song of Carlos del Junco 'Blues with a feeling'
2008	AA.VV. The Future Of The Blues: Vol. III (CD)	One song of Carlos del Junco 'Diddle it'

References

• Live Tour Artists website
• Toronto Star, July 4, 2005
• Blues Review magazine, June/July 2005, pg. 47
• Le Journal, December 4, 2004 (French)
• Seattle Times, April 25, 2005
• Times Herald, February 25, 2005
• Chicago Sun-Times, April 28, 2006

Citations

External links

• Carlos del Junco Official Site
• NorthernBlues Music Official Site