Guest List: 5 People We’d Love to Hang Out With This November
A monthly roundup of people we’d like to have over for drinks, food, and conversation WRITTEN BY WASHINGTONIAN STAFF | PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 3, 2023... Read More
03
November
2023
D.C.’s Frédéric Yonnet Lends His Music to Killers of the Flower Moon
The local harmonica player joined Scorsese’s team in 2019 with The Irishman; this year, his instrument became its own character in Killers of the Flower... Read More
31
October
2023
WATCH: Harmonica player Frédéric Yonnet on collaborating with Martin Scorsese, Prince and others
Michelle Goldchain | michelle.goldchain@wtop.com October 31, 2023, 6:45 AM Reprinted from WTOP.com — Read online HERE Originally from France, harmonicist Frédéric Yonnet moved to D.C.... Read More
31
October
2023
Scorsese gave a D.C. harmonica master one task: Capture the sound of greed
By Olivia McCormack October 18, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. EDT Reprinted from The Washington Post — Read online HERE What does greed sound like? If... Read More
18
October
2023
A DC Musician’s Harmonica Haunts the “Killers of the Flower Moon” Soundtrack
Frédéric Yonnet helps capture “the spirit of greed” in the film with his quivering, bending notes. WRITTEN BY JESSICA RUF | PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 10, 2023... Read More
10
October
2023
Frederic Yonnet stretches the boundaries of the harmonica
Frederic Yonnet stretches the boundaries of the harmonica Chris Campbell Thursday, July 20, 2023 | Sacramento, CA Reprinted from Capradio.org — Read online HERE Updated... Read More
20
July
2023
Ed Sheeran Makes Surprise Appearance With Frédéric Yonnet At New York’s Blue Note
Artists are friends and longtime collaborators Written by Jonathan Cohen | July 18, 2023 – 11:07 am Reprinted from SPIN — Read online HERE With a few... Read More
18
July
2023
Yonnet on CNN: Connecting His Neighborhood, and the World, during Covid-19
By Jay McMichael and Jonathan O’Beirne, CNN Updated 2:04 PM EDT, Sat May 23, 2020 CNN — Watch Broadcast Here Covid-19 fractured Fred Yonnet’s musical life. The... Read More
23
May
2020
Yonnet on CNN: Connecting His Neighborhood, and the World, during Covid-19
By Jay McMichael and Jonathan O’Beirne, CNN Updated 2:04 PM EDT, Sat May 23, 2020 CNN — Watch Broadcast Here Covid-19 fractured Fred Yonnet’s musical life. The... Read More
23
May
2020
Eavesdrop on Yonnet
Jazz Harmonicist Frederic Yonnet Opens Physical and Virtual Window for Neighbors to “Eavesdrop” on Rehearsal This past weekend, Frédéric Yonnet invited his neighbors – next... Read More
23
April
2020
Frédéric Yonnet to wow fans with his harmonica at the Dubai Jazz Festival
By Michael Gomes, Feb 20, 2019Reprinted from Khaleej Times The French harmonica maestro Frederic Yonnet hopes to dispel the myth that the harmonica is just... Read More
20
February
2019
Prince’s harmonica player Frédéric Yonnet in Dubai
By Marwa Hamad, February 18, 2019Reprinted from Gulf Times The French musician will perform at the 2019 Dubai Jazz Festival this week There are few... Read More
18
February
2019
Dave Chappelle Makes Cameo At Frédéric Yonnet’s ‘Tiny Desk Concert’: Watch
During the latest episode of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, comedian Dave Chappelle made a cameo appearance to introduce his long-time friend harmonica master Frédéric Yonnet. According to Chappelle, “A wonderful... Read More
11
July
2018
Watch Dave Chappelle Guest Host An NPR Tiny Desk Concert
By Ming Lee Newcomb July 11 Reprinted from Live for Live Music The latest installment of NPR‘s Tiny Desk Concert series features French musician Frédéric Yonnet,... Read More
11
July
2018
Dave Chappelle Makes an NPR “Tiny Desk Concert” Cameo: Watch
By Braudie Blais-Billie July 11 Reprinted by Pitchfork The comedian introduced French musician Frédéric Yonnet on a new installment of NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” series,... Read More
11
July
2018
Frédéric Yonnet With Special Guest Dave Chappelle
By Abby O’neill July 9 Reprinted from NPR Harmonicist Frédéric Yonnet has played with Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, John Mayer, Ed Sheeran … even Prince.... Read More
09
July
2018
Jazz at the Bechtler: Frédéric Yonnet
March 2 Reprinted from Q City Metro When you think of traditional jazz instruments, the harmonica rarely comes to mind. That’s why if you’re producing... Read More
02
March
2018
Dave Chappelle throws one last late-night bash before leaving D.C.
