Mark Hummel Band - OUTSIDE

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Grammy-nominated Harmonica man/singer/songwriter/bandleader/author/impresario MARK HUMMEL was born in New Haven, CT but moved to Los Angeles as a newborn. Hummel took up an interest in blues harp & rock-blues music in high school but soon discovered the originators like Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson & Little Walter. Soon after, Hummel frequented the Ash Grove club on Melrose Ave. in LA where he saw (in a three month period) three blues legends he would later work with on a regular basis; Charlie Musselwhite, Brownie McGhee (w/Sonny Terry) & James Cotton. By 1985 Mark Hummel's Blues Survivors hit the road full time & continue till the present (Hummel's memoir, "Big Road Blues: 12 Bars on I-80" recounts many road exploits). Hummel's been featured on over thirty recordings since 1985 including his 2014 Blind Pig Records, Remembering Little Walter (a recording of a Hummel Blues Harp Blowout.) The CD was nominated for a Grammy Award and won two Blues Music Awards. Hummel's most recent release, Harpbreaker (September 2018/Electro-Fi), is an all-instrumental harmonica album that redefines the scope and beauty of what the instrument is capable of in the right hands.

Steve Freund is known for collaborations with Boz Scaggs, Sunnyland Slim, Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Otis Rush, Bo Diddley, and a 12-year stint alongside Cotton.

Gary Silva has played drums w/Ron Thompson, Jr. Walker, Elvin Bishop(9 yrs), John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy & Jr Wells, Mick Taylor, Charlie Musselwhite, Nick Gravenities & more.

Randy Bermudes plays bass in Charlie Musselwhite Band, formerly with/Fabulous Thunderbirds & Little Charlie & Nightcats.

Show is on Smiley's patio.

Standing room only

Kitchen closes at 8pm

Host or Publisher Smiley's Schooner Saloon