Thursday,
September 9 / 7:00 p.m.
20th Anniversary Tour
Mark Hummel's
Blues Harmonica Blowout
featuring
Mark Hummel & The Blues Survivors
Billy Branch
James Harmon
Steve Freund
Tickets: $25 at door
or in advance
CLICK HERE to order advance tickets
online!
Mark
Hummel's
Blues Harmonica Blowout,
featuring Billy Branch,
James Harmon and Hummel, plus
special guest Steve Freund and the
Blues Survivors will rock the
Jazz Base with some swingin'
blues.
Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowout
series was started in 1991. It
has grown to become an
international event, having
played festivals and theatres
like Nottonden Blues Fest
(Norway), San Francisco Blues
Fest, Chicago Blues Fest,
Ultimate Rhythm & Blues Cruise,
Pocono Blues Fest, Mississippi
Valley Blues Fest, American
Music Fest, BB King's Club
(NYC), Heritage Blues Fest, King
Biscuit Blues Fest, El Dorado
Blues and Brews (Reno, NV),
Edmonton Blues Fest, Yoshi's
NiteClub, Monterey Jazz Fest,
North Atlantic Blues Fest, and
many other venues.
Mark
Hummel is a road warrior
-- a true Blues Survivor. Along
the way, he has crafted his own
trademark harmonica sound -- a
subtle combination of tone,
phrasing and attack, combined
with a strong sense of swing.
Hummel has achieved wide
recognition through nearly
constant touring in the US,
Canada and Europe.
Billy Branch has
followed a very non-traditional
path to the blues. Unlike many
blues artists, he isn’t from the
South. Billy was born in Chicago
in 1951 and was raised in Los
Angeles. He first picked up a
harmonica at the age of ten and
immediately began to play simple
tunes.
Billy returned to Chicago in the
summer of ’69 and graduated from
the University
of
Illinois with a degree in
political science. It was during
these years that he was
introduced to the blues.
James Harman is a one of
a kind showman, vocalist, song
writer, harp player and wiseguy.
He has had his original songs
used in 17 movies and has been
nominated for 19 pestiferous W.
C. Handy awards. He played
harmonica on many ZZ Top
releases and live with them on
many international TV shows. He
currently tours almost all
springs, summers and falls
working in as many as 23
different countries.
Guitarist, producer and
bandleader
Steve Freund, praised by
Rolling Stone for his
"masterful, no-nonsense guitar
work" has relocated to the West
Coast following 18 years as one
of Chicago's most respected
musicians.
Widely sought after for his
knowledge of and fluency in the
Blues idioms, Freund has earned
a reputation as one of the
hottest players on today's blues
scene.
In 1978, he became Sunnyland
Slim's main guitarist, playing
just about every gig with the
piano legend until the time of
his death.








