"All the songs exemplify John's long commitment to Chicago blues and keeping the flame burning. This is a really great album which I most highly recommend for adding to your blues collection. It is one you will listen to over and over again!" raves BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE (2022 Album Review of 'Hard Times')."Primer and Corritore are […]
"Ana Popovic is a formidable guitarist and a persuasive singer...Like Hendrix, she has an omnivorous approach that draws equally from blues, jazz and rock," says DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE. "She's a first-rate guitarist..." states ELMORE MAGAZINE. "Her funk-influenced blues rock is reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix, but with her own distinctive musical voice..." raves BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE.
"If it wasn't for Walter Trout and Gary Moore, you never would have heard of Joe Bonamassa..." states JOE BONAMASSA. "One of the most talented rock and blues players on the world's stage," raves JOHN MAYALL. Walter Trout will be joined at Jimmy's with his outstanding band: JOHNNY GRIPARIC (Bass); TEDDY 'ZIG ZAG' ANDREADIS (Piano/Harmonica); […]
SOLD OUT - THE TONYMACK BAND - Portmouth's Number One, Deep Tracks , Classic Rock, R&B Band - will be performing at Jimmy's Jazz Club Monday, October 2, 2023 starting at 7:00 P.M. Doors open at 5:30 P.M. General Admission Tickets are $10.00 through TicketMaster, and $15 at the door. Table seating will be available […]
"His magic lies in using an encyclopedic knowledge of harmony and prodigious technique..." states GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE on Oz Noy. "Chambers is one of the world's greatest living drummers, renowned and sought after by musicians from all genres. Playing professionally from the age of 6, he joined Parliament-Funkadelic at 19..." says JAZZ TIMES.
"Positively joyous. A treat," says THE GUARDIAN. "Her voice is a conflux where hope, sensuality and tragedy all merge...the most original jazz singer in a generation," states the BOSTON GLOBE. "The perfect match. Through voice and guitar alone the pair create a remarkably expansive soundworld..." says DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE.
Michael Lington has worked with Michael Bolton, Barry Manilow, Aaron Neville, Boney James, Mike Love, Randy Crawford, Bobby Caldwell, Dave Koz, Kenny Lattimore, Ryan Shaw, Little Richard, Joan Sebastian, Cristian Castro, Booker T. Jones, The Dap-Kings, Ray Parker, Jr., Taylor Dayne, Brian Culbertson, Chuck Loeb, William Bell, Dave Stewart, Vince Gill, Sheléa Frazier, and many […]
"Seeing the Blind Boys of Alabama in concert is part living history, part concert, uplifting experience...the best moments come when the group join forces for stirring harmonies," raves the WASHINGTON POST. The NEW YORKER calls them "Legendary" while ROLLING STONE calls them, "Gospel Titans." RELIX MAGAZINE says, "This music is music that reaches across decades, […]
"'Origin' is a soulful, endlessly intoxicating album that builds upon Alexander's early promise as he points the way toward his future," raves ALLMUSIC (2022 Album Review of 'Origin'). "For a jazz pianist, the mastery entails a staggering breadth of knowledge about harmony, rhythm and orchestration..." states the NEW YORK TIMES. "None of us could have imagined […]
THE TIM THERIAULT BAND - Portsmouth's Number One Guitar Hero TIM THERIAULT with Jamie DeCato on Drums and Rob Gourlay on Bass - will be performing at Jimmy's Jazz Club Monday, October 16, 2023 starting at 7:00 P.M. Doors open at 5:30 P.M. General Admission Tickets are $10.00 through TicketMaster, and $15 at the door. […]
Band members: GREG CARMICHAEL (Nylon Guitar); MILES GILDERDALE (Steel String Acoustic/Electric Guitars); FRED WHITE (Keyboards); GARY GRAINGER (Bass); and GREG GRAINGER (Drums and Percussion).
