Mark Hummel - Two Shows 7 & 9 at Keys Jazz Bistro

Grammy-nominated Harmonica. man/ singer/ songwriter/ bandleader/ author/ impresario MARK HUMMEL was born in New Haven, CT but moved to Los Angeles as a newborn. Hummel took up an interest in blues harp & rock-blues music in high school but soon discovered the originators like Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson & Little Walter. Soon after, Hummel frequented the Ash Grove club on Melrose Ave. in LA where he saw (in a three month period) three blues legends he would later work with on a regular basis; Charlie Musselwhite, Brownie McGhee (w/Sonny Terry) & James Cotton. By 1985 Mark Hummel’s Blues Survivors hit the road full time & continued till the present (Hummel’s memoir, “Big Road Blues: 12 Bars on I-80” recounts many road exploits). Hummel’s been featured on over thirty recordings since 1985 including his 2014 Blind Pig Records, Remembering Little Walter (a recording of a Hummel Blues Harp Blowout.) The CD was nominated for a Grammy Award and won two Blues Music Awards. Hummel’s most recent release,True Believer, is a vocal/harmonica album that redefines the scope and beauty of what the instrument is capable of in the right hands. It’s been riding high in the charts & featured on XM Sirius radio since Dec. ...

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Grammy-nominated Harmonica. man/ singer/ songwriter/ bandleader/ author/ impresario MARK HUMMEL was born in New Haven, CT but moved to Los Angeles as a newborn. Hummel took up an interest in blues harp & rock-blues music in high school but soon discovered the originators like Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson & Little Walter. Soon after, Hummel frequented the Ash Grove club on Melrose Ave. in LA where he saw (in a three month period) three blues legends he would later work with on a regular basis; Charlie Musselwhite, Brownie McGhee (w/Sonny Terry) & James Cotton. By 1985 Mark Hummel’s Blues Survivors hit the road full time & continued till the present (Hummel’s memoir, “Big Road Blues: 12 Bars on I-80” recounts many road exploits). Hummel’s been featured on over thirty recordings since 1985 including his 2014 Blind Pig Records, Remembering Little Walter (a recording of a Hummel Blues Harp Blowout.) The CD was nominated for a Grammy Award and won two Blues Music Awards. Hummel’s most recent release,True Believer, is a vocal/harmonica album that redefines the scope and beauty of what the instrument is capable of in the right hands. It’s been riding high in the charts & featured on XM Sirius radio since Dec.

We strongly recommend, arriving before 6:30pm to secure your seat for the 7pm show and take advantage of Happy Hour (5pm – 6:30pm). First come, first served seating applies.

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