Jazz Articles about Mark Wenner

The Nighthawks: Tryin' To Get To You

by Doug Collette
May 28, 2020

With Tryin' To Get To You, their thirty-first album in a prolific near fifty-year career, the Nighthawks provide testament to their own longevity and that of the blues genre itself. Even regular turnover of personnel has not diminished the power and efficacy of this group's playing, perhaps because, as new members come and go, founding member Mark Wenner on harmonica and vocals remains as staunch a linchpin as any veteran band could want. A baker's dozen tracks recorded ...