Remi Harris is one of the most accomplished guitarist in the United Kingdom.  He grew up in the Midlands of England which has been fertile ground for world-class guitarist like Robert Plant, etc.  Some of his notable performances include the Montreal Jazz Festival, Buckingham Palace, BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with Jamie Cullum (televised on BBC 4) and live on BBC Radio 2 & 3. He has received numerous British Jazz Awards for his work over the past 6 years. Remi's unique style draws inspiration from artists such as Django Reinhardt, Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Peter Green, Ahmad Jamal and Led Zeppelin. Critics who publish reviews Remi's  work, such Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2, describe  him as "an extraordinary musician".   Music critic Cerys Matthews, BBC Radio 2 & BBC 6 Music describes Remi's music as "astonishing stuff" Remi shares with us his personal story and plays some music for us as well.  I think you will find him engaging and definitely a great jazz artist.  His aunt, Bernadette Regnier-Busch lived in the Flint area for many years and taught at Flint Southwestern H.S. as well as Powers Catholic H.S.  Remi's website is  https://www.remiharris.com/home.  You can also listen to his music on Spotify, Soundcloud and Apple Music.  If you would like to get a taste of Remi's talent go to his YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/RemiHarrisMusic This podcast and all other episodes of Radio Free Flint can be located at https://www.radiofreeflint.media This podcast is also available wherever you listen to your podcasts as well as https://anchor.fm/radiofreeflint/episodes/British-Gypsy-Jazz-Guitarist-Remi-Harris-ej6bin

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