JPB in concert, In memory of Jeff Lee Johnson, Feb. 22. 2013 Paris

Jeff Lee Johnsons music is a gleaming example of a guitarist who moved seamlessly through the traditions of the blues, r&b jazz and freeform treating them all as one extended language yet housing those ideas cleverly in a pop structure format that allowed it to travel well. Jeff Lee’s music carried the sonic signifiers that ones ear was accustom to if you were aware of the rich arch of important American music. One could hear Watt stacks, Texas Blues, Memphis blues , Prince, Wes Montgomery, Hendrix with a twinge of the rural heartland.

 

Yet he still possessed that wide perspective that stretched from the chaotic surges, reminiscent of  Sonny Sharrock superimposed over verses filled with playful, bitter, sweet irony,”

 

 

“It got thumbs up, It got five stars, It got that nod now, Ev’rybody wants one”

” It ain’t Hard for you, You just sail on through”.

 

His chordal movements had a sentimental touch to them, yet stayed firm and never fell into the syrup bowl. He above all was a voice on guitar who left a body of work of cleverly crafted songs that used popular forms to express his most intimate and urgent messages.

 

 

I will appear in this concert dedicated to his memory and his music entitled “Rainbow Shadow”

With his close friend on bass Reggie Washington and drummer Patrice Dorcean.

 

http://www.sonsdhiver.org/

22nd of February in Paris, France at the festival Sons d’ hiver .

 

His music will undoubtable live on.   JPB

 

check it here:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/jeff-lee-johnson/id14940270

 

Forces of Nature

I have been hearing a lot of musicians at Frankfurt this year talk about the new business atmosphere that we find ourselves in. What I am hearing is that the promise of being independent against the backdrop of the enabling force of the internet is coming to a fork in the road. A lot of notions about sitting at home or in the studio and watching your downloads click with the speed of Lewis Hamilton’s, tachometer, seems to be developing into a dream to no where.

Going out and playing live is the ultimate exposer for your music and the most durable bonding force for you and your fans. It seems almost everyone agrees, at least that has become clear. The net is not a cure for an ailing career, its just an enhancement tool.

But you gotta have something to enhance.

 

 

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Bourelly at Frankfurter Messe this week.

Signing, meet and greet.

Friends

I’ll be at the Frankfurt music messe at the Warwick/Framus booth.

I’ll be there  the last Stone Raiders tour, the upcoming CD and about my custom 7 string Panthera (“Turbulence”) that thats all over the Stone Raiders CD.

 

 

 

 

 

Plus: a couple of copies advanced copies of Stone Raiders debut CD Truth to Power.

Come and say hi. Best.

4:00pm Jean-Paul Bourelly with Earl Slick

and Reggie Wooten

hall 4, floor 1, booth #12

The Education of Auma Obama music by Jean-Paul Bourelly

Nominated
AMAA 2012 BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
Last night, the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), the continent’s most prestigious awards for filmmakers announced the nominees in Banjul, the capital of Gambia, at an exclusive ceremony attended by celebrities, top government officials and capitals of industry from Gambia and other African countries. My film THE EDUCATION OF AUMA OBAMA was nominated in the category of best diaspora Documentary.
I am very happy! (quote from Director, Branwen Okpako)

Winner of the following awards.

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD at the Africa International Film festival in Lagos 2011
and
FESTIVAL FOUNDERS’ AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY
Panafrican Filmfestival in Los Angeles 2012
Director Branwen Okpako
Music by Jean-Paul Bourelly

The Gear

Bourelly in Antwerp Belgium

 

 

 

 

 

Just some gear info for all the gutarists. On the Stone Raiders tour this winter I am using: Framus Panthera 7 string (nickname “Turbulence). Framus Ruby Riot  head w 4 12” Cabinet,

Effects : Pod 3x Live, Zvex “Box of Rock”, Digitech “Whammy” (the black one) Dunlop “Carbon Copy”.

 

JPB Radio Spot Zwölle NL

Stone Raiders – interview on the reknowned www.kxradio.nl with Martin van Golen.
Go to the icon for Podcast on the home page, scroll down to Martin van Golen and click on any of the 3 tabs the apple if you have an apple mac or the arrow if you would like to download the show. They were on the first half of the show. Great interview!! Happy listening!!!