By Hal Horowitz
When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was looking to fill the harmonica spot for their tribute to the great Paul Butterfield in 2015, they had their pick of dozens of talented blowers who would have jumped at the chance.
They chose Jason Ricci.
He then killed it on “Born in Chicago,” a performance that should have raised his profile to headlining larger venues.
That hasn’t been the case due to a variety of health and personal issues, but it doesn’t mean his talents have diminished. It’s clear he’s on a comeback of sorts, releasing two albums with his current Bad Kind band on Mike Zito’s co-owned Gulf Coast label. Those are now followed with a third, ’13 Hours,’ released May 29.
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