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UPDATE:   18.11.2024

Nächste Konzerte

28.11.2024, Dr. Wim's Jazz Affair, Pizzeria Corona, Freiburg-Littenweiler (DE) ,  20:00
https://www.spiegel.de/reise/deutschland/freiburg-pizza-essen-im-la-corona-wer-macht-das-jetzt-noch-a-fca56151-6760-41e3-b761-907346cd552f   https://drwimsjazzaffair.de/band

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14.12.2024, Jazzy James, New Orleans Jazz Quartett,  Weihnachtsmarkt,  Adväntsgass,  Kleinbasel
https://www.advaentsgass.ch/   
 

Jazzy James

Das 'Jam' im Bandnamen steht aber auch für spontanes Zusammenspiel und Improvisation, was diese Musik so einzigartig macht.
Freuen Sie sich also auf ein musikalisches Abenteuer, denn mit Kniri Knaus ist nicht nur ein renommierter Posaunist an Bord.
Viele kennen ihn auch noch aus den Zeiten von Pfuri, Gorps und Kniri, wo er mit Abfall und Alltagsgegenständen
Musik gemacht hat. So kann es gut sein, dass auch mal ein Abfallsack den Rhythmus vorgibt oder ein Solo auf dem Gartenschlauch erklingt.

Posaune: Kniri Knaus
Gitarre / Banjo: Zarek Silberschmidt
Sousaphon: Fabio Bianchi
Klarinette: Jonas Knaus

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05.01.2025, Small Town Kids Jazz Band, Neujahrsgottesdienst, mit Gospel und New Orleans Jazz.
Anschliessend Apéro riche , Ref. Kirche, Dagmersellen, 09:30

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12.02.2025, Blues West, Konzert im Rest. Stadtkeller, Luzern,  20:00

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19.02.2025, Bourbonstreet Jazzband, Konzert im Rest. Stadtkeller, Luzern,  20:00

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26.02.2025,  Riverstreet Jazzband,   Jazz At The Mill,     Rest. Bahnhof, Henggart,  20:00
https://www.jazzatthemill.ch/index.php/willkomm

14.03.2025, Mississippi Stompers Oldtime-Jazz, Schall und Rauch Bar, Rheingasse 27, 4058 Basel,  20:00-22:30
http://www.schallundrauchbar.ch/

13.04.2025,  Riverstreet Jazzband,    Matinée,  Jazz Club Zürich-Oberland,   Rest. Krone, Wetzikon, 11:00
http://www.jazzclub-zh.ch/veranstaltungen.html

 

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Kniri 221 Alternate Spiral Tunings Harmonica

I've been looking for alternate tunings for harmonicas and diatonic accordions for over 20 years.
Then I tried out my ideas.
I published the ideas on facebook and harmonica forums.

You can also watch my videos on YouTube.
The SEYDEL company  made the specially tuned harmonicas for me.


I don't sell harmonicas and accordions,
but I would like to make my ideas available to anyone who is interested !

Alternate Harmonica Spiral Tuning  KNIRI 221
 

The "diatonic-cyclic" tone arrangement KNIRI 221 (invented 2001, published 2009), makes it possible to play identical melodies in several major and minor keys.
On a 10 hole harmonica, this allows to play 5 different mixolydian major scales and 5 different natural minor (aeolian) scales, which are related/similar to the circle of 4ths (and 5ths).
The tones have a regular spacing: 221.221.221.221 etc. 2=whole tone, 1=semitone.
The nice thing about this is if you blow or draw any four notes right next to then it will always result in a flat7th-chord major, diminished or minor, depending where you are.
This makes it very easy if you want to use the instrument to accompany someone and for improvisation.

"KNIRI 221"  in G  
for playing in G,C,F.Bb,Eb (mixolydian) and Am,Dm,Gm,Cm,Fm (aeolian)
(B'=H deutsch)
G-B'-D-F-A-C-Eb-G-Bb-Db    blow chords- G7, Bdim, Dm7, F7, Adim, Cm7, Eb7, Gdim  
A-C-E-G-Bb-D-F-Ab-C-Eb     draw  chords- Am7, C7, Edim, Gm7, Bb7,Ddim, Fm7, Ab

Ab     Eb,Gb      Db, E,      B',  D       bendings

5/7/2/4/6/1/3b/5/7b/2b  blow
6/1/3/5/7b/2/4/6b/1/3b   draw

" KNIRI EXTRA"  in G   for playing in Bb and Gm

G-Bb-D-F-A-C-Eb-G-Bb-Db    blow chords- G7, Bdim, Dm7, F7, Adim, Cm7, Eb7, Gdim  
A-C-Eb-G-Bb-D-F-Ab-C-Eb     draw  chords- Am7, C7, Edim, Gm7, Bb7,Ddim, Fm7, Ab

Ab     Eb,Gb      Db, E,      B',  D       bendings

per comparison:

"SPIRAL / CIRCULAR"  in G  (Basic)

for playing in G,C and Am,Dm
(B'=H deutsch) 
G-B'-D-F-A-C-E-G-B'-D   blow
A-C-E-G-B'-D-F-A-C-E    draw

Ab    Eb,Gb,Bb,Db   Ab    Eb    bendings
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DEMO
Improvisation ALL OF ME in C, with Special Spiral Tuning  KNIRI 221 in A   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdpcgcaqYAo

10 hole harmonica   configured by   SEYDEL
 

Kniri 221 (A)
blow: A, C#', E', G', B', D'', F'', A'', C''', Eb'''
draw: B, D', F#', A', C'', E'', G'', Bb'', D''', F'''

per comparison:

Spiral/Circular (A)
blow: A, C#', E', G', B', D'', F#'', A'', C#''', E'''
draw: B, D', F#', A', C#'', E'', G'', B'', D''', F#'''

