Grammy Nominee, Blues Award Winner, Author, and Harp Man Mark Hummel had a banner year in 2014.  Grammy Nominated for his Remembering Little Walter CD he produced and performed on, Mark also won Best Blues CD and Best Traditional Blues CD at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis, TN. Mark’s The Hustle Is Really Onclimbed to #2 and stayed in the top five for four months on the Living Blues Radio Charts. Hummel’s book “BIG ROAD BLUES:12 Bars on I-80” garnered rave reviews and was nominated for best Independent Book release.

Mark Hummel is one of the very top-notch guys on the Blues Harmonica scene today.

He’s a great traditional player”

– Billy Boy Arnold

“Hummel, a specialist in West Coast Blues, knows a thing or two about how to please an audience” 
– New Yorker

Mark Hummel started playing harmonica in 1970 and is considered one of the premier blues harmonica players of his generation. Thanks to over thirty recordings since 1985, including the Grammy-nominated 2013 release Blind Pig recording Remembering Little Walter (part of the Blues Harmonica Blowout CD series).  Mark Hummel’s Blues Harmonica Blowout™ started in 1991 and has featured every major legend (Mayall, Musselwhite, Cotton, etc.) on blues harp as well as almost every player of note on the instrument – a who’s who of players.

Hummel is a road warrior – a true Blues Survivor. Along the way, he has crafted his own trademark harmonica sound – a subtle combination of tone, phrasing, and attack combined with a strong sense of swing. Mark has been with Electro-Fi Records since 2000, releasing five CDs. Thanks to Mark’s earlier albums, constant touring, and appearances at the major blues festivals, he’s firmly established his solid reputation around the US and Europe.

“Hummel plays the harmonica with the fat, full sound that made Little Walter sound almost like a saxophonist rather than a harp man”. 
-Chicago Sun-Times

“Mark Hummel is a Harmonica Virtuoso. He is one of a handful of the Best Players ever on the Instrument”.
– Blues Revue Magazine

“Harmonica ace Mark Hummel has always surrounded himself with top-notch talent. 
Hummel certainly spends time on center stage with both his vocals and harmonica, most prominently on the instrumental “Walking with Mr. Lee”. 

  Top-notch from start to finish, skip this one at your peril.” 
– Mark Smith/Music Revue

The Blues Survivor lineup on June 11 in Syracuse includes Anson Funderburgh, Matt McCabe on piano, Russell Keys on bass, and Nick Toscano on drums.

Anson Funderburgh undeniably remains best known in the blues field for his extraordinarily concise lead guitar attack.  In addition to anchoring his latest iteration of The Rockets, he’s been touring since 2010 with Hummel as a prime factor in the Golden State-Lone Star Revue.  Another frequent musical cohort is New Orleans multi-instrumentalist Eric Lindell; they’ve recorded and toured together on a regular basis, including six appearances at the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Funderburgh’s unmistakable style, tone, and sensibility have made him one of contemporary blues music’s most important guitar players.  Once a clean-cut up-and-comer on the national blues scene whose crisp, biting guitar licks belied his soft-spoken manner, Anson has developed into a legacy artist, and his influence on countless guitarists is immeasurable.

DOORS: 4:30PM   SHOWTIME: 6PM