( from Lil' Rev's site ) I was born and bred in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with dual passions for music and education. I opted for the pragmatic route and earned a Bachelors Degree in Community Education from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. After college, I split my time as an educator between teaching music to grade schoolers at the Milwaukee Jewish Day School, and as an adjunct music historian and lecturer at The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

It all began for JP (JP Allen) when a close friend tragically died. JP found comfort in learning harmonica. This set JP on a path to become not only a recording artist, but to develop a teaching career spanning decades with a quick and simple approach to learning that made him one of the world’s most popular harmonica teachers. JP is now retired from teaching harmonica, but his unique learning methods live on at Harmonica.com with Luke picking up the reins…