Past Performers
From Grammy winners to legends of the blues, Jimmy’s stage has hosted some of the finest musicians in the world. Take a look back at the incredible artists who’ve brought their sound to Portsmouth, and see who’s coming next.
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features World-Renowned Acoustic Guitarist ANDY MCKEE on Sunday November 19 at 7:30 P.M.
ANDY MCKEE is among the world's finest acoustic guitarists - to many he is the greatest acoustic guitarist of all-time. McKee's crossover success has helped him to achieve millions upon millions of YouTube viewers, underscoring his emergence as one of today's most...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY® Award-Winning Jazz Ensemble RANKY TANKY on Sunday November 12 at 7:30 P.M.
GRAMMY® Award-Winning RANKY TANKY's debut album soared to the #1 position on the Billboard, Amazon, and iTunes Jazz Charts, while their second album won them a GRAMMY® Award for "Best Regional Roots Album". Tickets for RANKY TANKY at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features 15x-GRAMMY® Award Nominated Jazz Pianist & Composer FRED HERSCH on Saturday November 4 at 7:00 and 9:30 P.M.
FRED HERSCH's 15 GRAMMY® Award Nominations include 7 for "Best Jazz Album", 6 for "Best Improvised Jazz Solo" and 2 for "Best Instrumental Composition." Hersch has been called "A Living Legend" by THE NEW YORKER. Tickets for FRED HERSCH and his Acclaimed Trio at...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features 4x-Blues Music Award-Winner & 10x-Blues Music Award Nominated Guitarist, Singer & Songwriter SUE FOLEY on Sunday November 5 at 7:30 P.M.
Award-Winning Blues Musician SUE FOLEY won the 2022 and 2023 Blues Music Award for "Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year", her second and third time winning the award. Foley also won the 2022 Blues Music Award for "Traditional Blues Album of the Year" ('Pinky's...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features World-Renowned BRUBECK BROTHERS QUARTET on Friday October 27 at 7 & 9:30 P.M.
GRAMMY® Award Nominated Jazz Artists - and Brothers – Chris and Dan Brubeck bring the Brubeck Brothers Quartet back to Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club. Tickets for the BRUBECK BROTHERS QUARTET at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, NH on Friday October 27 at 7...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features 3x-GRAMMY® Award Nominated Jazz Pianist & Composer JOEY ALEXANDER on Friday October 13 at 7:30 P.M.
3x-GRAMMY® Award Nominated Jazz Pianist & Composer JOEY ALEXANDER is widely regarded as a wunderkind, having taught himself to play piano at the age of 6 by listening to his father's classic jazz albums. Alexander is the youngest artist ever to be Nominated for a...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features 5x-GRAMMY® Award-Winners & 12x-GRAMMY® Nominated Living Legends BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA on Thursday October 12 at 7:30 P.M.
BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA are recipients of the GRAMMY® LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD and ROLLING STONE calls them "Gospel Titans" while THE NEW YORKER calls them "Legendary." Tickets for BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, NH on Thursday...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features Legendary 4x-Blues Music Award-Winning Guitarist, Singer & Songwriter WALTER TROUT on Sunday October 1 at 7:30 P.M.
Legendary Blues Rock Guitarist, Singer & Songwriter WALTER TROUT won the "Blues Rock Album of the Year" Award in 2016 ('Battle Scars') and 2018 ('We're All In This Together') at the Blues Music Awards, and Trout's most recent acclaimed album, 'Ride' (2022), peaked...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features Legendary Blues Music Icon, 5x-GRAMMY® Award-Winner, and 20x-Blues Music Award-Winning Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter ROBERT CRAY on Friday and Saturday, September 1 and 2 at 7:30 P.M.
Multi-Platinum Selling Artist, Blues Hall of Famer, and 5x-GRAMMY® Award-Winner ROBERT CRAY has released 20 Acclaimed Albums, sold millions of albums worldwide, and is one of the most successful, popular and influential blues musicians. Tickets for THE ROBERT CRAY...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features 2x-GRAMMY® Award Nominated Saxophonist & Vocalist MINDI ABAIR on Friday September 15 at 7 and 9:30 P.M.
2x-GRAMMY® Award Nominated Saxophonist and Vocalist MINDI ABAIR has been electrifying audiences with her thrilling live performances and utter command of the saxophone since her debut album in 1999. No one since Junior Walker has brought Saxophone and Vocals in one...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features 3x-GRAMMY® Award-Winning Jazz Singer CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT with GRAMMY® Award-Winning Jazz Pianist SULLIVAN FORTNER on Tuesday August 29 at 7:30 P.M.
