Mark Hummel

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. His most recent album, True Believer, was a hit on the Contemporary Blues Album Chart and the Living Blues Radio Chart.

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.