"As the winner of the Gibson Guitar Award at the Blues Foundation's 2019 International Blues Challenge, 'Just Say the Word' further solidifies Gabes reputation as an accomplished guitarist and meaningful songwriter...Stillman truly comes into his own. His artistry and command of the guitar is front and center." says ROCK AND BLUES MUSE (2021 Album Review […]
"The singer's gutsy blues croon - one of the best this side of Bessie Smith - could melt the ice in a bourbon on the rocks," states the BOSTON GLOBE. "The best blues and jazz singer going today," raves the WALL STREET JOURNAL. "A voice that wails like a horn and whispers like a snake […]
"John Hubbell's propulsive drumming supplies a foundation upon which Joshua Hill layers brisk and bracing electric guitar, around which the rest of the band coalesces..." states ALL ABOUT JAZZ.
"After 20 songs and two encores, Marc Cohn was still pouring out his passion..." said the CHICAGO TRIBUNE (Live Performance Review). "Cohn has a great ear for melody and a keen eye for detail that immediately grabs your attention and rewards the listener with repeated plays," says ALL MUSIC. "Passionate, soulful..." states the LOS ANGELES […]
"Blackman's sonic explorations take jazz-rock beyond where the late drummer envisioned it...Jazz-rock as performed by Williams, and now Blackman, is very much alive and well," states ALL ABOUT JAZZ. "Some drummers act, some react. Some keep time, others create it. Cindy Blackman Santana is among the few who can," says the INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE.
"The most gifted vocalist of her generation," states ALLMUSIC. "Joan Osborne may have become The New Queen Of Soul on 'Trouble and Strife,'" says AMERICAN SONGWRITER (2020 Album Review of 'Trouble and Strife')."Joan Osborne takes a well-deserved victory lap with 'Radio Waves," claims POPMATTERS (2022 Album Review of 'Radio Waves').
"Once in a while you come across a vocalist who is so outstanding, so soulful, that just listening brings chills and a true appreciation for the artist's gift. Morgan James is one such singer and songwriter," states ROCK & BLUES MUSE.
"Steve Turre has had a remarkable career. He played with Rahsaan Roland Kirk at the age of 20, (where Kirk introduced him to conch shells as a musical instrument) to gigs with Ray Charles, Art Blakey, Woody Shaw, Mongo Santamaria and many more. He's released over 20 albums as a leader and has been part […]
In 2017, REVEREND PEYTON's BIG DAMN BAND released the album, 'The Front Porch Sessions', which hit #1 on the iTunes Blues Chart, #2 on the Billboard Blues Chart, and #11 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. In 2018, they released 'Poor Until Payday' which hit #1 on the iTunes Blues Chart, #4 on the Billboard Blues Chart, and […]
"Think Tina Turner fronting AC/DC and you'll have half of the picture. She's a machine you've got no excuse if you miss seeing her Nikki Hill is a revelation, her band masters of rocket-fueled bluesy swing, her voice the beacon which calls you home...a vocal powerhouse," raves ROLLING STONE.
The George Coleman Quintet Includes: GEORGE COLEMAN (Sax); George Coleman, Jr. (Drums); Esteemed Double-Bassist JOHN WEBBER; Critically Acclaimed Pianist/Keyboardist MIKE DELONNE; and Prolific Tenor Saxophonist ERIC ALEXANDER. "Greatness is assuredly the only word applicable to the player ..." states JAZZ TIMES. "He's still one of the most fluent and inventive tenor saxophonists around," says THE […]
Love will find a way!! Enjoy a night of easy rock and help tackle a complex issue. Proceeds from this event will go to support the immediate needs of residents at Cross Roads House in Portsmouth. An advocate and shelter for the unhoused in the Seacoast area since 1982, Cross Roads works with individuals and […]
"The album is a revelatory experience, one that stands as not only Tommy Castro's most essential effort to date, but a sheer, soaring tour-de-force as well," states LIVING BLUES (Album Review of 'A Bluesman Came To Town'). "Tommy Castro is a soulful singer and stinging guitarist...gritty, funky, and rocking," raves the BOSTON GLOBE. "Irresistible contemporary […]
These programs and loving staff became extended family to a beloved local woman, Susan Driscoll Wilson, who passed in January 2023 after her long battle with Myeloma cancer. Her husband Joe Wilson (The Joshua Tree), with friends at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club have come together to give thanks and awareness to these organizations and […]
"Since making his big initial splash a decade ago with a first place win in the Blues Foundation's 2009 International Blues Challenge in Memphis plus the Albert King Award for Best Guitarist, Soars has only added to his good reputation with every subsequent release and tour," says ROCK AND BLUES MUSE. "This is all great […]
"Since making his big initial splash a decade ago with a first place win in the Blues Foundation's 2009 International Blues Challenge in Memphis plus the Albert King Award for Best Guitarist, Soars has only added to his good reputation with every subsequent release and tour," says ROCK AND BLUES MUSE. "This is all great […]
"He plays and writes with the clarity, inventiveness, and power of blues/rock masters like Bonamassa, Billy Gibbons, and Pat Travers...He shows the maturity and mojo of a veteran...Expect to hear his name a lot in the next decade. He's going to have a big impact on the future of the blues," raves ROCK & BLUES […]
"Salvant, regularly and rightly, is considered one of the greatest jazz singers of her generation, but that label sells her short," raves ROLLING STONE. "His fundamentals as a player could hardly be stronger, and his instincts as a composer and bandleader are almost startlingly mature," states the NEW YORK TIMES.
"Dumpstaphunk is the best funk band from New Orleans right now," says the NEW YORK TIMES. "Dumpstaphunk has grown from a small side project into one of New Orleans' most prestigious modern funk ensembles," states ROLLING STONE.
"Dumpstaphunk is the best funk band from New Orleans right now," says the NEW YORK TIMES. "Dumpstaphunk has grown from a small side project into one of New Orleans' most prestigious modern funk ensembles," states ROLLING STONE.
"Robert Cray is considered one of the lasts remaining of the blues king's era, besides Buddy Guy, Jimmy Vaughan, Robben Ford, and Clapton...The smooth voice and cleanness of Cray's guitar tone are unmistakable..." says BLUES ROCK REVIEW.
"Robert Cray is considered one of the lasts remaining of the blues king's era, besides Buddy Guy, Jimmy Vaughan, Robben Ford, and Clapton...The smooth voice and cleanness of Cray's guitar tone are unmistakable..." says BLUES ROCK REVIEW.
