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  • Shades of Blue Featuring Jon Butcher & Diane Blue

    Shades of Blue Featuring JON BUTCHER & DIANE BLUE is a powerhouse New England blues-rock ensemble featuring Grammy-nominated guitarist Jon Butcher, powerhouse blues harp and vocals from Diane Blue, fiery guitar work by Chuck Farrell, groove-driven drums from A.J. Vallee, and deep, soulful bass from John Ryder. Blending searing guitar riffs, soulful harp, and tight, dynamic rhythms, the band delivers high-voltage performances rooted in rock, blues, and roots traditions, bringing decades of experience from the region's top stages to every show. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:30 PM, so you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

  • Local Artist Series: Mica’s Groove Train

    Mica's Groove Train is an exciting neo-soul band making waves in the music industry. Mica's Groove Train prides themselves on a beautiful, versatile sound and broad fanbase. The Band Includes: Yamica "Mica" Peterson (vocals), Stacy Bugg (bass), Joe Rizzo (drums), Paul Lessard (guitar). The Box Office at Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM, offering both in-person and phone ticket sales. You can purchase tickets by calling 888-603-5299 (ext. 1) or by visiting us at 135 Congress Street in Portsmouth, NH. For online purchases and to check out our food and beverage menus, please visit jimmysoncongress.com. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:30 PM, so you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

  • Isaiah Sharkey

    Isaiah Sharkey stands at the confluence of modern soul, jazz, R&B, and Black American guitar tradition, carrying forward a lineage that links George Benson, Curtis Mayfield, Wes Montgomery, and Jimi Hendrix while forging a vocabulary entirely his own. A Grammy Award-winning guitarist, vocalist, composer, and producer, Sharkey has become one of the most respected musicians of his generation, celebrated for his sophisticated harmonic sensibility, unmistakable tone, and ability to shape-shift effortlessly between musical worlds. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:30 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

  • Norman Brown

    Grammy-winning and multi-platinum selling guitarist Norman Brown has sold over five million albums and is celebrated by uDiscover Music as one of the 50 greatest guitarists of all time. Known for his jaw-dropping virtuosity, unrivaled ability to fuse jazz, R&B, pop, funk, and blues, and a career spanning four decades, iconic guitarist George Benson calls him "one of the greatest and most articulate guitarists out there." The contemporary jazz master released his anticipated 15th recording, Authentically Norman, on March 20, 2026. The album features collaborations with Paul Brown, Wirlie Morris, and Shane Theriot, pairing high-velocity precision with deep, soulful, in-the-pocket grooves. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:00 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

  • Norman Brown

    Grammy-winning and multi-platinum selling guitarist Norman Brown has sold over five million albums and is celebrated by uDiscover Music as one of the 50 greatest guitarists of all time. Known for his jaw-dropping virtuosity, unrivaled ability to fuse jazz, R&B, pop, funk, and blues, and a career spanning four decades, iconic guitarist George Benson calls him "one of the greatest and most articulate guitarists out there." The contemporary jazz master released his anticipated 15th recording, Authentically Norman, on March 20, 2026. The album features collaborations with Paul Brown, Wirlie Morris, and Shane Theriot, pairing high-velocity precision with deep, soulful, in-the-pocket grooves. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 9:00 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM.

  • Davy Knowles

    Davy Knowles is one of today's leading blues-rock guitarists, celebrated for his unmistakable style on acoustic, mandolin, national steel, and electric guitar. Since his breakthrough with Back Door Slam's acclaimed 2007 debut Roll Away, he has released multiple Top 5 Billboard Blues albums and earned praise from guitar icons including Peter Frampton, who called him "the gunslinger guitarist of the 21st century," and Joe Satriani, who hailed him as "my favorite modern bluesman." Knowles has toured and performed with Jeff Beck, The Who, Joe Bonamassa, Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Thorogood, and Kid Rock, while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live and CBS Good Morning America. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:30 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

  • Local Artist Series: Foreside Funk

    Foreside Funk with Special Guest Kenya Hall, together for the first time at Jimmy's. Foreside Funk is an eleven-piece New England funk and soul band built around a powerful six-piece horn section, tight rhythms, and strong vocals. For this special performance at Jimmy's, Foreside Funk welcomes acclaimed vocalist Kenya Hall. One of New England's most respected soul and funk singers, Kenya has shared stages with artists including The Roots, Dr. John, Fred Wesley, Lettuce, Jon Fishman, Nigel Hall, Shemekia Copeland, and Rustic Overtones. The band has created new horn arrangements for songs from Kenya's repertoire, combining her powerful voice with Foreside Funk's horn-driven sound. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:30 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

