Hubby Jenkins Trio
Terra Blues149 Bleecker Street, New York 10012
Hubby Jenkins brings his trio to Terra Blues for an acoustic-rooted evening led by a musician whose work connects country blues, ragtime, fiddle and banjo traditions, and traditional jazz. The other two members of the trio are not named in the listing, but Jenkins’s guitar, banjo and vocals are central to the musical language he has developed from older American forms and songs.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Jenkins learned in public: first as a busker, honing his guitar, banjo and vocal craft on New York sidewalks and subway platforms before taking his music to streets, coffee shops, bars and house parties around the country. He follows the African-American history running through the styles he plays and is known for work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Rhiannon Giddens Band. The Library of Congress calls him an “old-time and blues musician,” while Bandcamp describes his specialty as “blues and old time.” A Sugar Maple Festival reviewer called him “incredible” and “definitely the fest MVP”; The Country Blues found him “ebullient” and “immensely talented.”
Terra Blues offers a focused setting where the music takes center attention in a compact room that invites you close to the performers. The venue features a bar but no full kitchen, so the emphasis is on drinks and the live experience rather than dining. Shows often run late into the night, with bands playing until 2 AM, creating a space for extended sets and deep musical immersion. The audience is there to listen and engage with the music, making it a place to savor performances without distraction. The venue’s walls and layout bring you near enough to catch every nuance of the sound, and the late hours mean your evening can stretch into the early morning with soulful blues and electric energy. Terra Blues remains a lively part of Manhattan’s music scene, hosting acts that carry on rich musical traditions.