"Set Sail (2022) is a super effort from one of the most stand-up American bands of the last 30 years. You're going to want it in rotation right away," raves ROCK AND BLUES MUSE. "Set Sail is their most soulful, funky creation to date..." says NO DEPRESSION (2022 Album Review of 'Set Sail'). "More than […]
Performing original songs as well as classics of The Band, The Weight Band is led by Jim Weider, a 15-year former member of The Band and the Levon Helm Band. The Weight Band originated in 2013 inside the famed Woodstock barn of Levon Helm. Weider was inspired by Helm to carry on the musical legacy […]
"There are some excellent and original players on the contemporary scene Turre is one of these, with his warm, soft-edged, markedly unbrassy tone," says THE GUARDIAN. "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 […]
PETE PETERSON & THE RHYTHM METHOD will be performing at Jimmy's Jazz Club Monday, October 23, 2023 starting at 7:00 P.M. Doors open at 5:30 P.M. General Admission Tickets are $10.00 through TicketMaster, and $15 at the Box Office day of show. Only 200 tickets available. Table seating will be available on a first come […]
"Great chops, great imagination...It doesn't get much better than this," raves VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE (on Greg Koch). Koch Marshall Trio's most recent album, "From The Up'nuh", not only showcases TOBY LEE MARSHALL's explosive organ playing alongside the fiendish fretboard work of guitar master Greg Koch and the power-pocket playing of his drummer son Dylan, it […]
"Nicole Zuraitis has a heart full of soul and a voice full of sunshine," states ALL ABOUT JAZZ.
"The Brubeck Brothers Quartet attains that rarefied level where music is both relaxed and expressive, and their joy in its creation is contagious. There's really nothing out there that comes close to their unique brand of inventiveness," says ALL ABOUT JAZZ. "A composer with a real flair for lyrical melody - a 21st Century Lenny […]
"The Brubeck Brothers Quartet attains that rarefied level where music is both relaxed and expressive, and their joy in its creation is contagious. There's really nothing out there that comes close to their unique brand of inventiveness," says ALL ABOUT JAZZ. "A composer with a real flair for lyrical melody - a 21st Century Lenny […]
SOLD OUT......THE JUMBO CIRCUS PEANUTS will be performing A SPECIAL HALLOWEEN SHOW at Jimmy's Jazz Club Monday, October 30, 2023 starting at 7:00 P.M. Doors open at 5:30 P.M. General Admission Tickets are $10.00 through TicketMaster, and $15 at the Box office day of show. Only 200 tickets available. Table seating will be available on […]
"Benny has an old soul, a quick mind and a big heart, and his music reflects both his love for the jazz tradition and his ear for the modern sound," says JAZZIZ MAGAZINE. "Benny Benack III does it all. A trumpeter, vocalist, writer and arranger with a swaggering soul and the chops to back up […]
"One of the hottest prospects on the blues scene over the last decade," states ROCK AND BLUES MUSE. "Johnson looms as one of today's premiere blues artists..." raves AMERICAN BLUES SCENE.
"Lissie is an artist who always feels authentic...The album bears all the hallmarks of a classic Lissie record. There are the Stevie Nicks-esque vocals; particularly evident on the bombastic pop of "Night Moves", which oozes with the influence of Fleetwood Mac as heavy drums and guitar drive the track forward. Also present, are the mix […]
"Hersch has remarkably produced a lasting legacy of performances, recordings, and compositions that represent the highest level of musical achievement - works unrivaled in their beauty, imagination, and complexity...a clarity and musical genius of the highest order," says ALL ABOUT JAZZ. "A pristine pianist with a poet's soul -- a pair of qualities that combine […]
"Hersch has remarkably produced a lasting legacy of performances, recordings, and compositions that represent the highest level of musical achievement - works unrivaled in their beauty, imagination, and complexity...a clarity and musical genius of the highest order," says ALL ABOUT JAZZ. "A pristine pianist with a poet's soul -- a pair of qualities that combine […]