  • Graham Nash – Live on Tour 2026

    Graham Nash will perform a career-spanning musical journey through his years with The Hollies, CSN, CSNY, and his beloved solo efforts. He will be joined by Todd Caldwell (keyboards), Adam Minkoff (guitars, drums, and vocals), and Zack Djanikian (guitars, drums, and vocals. Nash is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, with CSN, and with the Hollies. He was also inducted twice into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and with CSN, and he is a GRAMMY Award winner. Towering above virtually everything that Nash has accomplished in his multi-faceted career are the songs that he has written and introduced to the soundtrack of the past half-century, starting with "Marrakesh Express," from Crosby, Stills & Nash, and "Teach Your Children" and "Our House" from CSNY's Déjà Vu. Doors open at 5:30 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

  • Roomful of Blues

    Roomful of Blues has spent more than five decades setting the standard for horn-driven blues and R&B. Formed in Rhode Island in 1967, the Grammy-nominated ensemble has earned a reputation for its electrifying blend of jump blues, swing, soul, and rock 'n' roll, with DownBeat calling them "a class by themselves." Led by master guitarist Chris Vachon since 1998, the band has received five Grammy nominations, seven Blues Music Awards, and was twice named Best Blues Band in the DownBeat International Critics Poll. Known for their powerhouse horn section and high-energy performances, Roomful of Blues has shared stages with legends including B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and Carlos Santana. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:30 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

  • Nicole Zuraitis

    Nicole Zuraitis is a two-time Grammy Award winner and six-time Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist, pianist, songwriter, arranger, producer, and bandleader whose artistry continues to redefine the modern jazz landscape. Her 2024 album How Love Begins, co-produced with Christian McBride, earned the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, making her the first artist to win the category with an album entirely written and arranged by herself. Her acclaimed live release Live at Vic's Las Vegas received two Grammy nominations in 2026, and her forthcoming studio album, The Devil I Knew, produced by Larry Klein, arrives in 2026. An accomplished educator and advocate, she serves on the vocal faculty at NYU. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:30 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

  • Parlor Greens

    Parlor Greens is a powerhouse organ trio bringing together three acclaimed musicians from across the soul, blues, and funk worlds: organist Adam Scone (The Sugarman 3, Scone Cash Players), guitarist Jimmy James (True Loves, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio), and drummer Tim Carman (GA-20). Formed through a shared love of classic organ-combo recordings, the trio blends deep-groove soul jazz, blues, and heavy instrumental funk with effortless chemistry and world-class musicianship. Their debut album, In Green / We Dream, was recorded live to tape at Colemine Records' Portage Lounge studio in Ohio, capturing the raw energy and spontaneity of three master musicians creating in the moment. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:30 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

  • Bill Charlap Trio

    Grammy Award winning pianist BILL CHARLAP has performed with many of the leading artists of our time, including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wynton Marsalis, Ron Carter, Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Houston Person, Barbra Streisand and Phil Woods. He is acclaimed for his solo and trio interpretations of the American Popular Songbook and has recorded albums featuring the music of Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, and Duke Ellington. Bill Charlap has earned Grammy nominations for Uptown Downtown, Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein, and The Bill Charlap Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:30 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

  • Charlie Musselwhite & GA-20: Together Onstage!

    Blues Now brings together harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite and acclaimed trio GA-20 for a collaboration rooted in tradition and forward momentum. A Grammy Award-winning artist with a career spanning more than 60 years, Musselwhite remains a defining voice of Chicago blues. GA-20, formed in 2018, has quickly built a national reputation with multiple Billboard Blues chart-topping releases and a raw, high-energy approach grounded in classic electric blues. Their album Blues Now (New West Records) captures the group's live, in-the-room chemistry, blending original material and reimagined classics. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:30 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

  • Oktoberfest: Eastern Sound Polka Band

    Enjoy a thoughtfully crafted menu celebrating the flavors of Germany, festive Oktoberfest brews, and seasonal cocktails, all set to the backdrop of authentic live music. Regular dinner menu is available with specials. Doors at 5pm. Dinner is available from 5pm until 8:30pm. Music from 6pm to 9pm! Reserved seating. Eastern Sound Polka Band! With decades of experience and a reputation as one of New England's top polka ensembles, the Eastern Sound Polka Band brings energy, tradition, and fun to every performance. Featuring Tony Malionek (keyboards, accordion), Lee Elmowitz (trumpet), John Sobczak (leader, drums), Mike Petrishen (clarinet, sax, violin), and Peter Sylvester (bass, violin), the group has entertained audiences across the United States and Canada. From lively polka beats to festive German folk tunes, their performances are the perfect soundtrack for Oktoberfest celebrations. Event time has changed from 7:00pm to 6:00pm.

  • Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters

    Ronnie Earl is a legendary blues guitarist and four-time Blues Music Award winner for Guitar Player of the Year (1997, 1999, 2014, 2018), celebrated for his deeply expressive tone and emotionally charged playing. He has also served as an Associate Professor of Guitar at Berklee College of Music and taught at the National Guitar Summer Workshop in Connecticut, influencing generations of players. His long-running band, Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, has remained a cornerstone of modern blues for more than three decades. Jimmy's features a full-service restaurant, and food is available for purchase at every performance. Doors open at 5:30 PM, when you can order dinner directly from your ticketed seat, no separate dinner reservations needed! Kitchen service runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.