Jason Ricci and The Bad Kind

In 2010 Jason won The Blues Music Award for “Best Harmonica Player”.  Jason would also go on to record and tour Europe with Blues Rock legend Walter Trout. After ten years of musical success, health and continuous sobriety in 2010 Ricci fell prey to addiction, mental illness and a break up with his long term partner pianist and web designer Brady Mills. This was followed by another arrest in 2011 and another year-long period of incarceration, this time in an Indiana jail. After his release in 2012 Ricci would cut two critically well received albums and tour with celebrated New York City singer songwriter JJ Appleton. In addition to recording and touring with Appleton by 2013 Ricci also formed a new band “Jason Ricci and The Bad Kind” with New Orleans guitarist John Lisi. Signing with The Eller Soul Label Jason Ricci and The Bad Kind would cut two records “Approved By Snakes” and “My Chops are Rolling“. Working with Appleton, The Bad Kind and occasional tours with Alligator recording artist and Chicago Blues icon Nick Moss would mark the start of a successful return. By 2015 Ricci was nominated and won another Blues Music Award for Best Harmonica.

Today Jason Ricci is living in his beloved city of New Orleans, sober, healthy and touring with his many projects, recording and teaching music, Jason is married to Boston singer, guitarist, songwriter Kaitlin Dibble who tours and records with Jason Ricci and The Bad Kind.

Ricci has appeared as a guest harmonica player on albums with Johnny Winter, Ana Popovic, Joe Louis Walker, Cedric Burnside, Walter Trout, Mike Zito, JP Soars, Nick Moss, Peter Karp, Nick Curran, The Mannish Boys, Too Slim and The Tail Draggers, Walter Trout and many many more. Ricci has toured or professionally played shows with John Fohl, The Iguanas, Damon Fowler, Pappa Mali, Walter Trout, Nick Moss, JP Soars, Mike Zito, Eric Johanson, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Anders Osborne, Joe Krown and more…‍

Jason Ricci is one of the most influential, recorded, celebrated, interviewed and famous harmonica players working in the world today.