Harmonica
fans and blues aficionados know Dennis Gruenling by his being awarded
Best Modern Harmonica Player for 3 years in a row by Real Blues Magazine,
that doesn't prepare you for the show you'll encounter with his ensemble
Jump Time. They are part Count Basie swing, part Muddy Waters blues &
all serious fun, especially when you add vocalist Gina Fox to the mix.
Gruenling has graced stages across this country from New Orleans to Chicago,
from NY to California. For his blues credentials, he's performed with
Little Sammy Davis, Snooky Pryor, Pinetop Perkins, Jimmy Dawkins, AC Reed,
& Luther Tucker, among others. But don't expect a night of straight
blues. Dennis and his all-star band have cut their teeth on the classics,
but have all stretched the boundaries of this timeless American art form
while also drinking from the well of jazz, R&B, soul, & rock-n-roll.
They'll take you back to the time where blues musicians could swing, when
jazz was played with soul, & the musicians (& their fans) weren't
afraid to let their hair down & have a good time!
'Gruenling & his mates have without doubt located one important new
way to play.' -Illinois Entertainer
'Gruenling has achieved a sound that promises to re-define the role of
the harmonica...he's developed a sort of Lester Young meets Little Walter
style. -HIP Magazine
'Dennis Gruenling continues to prove that he’s a force to be reckoned
with, both as a harmonica superpower, & as a jump blues musician &
bandleader.' –Peter Krampert author of Encyclopedia
of the Harmonica
'Dennis Gruenling is one of my favorite harmonica players; his tone an
phrasing is as good as it gets!' -Charlie Musselwhite