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Press Kit Lloyd Jones Music

Short Bio:

So, who exactly is Lloyd Jones?

Train car as backstage area — in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Portland, Oregon roots artist Lloyd Jones has recorded 9 critically acclaimed albums, toured internationally, and racked up dozens of major awards and accolades. He's on the road year-round, hitting festival stages and clubs all across the land to enthusiastic crowds who can't get enough of his swampy blues, his back porch pickin', funk, soul, roadhouse two-beats and rhythm and blues.

What's he sound like?

Jones is a master of the soulful understatement, the raw growl, and the groove. From his roots in the muddy Oregon soil, he's forged a 30-plus-year career as an impassioned singer and fierce guitar slinger, a clever and soulful songwriter, a bandleader, record producer, and a torchbearer for all that's true and good about American music. Jones is his own true artist who works diligently at pushing American roots music forward.

What he does, he says, is “combine New Orleans rhythms, the simplicity of Memphis music, and the rawness of the blues, all for the 21st century. It's about time, meter, groove. I thought Muddy and Walter and those guys were pushing the envelop of the era. They were using effects, they were inventing their own sound. They were modern. I want to look at it in a contemporary way.” The gist is all the same--Lloyd is the total package.

Lloyd at Fredrikstad

Reviews:

“... you know who's really good is this guy named Lloyd Jones, also out of Portland; he writes great songs, blues and R&B...” - Robert Cray, interview with Musician Magazine
“When I heard Lloyd Jones for the first time, it was like exhaling after holding my breath for fifteen years!” - Delbert McClinton
“Lloyd Jones has been a good friend of mine for over 30 years and he has always been a great player - great tone and phrasing from the heart. Lloyd is also one of the nicest guys in the business - I always look forward to seeing Lloyd and hearing him play.” - Charlie Musselwhite

Media:

Lloyd Jones at Portland Waterfront Blues Festival

Photos

Photos from the road!

Videos

Recent recordings

Lloyd Jones “Doin’ What It Takes” - on the “FRESH! from RR” label.
Acoustic Blues - “Highway Bound” by Lloyd Jones

Website & Social Media links:

“Waterfront Blues” painting by Diane Russell

Contact:

For booking, contact Greg Baert; (604) 880-1953, or email baekor@telus.net.

Lloyd Jones sits in his boat, "Titanic" in his driveway in Southeast Portland. Besides music, Jones's other passion is sailing.
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Steve Rawlinson
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Credits:

Photos by Kathy Rankin, Sven Levandowsky, Marilyn Stringer, Vidar Kolsta, Andy Batt, Rob Finch. “Waterfront Blues” painting by Diane Russell.

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