Mark Hummel's All Star Blues w/Junior Watson & Anson Funderburgh

Tickets cost $28 in advance, $33 day of show (including service charges). They are also available by phone through Hold My Ticket at 505-886-1251.

FUSION | 708 is a beautiful black box theater and art gallery in the FUSION arts campus on the edge of downtown (at 1st and Lomas). The theater can be configured in a variety of ways. This show will be all seated.

Grammy-nominated harmonica man Mark Hummel has put together a Super Blues Band with iconic blues guitarists Texan Anson Funderburgh and SoCal legend Junior Watson, Upright veteran Bill Stuve and famed Texas drummer Wes Starr for this tour. Members have played with Delbert McClinton, Boz Scaggs, Canned Heat, Charlie Musselwhite, Kim Wilson, Rod Piazza, Brownie McGhee, Huey Lewis, James Cotton and more. 

Mark Hummel started playing harmonica in 1970 and is considered one of the premier blues harmonica players of his generation. He 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. Thanks to his albums, constant touring and appearances at the major blues festivals, he's firmly established his solid reputation around the US and Europe. 

Born in New Haven, CT but raised in Los Angeles till he graduated high school, Mark moved to Berkeley at age 18 to pursue a career in blues music, where he felt the music was taken more seriously. 

Mark started the Blues Survivors in 1977 with Mississippi Johnny Waters. He has toured or recorded with blues legends Charles Brown, Charlie Musselwhite, Lowell Fulson, Billy Boy Arnold, Carey Bell, Lazy Lester, Brownie McGhee, Eddie Taylor, Luther Tucker and Jimmy Rogers.

Texas bluesman Anson Funderburgh's unmistakable style, tone and sensibility has made him one of contemporary blues music's most important guitar players. Cult status guitarist Junior Watson, a former member of The Mighty Flyers and Canned Heat, has melded diverse styles to create one of the most unique and original guitar voices to come along in years.

Road Dog, Mark Hummel's newest album, features mostly recordings from 2024, complemented by three previously unissued tracks from the 2015 sessions for Golden State Lone Star, along with a couple of previously unreleased gems. The All Stars on this recording are some of the most revered players in the Traditional Blues Genre, including Funderburgh and Watson. Six songs are original, while others are well-chosen covers.