"Get ready to hear more from Clay Melton as he takes the stage...No doubt those performances will be red hot, as Melton sharpened every guitar lick and lived every lyric on the road as a headliner and opening act for such superstars as blues guitar legend Robert Cray and multi-million-selling modern rocker Chris Daughtry," says […]
"Fuller finds sure-footing and artistic success as she molds all of the elements in the modern jazz melting pot to her liking. She is fierce, friendly, cutting, kind and calculating all at once; Tia Fuller is the angelic warrior of which she speaks," states ALL ABOUT JAZZ. "The future of jazz is safe with contributions from rising […]
Kenny Barron is recognized as a master of performance and composition. His GRAMMY® Award Nominations include 7x-Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, 3x-Best Jazz Instrumental Performance & 2x-Best Jazz Instrumental Album. In addition, Barron is a 7x-Jazz Journalist Association Pianist of the Year Award-Winner. Most recently, Barron?s 2016 album 'Book Of Intuition' was Nominated for a GRAMMY® […]
In Partnership with the Seacoast Jazz Society and PortsmouthNH400. Whether you like to dance in your seat--or dance on your feet--the Spring Starlight Ball at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club will give you plenty to sway about! Your evening will be filled with marvelous music performed by the renowned and spectacular 19-piece Compaq Big Band, […]
"Frank Catalano is John Coltrane energy for the 21st Century!!!" raves DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE. "Catalano turned in some of the most deeply considered music of his career Friday night...The spirit of John Coltrane hovered over this performance...The soulfulness and blues-based phrase-making of Catalano's solos stood out..." stated the CHICAGO TRIBUNE (Live Performance Review).
A violinist of heart-melting talent," claims WALL STREET JOURNAL. "Dazzling skills and a Mona Lisa smile," raves WASHINGTON POST.
Doors open at 6pm and the evening offers a full dinner, cash bar, the opportunity to mingle with some of the Seacoasts dedicated jazz aficionados, and an evening of magical Whitney Houston music. Proceeds from the event will go to support the expansion of the Joshua House, an overnight shelter for local families with children […]
"Bria Skonberg confirms that she is not only indeed a triple threat musician "player, vocalist and composer" but also that that esteemed lineage, consummate entertainers all, would heartily approve her membership," raves ALL ABOUT JAZZ.
Since Robillard helped found Roomful of Blues in the 1960s, he has been the leading torch-bearer for this vibrant music that eventually morphed into rock-and-roll. The guitar master and his usual ace band provide the musical base here, and they come out swinging says ROCK AND BLUES MUSE (2021 Album Review of They Called it […]
Throughout her career, Shayna has lent her talent to leading artists such as GRAMMY® Award-Winning Trumpeter CHRIS BOTTI and MOBY, whose tracks "Raining Again", "Disco Lies", and "Extreme Ways", featured Shayna's blockbuster vocals. Steele has also recorded and toured with 5x-GRAMMY Award-Winners SNARKY PUPPY. In fact, Snarky Puppy's Michael League handpicked Shayna's original track, "Gone […]
"López-Nussa's single-note grace is akin to Herbie Hancock's, and his two-fisted attacks are as joyous as Chick Corea's," states DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE. "Harold López-Nussa is a heartful man, so it was no surprise that he provided a most upbeat performance. He exudes a bright, happy aura and is assuredly surrounded by angels. He was having a […]
"Mr. Frisell is now himself a towering figure of jazz guitar, a status achieved without compromise, largely by evading jazz conventions and by confounding expectations of what an electric guitar should sound like," states the WALL STREET JOURNAL. "You probably already realize that Frisell is one of the most lyrical guitarists that's ever picked up […]
"Mr. Frisell is now himself a towering figure of jazz guitar, a status achieved without compromise, largely by evading jazz conventions and by confounding expectations of what an electric guitar should sound like," states the WALL STREET JOURNAL. "You probably already realize that Frisell is one of the most lyrical guitarists that's ever picked up […]
Returning to Jimmy's after their Sold Out 2022 performance, the YellowHouse Blues Band is excited to be back! A nine-piece band with a funky horn section and multiple singers, this Seacoast based blues band will perform a set ranging from blues standards to full blown dance music! Taking songs and making them their own, you'll […]
"Lisa Fischer in concert is addictive. Every performance is so enriching, so exciting, so transcendent that you want more. With remarkable vocal range and vocabulary, Fischer can sing soul, jazz, rock, gospel, pop, folk and classical with equal facility and authority. She often mixes styles in the same song, sometimes in the same vocal line. […]
"West Coast blues guitar legend Junior Watson drops it like it's hot on his swinging new set 'Nothin' To It But To Do It'...Listen to the whole record then listen to it again. If you love the real blues, you're going to be stuck on this platter for a good long while," raves ROCK AND […]
"The charismatic front-runners of vintage jazz play big halls as if they've just dropped into a party," says THE GUARDIAN.
"The charismatic front-runners of vintage jazz play big halls as if they've just dropped into a party," says THE GUARDIAN.
"Dana Fuchs has one of those unmistakable voices, one perfect for exploring the confluence of blues and soul, the places where Otis Redding and Janis Joplin rub elbows and where the night and smoke get thick," says POPMATTERS. "Fuchs' raw, raucous voice has hints of Janis Joplin and Kim Carnes, but is resolutely her own..." […]