3x-GRAMMY® Award-Winning and 5x-GRAMMY® Nominated Jazz Singer & Composer CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT joins forces with GRAMMY® Award-Winning Pianist & Composer SULLIVAN FORTNER for an evening of unparalleled jazz excellence at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features Legendary Blues Musicians ELVIN BISHOP and CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE on Thursday August 17 at 7:30 P.M.
Blues and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Guitarist, Singer & Songwriter ELVIN BISHOP joins forces with Blues Hall of Famer and GRAMMY® Award-Winning Harmonica Master, Singer & Songwriter CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE to present their 2022 GRAMMY® Award Nominated album '100...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY® Award-Winning & Multi-GRAMMY® Award Nominated Vocalist CATHERINE RUSSELL on Saturday, August 5 at 7:30 P.M.
GRAMMY® Award-Winning Vocalist CATHERINE RUSSELL and her Acclaimed Band present "Swing Cats Ball" in homage to Catherine's father Luis Russell, along with the incredible singers who worked with him, including Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington, and many others! Tickets...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features Genre-Smashing Groove Masters SOULIVE with 3x-GRAMMY® Award-Winning Guitarist ERIC KRASNO on Thursday August 3 at 7 & 9:30 P.M.
World-Renowned Trio SOULIVE features 3x-GRAMMY® Award-Winning Guitarist and Songwriter ERIC KRASNO, Renowned and Prolific Drummer ALAN EVANS, and Acclaimed and Mesmerizing Keyboardist NEAL EVANS. Tickets for Soulive at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth,...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features NEA Jazz Master and GRAMMY® Award-Winning Jazz Trombonist DELFEAYO MARSALIS & THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA on Sunday July 30 at 6:30 and 9 P.M.
NEA Jazz Master & GRAMMY® Award-Winning Jazz Trombonist, Composer and Bandleader DELFEAYO MARSALIS returns with THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA following their Sold Out shows at Jimmy's in 2022. Tickets for Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra at Jimmy's...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY® Award-Winner & 14x-GRAMMY® Nominated Jazz Saxophonist and Composer JOE LOVANO on Sunday July 16 at 7:30 P.M.
GRAMMY® Award-Winning Saxophonist JOE LOVANO is fearless in finding new modes of artistic expression. "One of the jazz world's most celebrated musicians," says NPR. Tickets for Joe Lovano and his Acclaimed Quartet at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth,...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features Multi-Platinum-Selling, 2x-GRAMMY® Award-Winner & 17x-GRAMMY® Nominated Jazz Piano Legend BOB JAMES on Tuesday July 11 at 7:30 P.M.
2x-GRAMMY® Award Winner and 17x-GRAMMY® Nominated Jazz Piano Legend BOB JAMES' career is long, varied and continues to evolve at every turn. From his first days in Marshall, Missouri, the music of Bob James has captivated audiences throughout the world. Tickets...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY® Award Nominee & 7x-Blues Music Award-Winning Pianist/Keyboardist and Vocalist VICTOR WAINWRIGHT & THE TRAIN on Saturday July 8 at 7 & 9:30 P.M.
GRAMMY® Award Nominated Blues Pianist/Keyboardist and Vocalist VICTOR WAINWRIGHT has been nominated 7 times for "Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year" at the Blues Music Awards - winning the award 5 times (2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, & 2020). Tickets for Victor...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY® Award-Winner & 12x-GRAMMY® Nominated Saxophonist & Composer KIRK WHALUM on Friday July 7 at 7 & 9:30 P.M.
GRAMMY® Award-Winning Saxophonist KIRK WHALUM's music is usually described as soulful, passionate, and stirring. Kirk Whalum toured with Whitney Houston for more than 7 years and it's his sax heard on the mega-hit, "I Will Always Love You", the best-selling single by...
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY® Award-Winning Funk, R&B, and Soul Artist JON CLEARY & THE ABSOLUTE MONSTER GENTLEMEN on Saturday June 24 at 7 & 9:30 P.M.
GRAMMY® Award-Winner Jon Cleary was Bonnie Raitt's piano player for over a decade and his New Orleans-style playing continues to be a beloved fixture of the Crescent City. Jon Cleary & The Monster Gentlemen are a mainstay at the annual New Orleans Jazz and...