fl.
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...
1991–2017) is a Canadian
blues harp
The Richter-tuned harmonica, or 10-hole harmonica (in Asia) or blues harp (in America), is the most widely known type of harmonica. It is a variety of diatonic harmonica, with ten holes which offer the player 19 notes (10 holes times a draw and ...
player and band leader."Orangeville’s blues and jazz fest acts revealed" ''Orangeville Banner''. Retrieved 2017-06-27. When he was beginning his study of the instrument, he toured to many of the major blues cities in the US (e.g., Chicago), which exposed him to many regional blues playing styles. He cites
James Cotton
James Henry Cotton (July 1, 1935 – March 16, 2017) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who performed and recorded with many fellow blues artists and with his own band. He also played drums early in his career.
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as a major influence. In 2000, he joined the
Jack de Keyzer
Jack de Keyzer is a British-born Canadian blues guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer. He has twice won the Juno Award, Canada's highest musical honour, and seven times received Maple Blues Awards, including for Blues Album of the Year in ...
Band. His album, ''Blowin' for Broke'', won the MapleBlues Award for "Best New Artist of The Year" in 2002.