As part of a blowoff that took place on at Little Lou's BBQ in Campbell, California, BluesHarmonica.com founder David Barrett brought his former student, Aki Kumar, onstage with a challenge: listen to an improvised 12-bar head and then, without missing a beat, harmonize it! What follows is some masterful solo and twin-lead playing you're likely to hear, by two of the very best players on the scene. (Please note: the final minute of the duet will be uploaded in a second video with a Part II designation.) Aki's website: http://www.akikumar.com David's website: http://www.bluesharmonica.com Filmed on September 7, 2013 by Dennis "King of Swing" King. Please check out his channel for other live blues footage: http://www.youtube.com/user/dking69er

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