Jerry Portnoy Concert History

Jerry Portnoy was born in Chicago in 1943 and brought up in the vicinity of the Maxwell Street market, where his father owned a rug store. There, among the haggling customers and traders, many of the original blues players who had drifted to Chicago from the south would set up and play for whatever loose change was dropped at their feet. Even so, it was only at the age of 25, and after failed attempts to master several other instruments, that Portnoy discovered his aptitude for playing the harmonica.

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Jerry Portnoy Tours & Concerts (Page 2)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 02, 2008
Notodden Blues Festival
"Notodden Blues Festival" / John Hiatt / Janiva Magness / Ryan Shaw / Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Ray Davies / Aste Hum Sem / Kim Rune Hagen / Diunna Greenleaf / Nalle Trio / Omar / Haddy N'jie / Ian Siegal / The Bruce Katz Band / Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin / Jerry Portnoy / Henry Butler / Bobby Rush / James "Super Chikan" Johnson / Kenny Brown / Jolly Jumper & Big Moe / Willie "Big Eyes" Smith / David Maxwell / Calvin Jones Show all bands
Festival Grounds Notodden, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Aug 01, 2008
Notodden Blues Festival
"Notodden Blues Festival" / John Hiatt / Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Nalle Trio / Omar / Jolly Jumper & Big Moe / Halvard & Ellen Marie / Henry Butler / Rita Engedalen / Bobby Rush / James "Super Chikan" Johnson / Kenny Brown / Little Victor / Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin / Willie "Big Eyes" Smith / Diunna Greenleaf / Jerry Portnoy / David Maxwell / Calvin Jones Show all bands
Festival Grounds Notodden, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Jul 31, 2008
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Fest.
"Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Fest." / Muddy Waters Reunion Band / James Cotton / Jerry Portnoy / Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin / Willie "Big Eyes" Smith / David Maxwell / Calvin Jones
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The Queen's Hall Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 01, 2008
MARK HUMMEL / Rick Estrin & The Nightcats / Curtis Salgado / Rusty Zinn / Jerry Portnoy Thunderbird Café and Music Hall Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 29, 2008
MARK HUMMEL / Curtis Salgado / Jerry Portnoy / Rick Estrin & The Nightcats B.B. King Blues Club New York, New York, United States
Apr 28, 2008
MARK HUMMEL / Curtis Salgado / Rick Estrin & The Nightcats / Jerry Portnoy Union Bluff Meeting House York Beach, Maine, United States
Apr 27, 2008
Curtis Salgado / MARK HUMMEL / Rick Estrin & The Nightcats / Jerry Portnoy / Rusty Zinn

Curtis Salgado / Mark Hummel at Tupelo Music Hall

Tupelo Music Hall Derry, New Hampshire, United States
Apr 26, 2008
MARK HUMMEL / Curtis Salgado / Rick Estrin & The Nightcats / Jerry Portnoy / Rusty Zinn Narrows Center for the Arts Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Apr 25, 2008
MARK HUMMEL / Curtis Salgado / Jerry Portnoy / Rusty Zinn / Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Route 63 Roadhouse Millers Falls, Massachusetts, United States
Apr 23, 2008
MARK HUMMEL / Curtis Salgado / Rusty Zinn / Rick Estrin & The Nightcats / Jerry Portnoy Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Sep 01, 2006
MARK HUMMEL / Magic Dick / Lee Oskar / Jerry Portnoy B.B. King Blues Club New York, New York, United States
Aug 29, 2006
"Blues Harmonica Blowout" / Magic Dick / Lee Oskar / The Jerry Portnoy Band / Jerry Portnoy / MARK HUMMEL

Blues Harmonica Blowout

Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Jan 15, 2006
MARK HUMMEL / Jerry Portnoy / Magic Dick / Lee Oskar Yoshi's Oakland Oakland, California, United States
Jan 14, 2006
MARK HUMMEL / Lee Oskar / Jerry Portnoy / Magic Dick Yoshi's Oakland Oakland, California, United States
Jan 13, 2006
MARK HUMMEL / Magic Dick / Jerry Portnoy / Lee Oskar Yoshi's Oakland Oakland, California, United States
Oct 04, 2005
Duke Robillard / Jerry Portnoy Hotel Utica Ballroom Utica, New York, United States
Apr 24, 2005
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
"New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" / Little Freddie King / Basin Street Sheiks / Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet / Hot 8 Brass Band / Danza / Rosie Ledet / Charles Teony / King Karl / Tommy McLain / Brotherhood Of Groove / Troy Andrews / Jerry Portnoy / Leigh "Lil' Queenie" Harris / Charlie Musselwhite / Brian Wilson / Ingrid Lucia / Juanes / Warren Storm / The Wild Magnolias / John Lee & The Heralds Of Christ / Rosalia De Cuba / Young Magnolias / Hot Club Of New Orleans / Ba Cissoko / Luther Kent / Unstoppable Gospel Singers / Julieta Venegas / Hackberry Ramblers / Phil Phillips / Lance Ellis / Mighty Chariots Of Fire / Carlos Nakai / Popular Ladies SAPC / Lurrie Bell / Carey bell / Campbell Brothers / Olympia Aide / James Cotton / Sista Teedy & Umami / Jon Cleary / Chris Thomas King / Alvin Batiste / Nelly / G. Love & Special Sauce / Johnson Extension / Curtis Fuller / Otis Joseph & Zamar / 007 / Balfa Toujours / Smokie Norful / New Birth Brass Band / Hammond State Strawberry Jammers / Bob French / Rebirth Brass Band / Almas Gemelas / Fury of Five / Creole Jazz Serenaders with Don Vappie / C.c. Adcock / Intercollegiate Gospel Choir / Dr. John / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / La Excelencia / Ninth Ward Hunters / Jazz Messengers Legacy Band / Tyrone Foster & The Arc Singers / Irvin Mayfield Jr. / Roy Roget & the Sons of the Bayouneers / Victor Manuelle / Dimensions Of Faith / Voices of Distinction / Cyril Neville & The Uptown Allstars / New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Rhythm Section / Jeff & Vida / the iguanas / Rockin' Jake / Native Nation Intertribal Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Aug 17, 2003
The Robert Cray Band / Jerry Portnoy / Bernard Allison / Odetta / Robert Lockwood Jr. Pier 54, Hudson River Park New York, New York, United States
Aug 31, 1994
Blues Music Festival & Tribute to Muddy Waters
B.B. King / Little Feat / Dr. John / Pinetop perkins / Calvin Fuzz Jones / Luther Guitar Junior Johnson / Willie Big Eyes Smith / Bob Margolin / Jerry Portnoy
Poplar Creek Music Theatre Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
Apr 13, 1990
Jerry Portnoy Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

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