Joe Powers is an internationally acclaimed harmonica player, composer, and recording artist.

[2] Powers started playing the harmonica at two years of age, and majored in music composition at the University of Oregon.

[3] He has traveled to many countries to perform his music,[1] and has been characterized as a "virtuoso".

[2] In 2005 he won a prize for his work at the quadrennial World Harmonica Championship in Germany, and at a Belgian competition in 2008 he won the classical division.

[4] Powers is from Portland, Oregon[4] but now resides in the United Kingdom.