By Helena Andrews-Dyer October 1 Reprinted from the Washington Post Dave Chappelle likes to sing. A fact that lucky fans and VIP friends have been privy... Read More
03
October
2017
Dave Chappelle hosts another VIP after-party in Washington
Reprinted from the Washington Post Just in case your FOMO meter wasn’t already on 100, comedian Dave Chappelle, who’s in town performing at the Warner... Read More
30
September
2017
Ed Sheeran and Dave Chappelle Cover Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ and It’s Awesome (but comedian is no singer)
Reprinted from Newsweek What happens when Ed Sheeran and Dave Chappelle end up at the same after-party in Washington, D.C.? Pure greatness. Chappelle and... Read More
26
September
2017
Boundary-Pushing jazz Harmonicist Frédéric Yonnet Closes out the CMA Jazz on Main Season
Reprinted from FreeTime, written by Kyle Petersen, May 10, 2017 The harmonica as an instrument in popular music has always been a bit of an oddity.... Read More
10
May
2017
Yonnet covers “Somewhere” for DNC 2016
Frédéric Yonnet recorded a special arrangement of “Somewhere (There’s a Place for Us)” for the Democratic National Convention’s Memoriam presentation which airs Wed, July 27. The song from... Read More
27
July
2016
Ain’t no party like a Dave Chappelle party at Aria in Minneapolis
“Ain’t no party like a Dave Chappelle party,” the comedian started singing about 2 a.m. late Monday night at Aria in Minneapolis’ North Loop. “Cause... Read More
09
June
2016
Dave Chappelle’s Juke Joint’ Was Party For The Ages
Who said Minnesotans don’t party on a Monday night? Dave Chappelle celebrated Prince’s birthday in royal fashion June 6 at Aria with a star-studded party... Read More
09
June
2016
Dave Chappelle paid tribute to Prince, moshed to Nirvana at Minneapolis party last night
Dave Chappelle has been making waves with some offbeat musical performances at live events this year, popping up at places like Erykah Badu’s birthday party and... Read More
08
June
2016
Dave Chappelle Celebrates Prince’s Birthday With ‘Juke Joint’ Show Featuring Nirvana, Fugees Covers
We already know from the iconic skits on his eponymous show that Dave Chappelle is a massive Prince fan. But the comedian proved his love... Read More
08
June
2016
Chappelle and Stevie Wonder’s unforgettable Prince Tribute at No Name
I was standing in a two-story room on Fairfax with no more than about 120 people at 2:15am when John Mayer started playing the unmistakable... Read More
12
May
2016
Inside Dave Chappelle’s Juke Joint w/ Fred Yonnet
It’s -25 with the wind chill in Toronto on the Thursday before NBA All-Star Weekend and a long line stretches down the block outside of... Read More
16
February
2016
Yonnet Performs “Thinking Out Loud” w/ Ed Sheeran on CBS
Don’t miss Grammy-Award winner Ed Sheeran and a certain French harmonica player, 😉 tonight on the CBS Special,”A Home For The Holidays“, 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT
18
December
2015
SITKOL: Press Highlights and Mentions
Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life” (SITKOL) Performance Tour is making big news around the country and often the shine is reflected on... Read More
16
November
2015
Harp Hunter Video of the Day: Yonnet and Sheeran
Thanks Richard Hunter for posting this as your Video of the Day 28 Sept 2015: Frederic Yonnet with Ed Sheeran “Love Ed Sheeran, especially when he’s cranking out... Read More
28
September
2015
CBC Honors Yonnet: Black Leaders in the Arts
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) will honor four leaders in American fine arts, during the CBC Spouses 19th Annual Celebration of Leadership in... Read More
15
September
2015
Tune in: Yonnet on NPR’s “Tell Me More” Today
[slideshow id=28] Tune in to NPR as Frédéric Yonnet talks with “Tell Me More” host Michel Martin. They’ll talk about Yonnet’s innovative recording project, Reed... Read More
03
May
2012
Yonnet w/ The Touré-Raichel Collective on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday
