Bill Tarsha and the Rocket 88s led the 18th annual blues harmonica blowout last week at the Rhythm Room. More than 35 blues harmonica players performed. Tarsha and his band opened with a couple tunes.

Says Branch, “I view [comping] as important as soloing because it’s a challenge. A lot of harmonica players, they only look at the solo aspect. But to be able to enhance the rhythm section or the ...

The year is 1981. It’s mid-June. Burgeoning summer beckons Cambridge residents from their hibernation against the spiteful New England winter. The Cambridge River Festival, an annual weeklong ...

It’s an ordinary afternoon and Bob Corritore is doing what he does best: talking about the blues. Sitting at a desk inside his Scottsdale residence, the renowned harmonica player and blues guru flips ...

"Division Street" is one piece of a larger story—a collection of songs. "Division Street" is one piece of a larger story—a collection of songs following the lives of an expatriate jazz band in 1960s ...