Frédéric Yonnet

Using an instrument many have owned but few have mastered, urban jazz harmonicist Frédéric Yonnet's musical skills and stage presence crush every preconceived notion you've ever had about the harmonica. InspiInsp Regarded for decades as the choice instrument of street musicians and loners who wanted to express themselves through country music or the blues, in Yonnet's hands the harmonica becomes something completely different; a lead voice in urban jazz, R&B and hip-hop. With each performance, stereotypical walls come tumbling down as Yonnet presents the harmonica in a refreshing and modern context that is boldly stylish, enchantingly cool and absorbingly brilliant. Just listen to his sound. It funks. It rocks. It hips and hops. It grooves. It sways. It testifies. It prays. It has a reverence for gospel, blues and jazz while appealing to a generation bred on pop rock and hip-hop. Yonnet's impressive style has led to televised and live performances, tours and recordings with some of t