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JFJO is pianist Brian Haas, drummer Josh Raymer, upright bassist Matt Hayes, and guitarist Chris Combs. To say that JFJO's music transcends boundaries and expands minds is an understatement. JFJO's music generates an all-encompasing sensory experience for the listener. Since 1994, JFJO has brought their impressionistic and improvisational vision from the Midwest's Bible-Belt to many of the world's finest music festivals and clubs. Music listeners are blown away by JFJO's instrumental virtuosity and creativity, musical risk, and near telepathic communication on stage. Over the past 15 years JFJO has won over fans and critics alike all across North America, Europe and South America.
JFJO just finished a 34 city North American tour in support of their new EP 'One Day in Brooklyn'. The new quartet lineup, album, and tour have been met by rave reviews from everyone from Billboard to the New York Times to the LA Weekly. Recently the band has seen sold out shows in San Francisco, Eureka, & Portland as well as packed houses during a week-long stint opening for Phish bassist Mike Gordon
These four musicians are musical chameleons who can move crowds in small jazz clubs, big rock clubs and performing arts theaters. JFJO may be dropping jaws while opening up for Sound Tribe Sector 9 or they may be receiving multiple standing ovations while opening up for Al Di Meola - all in the same week of touring. They have been celebrated by the jazz world - playing regularly at NYC's Blue Note and the now defunct Tonic, in some of Europe's biggest jazz theaters, and appearing in major jazz magazines such as Downbeat and JazzTimes - but they also have found success and audiences in the jam scene - playing large festivals and performing with the likes of Steve Kimock and Les Claypool. 2008 found JFJO winning a Guinness jazz Award for their performance at the Cork Jazz Festival in Ireland, and performing festivals such as the 40th Umea Jazz Festival in Sweden, and the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island.
The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey is the evolution of an ongoing musical discourse that's been developed over countless tours. Starting out Tulsa, OK as a funky octet in 1994, JFJO became a trio around the turn of the century. After 15 years of Haas and Mathis, JFJO turns over yet another leaf in 2009, with the debut of the Haas/Raymer/Combs/Hayes quartet lineup.
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