PETE JOHNSON - harmonica player extraordinaire

Fabulous harmonica playing, redolent of the greats.” - Stuart Hamilton

— Blues Matters! magazine

Never heard harmonica played like this before. Truly ground-breaking style. A ferocious harmonica player.”



 "HAPPY HOUR" CD BY JAY CODA WALKER AND PETE JOHNSON   
 AVAILABLE ON ITUNES/SPotify/Tidal/APPLE MUSIC!

 “ When two class artists record an album together, success is almost guaranteed. What Jay Coda Walker as a superior slide guitarist & Pete Johnson as a harmonica virtuoso demonstrate on ‘Happy Hour’, is inspired blues and related styles….... “ (ESC for Rootstime.be)

"Happy Hour is steeped in the blues and succeeds in presenting an album well worth acquiring" (Tom Faddis, Five Finger review)


 

Upcoming Appearances

 2023

 January
     6  5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary  
     7  3pm - 7pm co-hosting jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary
   13 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
   14 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary
   19 8pm - midn't with Jay Coda Walker Band, The Blues Can, Calgary
   20 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
   21 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary
   27 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
   28 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary

February
   17 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
   24 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary 
   25 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary
   25 9pm - 1am with Jay Coda Walker Band, The Blues Can, Calgary

March
    3 9pm - 1am with Steven Johnson. Douglas Watson, Gary Martin                    Blues on Whyte, Edmonton - "Salute to Robert Johnson"
    4 9pm - 1am with Steven Johnson. Douglas Watson, Gary Martin                    Blues on Whyte, Edmonton - "Salute to Robert Johnson"
 10 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
 18 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary
 31 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary

 April
   1 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary 
   2 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary 
   7 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
   8 9pm - 1am with Jay Coda Walker Band, The Blues Can, Calgary 
 14 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
 21 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
 22 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary
 28 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
 29 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary

May
   5  9pm - 1am with James Buddy Rogers band, Blues Can, Calgary
   6  9pm - 1am with James Buddy Rogers band, Blues Can, Calgary
 19 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
 25 8pm - midn't with Jay Coda Walker Band, The Blues Can, Calgary
 26 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
 27 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary
 28 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, Macleod's Pub, Calgary

June
    2 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
  10 9pm - 1am with Jay Coda Walker Band, The Blues Can, Calgary 
  16 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary 
  17 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary
  23 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
  30 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary

2023

July
  1 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary 
  7 4pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
  9 4pm - 7pm appearing at jam session, The Blues Can, Calgary
11 7pm - 10pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, private function
15 9pm - 1am with Jay Coda Walker Band, The Blues Can, Calgary
21 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
22  7pm- 11pm  with Jay Coda Walker Band, private function
28 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary

August
 11 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary  
 11 9.30pm - 1.30am w  Gary Martin Band, Grey Eagle Casino, Calgary
 12 9.30pm - 1.30am w Gary Martin Band, Grey Eagle Casino, Calgary
 18 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
 24 8pm - midn't with Jay Coda Walker Band, The Blues Can, Calgary

September
 30 9pm - 1am with Jay Coda Walker Band, The Blues Can, Calgary

October
   6 5pm - 7pm duo with Jay Coda Walker, The Blues Can, Calgary
 
  

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