Mark Hummel

Mark Hummel

Blues, Rockin Blues


 
Grammy-nominted 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 & continue 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, Harpbreaker (September 2018/Electro-Fi), is an all-instrumental harmonica album that redefines the scope and beauty of what the instrument is capable of in the right hands.


Upcoming Events



Venue Date
Bradenton Riverwalk Pavilion
Bradenton
Bradenton Blues Festival-James Cotton Tribute
Sat, December 2
4:35pm - 5:50pm



Previous Events


Venue Date
Heidi's Jazz Club-Heidelberg Restaurant
Cocoa Beach
April 9, 2023
7:00pm - 10:00pm
$Yes
Northwood Art & Music Warehouse
West Palm Beach
w/Terry Hanck
April 8, 2023
7:00pm - 10:00pm
$Yes
Conchy Joe's Seafood Restaurant
Jensen Beach
w/Terry Hanck
April 7, 2023
7:00pm - 10:00pm
The Alley Sanford
Sanford
April 6, 2023
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Blue Jay Listening Room
Jacksonville Beach
March 30, 2023
7:00pm - 10:00pm
$Yes