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"KNIRI 221"  in G  (B'=H deutsch)
G/B'/D/F/A/C/Eb/G/Bb/Db  blow
A/C/E/G/Bb/D/F/Ab/C/Eb   draw

Ab    Eb,Gb     Db,E,       B',  D    bendings

"RICHTER"  in F  Standard Tuning !
F/A/C/F/ A/ C/ F/ A/ C/ F   blow    
G/C/E/G/Bb/D/E/G/Bb/D   draw

Gb,B',Eb,Gb      Db                   bendings

"RICHTER-KNIRI "  in F 
F/A/C/F/A/C/Eb/G/Bb/Db   blow
G/C/E/G/Bb/D/F/Ab/C/Eb   draw

Ab    Eb,Gb     Db,E,       B',  D    bendings

"KNIRI 221"  in A  (B'=H deutsch)
A/C#/E/G/B'/D/F/A/C/Eb   blow
B'/D/F#/A/C/E/G/Bb/D/F   draw

Bb     F, Ab      Eb,Gb,    Db,E   bendings


"CIRCULAR BLUES" in C (Kniri Knaus)

C..Em7..G7..B'dim..Dm7..F7..Adim..Cm

C/E/G/B'/D/F/A/C/Eb/G   blow     
D/F/A/C/E/G/Bb/D/F/A   draw

Db    Ab    Eb,Gb     Db,E,Ab    bendings

Dm7..F..Am7..C7..Edim..Gm7..Bb..Dm

"SPIRAL / CIRCULAR"  in G   (Basic)
(B'=H deutsch) 
G/B'/D/F/A/C/E/G/B'/D  blow

A/C/E/G/B'/D/F/A/C/E   draw
Ab   Eb,Gb,Bb,Db  Ab    Eb  bendings

"KNIRI 221"  in G  for playing in Bb and C
(B'=H deutsch)
G/B'/D/F/A/C/Eb/G/Bb/Db  blow

A/C/E/G/Bb/D/F/Ab/C/Eb   draw
Ab    Eb,Gb     Db,E,       B',  D    bendings

" KNIRI EXTRA"  for playing in Bb
(B'=H deutsch)
G/Bb/D/F/A/C/Eb/G/Bb/Db  blow

A/C/Eb/G/Bb/D/F/Ab/C/Eb   draw
Ab B'    ,Gb     Db,E,       B',  D    bendings

"KNIRI 221" tuning in the circle of 4ths for harmonica and accordion

B' = H deutsch !

G7..Dm7..F7..Cm7..Eb7  chords and scales

G/B'/D/F/A/C/Eb/G/Bb/Db  blow harmonica / pull accordion
A/C/E/G/Bb/D/F/Ab/C/Eb   draw harmonica / push accordion
Ab    Eb,Gb     Db,E,       B',  D     bendings

Am7..C7..Gm7..Bb7..Fm7  chords and scales

5/7/2/4/6/1/3b/5/7b/2b     blow harmonica / pull accordion
6/1/3/5/7b/2/4/6b/1/3b   draw harmonica / push accordion

Variante

"JAZZY BLUES" Tuning in C (Kniri Knaus)

(note 10 blow and note 8 draw = 1 halftone higher than by Kniri 221)

G7..Dm7..F7..Cm7..Eb..Gm   chords and scales

G/B'/D/F/A/C/Eb/G/Bb/ blow
A/C/E/G/Bb/D/F/A/C/Eb   draw
Ab    Eb,Gb      Db,E,Ab,B'         bendings

Am7..C7..Gm7..Bb7..Dm..F7  chords and scales

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"RICHTER" Tuning  in F 

Standard Tuning !

F/A/C/F/A/C/F/A/C/F       blow     
G/C/E/G/Bb/D/E/G/Bb/D  draw

Gb,B',Eb,Gb     Db                   bendings


"RICHTER-KNIRI" Tuning in C 

hole 1-5 blow = Richter,  hole 6-10 blow = Kniri 221
hole 1-4 draw = Richter,  hole 5-10 draw = Kniri 221

A/C/F/A/C/D/F/A/C/Eb     blow     
C/E/G/Bb/C/E/G/Bb/D/F  draw

B',Eb,Gb          Eb,Gb,    Db,E  bendings

"KNIRI EXTRA" Tuning in C

Am7..C..Em7..G7..Bdim..Dm7..F7..Adim

A/C/E/G/B'/D/F/A/C/Eb     blow     
B'/D/F/A/C/E/G/Bb/D/F  draw

Bb,Db   Ab     Eb,Gb      Db,E    bendings

B'dim..Dm7..F..Am7..C7..Edim..Gm7..Bb


"CIRCULAR BLUES" Tuning in C (Kniri Knaus)

C..Em7..G7..B'dim..Dm7..F7..Adim..Cm

C/E/G/B'/D/F/A/C/Eb/G   blow     
D/F/A/C/E/G/Bb/D/F/A  draw

Db    Ab   Eb,Gb     Db,E,Ab     bendings

Dm7..F..Am7..C7..Edim..Gm7..Bb..Dm

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"CIRCULAR BLUES" Tuning in C  (Kniri Knaus)

C/E/G/B'/D/F/A/C/Eb/G   blow     
D/F/A/C/E/G/Bb/D/F/A  draw

Db   Ab     Eb,Gb     Db,E,Ab   bendings

Hole 9 blow    and    hole 7 draw = 1 halftone lower than Basic Circular Tuning
per comparison:

Basic "CIRCULAR" Tuning in C  (Seydel "Zirkular")

C/E/G/B'/D/F/A/C/E/G   blow     
D/F/A/C/E/G/B'/D/F/A   draw

Db   Ab,   Eb,Gb,Bb,Db   Ab   bendings