Mark Hummel & The Blues Survivors
with special guest Rusty Zinn
Friday, August 27
The Cooperage
7220 Lomas Blvd NE
(Just east of Louisiana)
9 PM concert (7:30 PM doors)
21 and over • Limited Seating
- DJ Mary Oishi interviews Mark on KUNM's Blues Show on Wed, Aug 25 around 8.
Blues harmonica master Mark Hummel has been called "simply one of the best harmonica players working today" by Huey Lewis. He has crafted his own trademark harmonica sound: a subtle combination of tone, phrasing and attack combined with a strong sense of swing.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut and raised in Los Angeles, California, Mark absorbed the music of such Chicago based harp blowers as Little Walter, James Cotton, and Sonny Boy Williamson, before settling in Berkeley, California in 1972. There he played with local bluesmen such as Cool Papa, Boogie Jake, Mississippi Johnny Waters and Sonny Lane. In 1980, he took the helm to lead the popular Blues Survivors Band. His albums, constant touring and appearances at the major blues festivals have firmly established his solid reputation around the US and Europe.
Rusty Zinn, who played guitar in Hummel's band in the early 90s before being discovered by the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Kim Wilson, has electrified audiences around the world with his raw, burning guitar work and soulful vocals. Zinn's raw talent and deep feeling for the blues have earned him gigs and recordings over the past ten years with many blues masters. "Rusty Zinn is the genuine article: a young guitarist who is a piece of the blues future," said Blues Revue.
Tickets: $15 advance, $20 day of show.
Buy tickets on-line through Brown Paper Tickets
or by phone: 1-800-838-3006
Tickets also available (cash only plus $2 surcharge) at:
4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, 344-8139
Natural Sound, 4011 Central Ave. NE, 255-8295
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