Photo credits: Carla Sims Click NPR.org to hear the complete interview and then click “Touré” to hear the song that features Frédéric Yonnet. Frédéric Yonnet joined the... Read More
15
April
2012
Washington Post: ARTS EXPLAINED: More Than Meets the Eye, and Ear (part 1)
Reprinted from the Washington Post, January 1, 2012 ARTS EXPLAINED by Erin Williams Harmonica player Frederic Yonnet has been making music since he was a... Read More
01
January
2012
WashingtonPost.com: ARTIST EXPLAINED: Frederic Yonnet (part 2)
Reprinted from WashingtonPost.com Artist, Explained: Frédéric Yonnet By Erin Williams | 04:59 PM ET, 12/29/2011 French harmonica player Frédéric Yonnet has performed with musicians including Stevie... Read More
29
December
2011
WRTI-FM: Yonnet Sits Down with Philly’s J. Michael Henderson
Frédéric Yonnet sat down with WRTI-FM’s J. Michael Henderson on Friday, Sept 23 for an hour of music and great conversation. The complete interview will... Read More
23
September
2011
Blogtalkradio.com: Interview with Trish Hennessey for Hybrid Jazz
Tune in as Frédéric Yonnet gets host Trish Hennessey to “reed her lips” on her show Hybrid Jazz from Trish Hennessey on Blogtalkradio. The show... Read More
22
September
2011
DCist.com Interview: Frederic Yonnet
by Sriram Gopal | June 7.2011 Traditionally, the harmonica is most commonly associated with the blues or country music. There is the stereotypical image of... Read More
07
June
2011
FUNK-U Magazine: Frederic Yonnet Featured in France’s FUNK-U #14
Frédéric Yonnet : Résident américain depuis dix ans, l’harmoniciste français préféré de Stevie Wonder, Prince et Erykah Badu était en transit à Paris pour une... Read More
28
March
2011
Schkopi TV: Interview w/ Frederic Yonnet Part 2
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_mSD-fquUc[/youtube] Le Schkopi Show est la première émission consacrée au fans de Prince et à l’actualité du Minneapolis Sound. Réalisée par des fans pour des... Read More
04
November
2010
Washington Post: A Master On A Mission
by Mike Joyce | The Washington Post | June 18, 2010 A Master on a Mission If you have big plans for a pocket-size instrument,... Read More
18
June
2010
TheRoot.com: The Root 100 Recognizes Emerging and Established Black Leaders
by The Root Staff | October 20, 2009 http://www.theroot.com/articles/lists/2009/10/the_root_100_profiles.html
20
October
2009
Washington Post: Musician Gets Some Princely Publicity
by Amy Argetsinger | Washington Post | Feb 24, 2009 As Dave Chappelle’s publicist, Carla Sims has one of the more interesting jobs in D.C.... Read More
24
February
2009
Rolling Stone: Prince Breaks Out Beatles, Rolling Stones at Oscar Party
“Starting close 1:45, the nearly two-hour set kicked off with a tease — the opening progression to “Purple Rain,” which brought out the diminutive Prince,... Read More
23
February
2009
Entertainment Weekely: Prince’s Oscar Night House Party: Funkin’ ‘Til Dawn
“It was 1:39 a.m. when the band at last took the stage, and teased with the opening chords of “Purple Rain” before transforming them into... Read More
23
February
2009
TheRoot.com: Francophone Funk
French harmonica player Frederic Yonnet reverses the cultural migration pattern, bringing French soul to U.S. shores by Abdul Ali | The Root.com Feb 9, 2009... Read More
05
February
2009
Rocking and Acknowledging Signs o’ the Times
“That Prince was confident in his crew was evident by just how much of the time he removed himself from the spotlight — feigning exhaustion... Read More
12
October
2008
Washingtonian Magazine: Showstoppers
Original article here Frédéric Yonnet by Susan Davidson and Leslie Milk | Washingtonian Magazine | October 1, 2008 The Mick Jagger of the harmonica The... Read More
01
October
2008
Fox News: Stevie Wonder’s ‘Magical’ All-Star Rave-Up
“At one point, standing, he and guest artist Frederic Yonnet — a Wonder disciple — had a crazy harmonica duel that almost sent Stevie flying... Read More
19
November
2007