“"Like sipping whiskey in vocal form"”
— George Woods
JBJ
JBJ Music
Bio
JBJ, is a traveling singer/songwriter originally from Dallas, Texas. During his years in Boston, he completed his first solo album, Tin Man, in the spring of 2015. He released his second solo album, So Close, February 2018 and is currently working on his third. JBJ's life as a musician began at a young age as a drummer in his father's church. Growing up as the third son of a preacher was not easy and JBJ found his salvation through music. Fourteen years ago, JBJ carved his own path and made his way to the Northeast, working various jobs to keep afloat. He landed a job as a worship director and gained invaluable experience leading a band, working on dynamics and honing his skills as a performer. After performing for several years in the New England area (as both a solo artist and with his band, Blended Family), JBJ has recently made his way south to play in North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia. Over the next year, JBJ will be making his way around the southern region of the United States (N.C., Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and anywhere else the road take him). JBJ's wild, yet melodic voice (“like sipping whiskey in vocal form” - says a Boston musician and producer) and mastery of his incredible range from a low rumble to a haunting falsetto and soul-filled performance, command the attention of any room. As a solo artist or playing with other musicians, JBJ will bring a contagious passion to all of his performances. He says he plans on making music until "he is all out".
Music feeds my soul, fills my soul, grows my soul, and is birthed from my soul. Anything worth having takes passion. I strive to make music that is passionately true, honest, and authentic to who I am. Life experience - heartache, love, lust, homelessness, beauty, prejudice, observations - inform my music and music has informed my life - a sense of hope, a new perspective, a release of passion, a vocal protest. I make music because it woke me up. I pray that my music brings an awakening and gives voice to the voiceless against the corrupt, the self-righteous, the powerful and the greedy; that my music gives hope to the downtrodden, the sideliners, the young, the old, the disenfranchised, the movers and the shakers. Music is alive, ever-growing, always evolving. May we grow with it and evolve as we listen more, ask more questions, gain new perspective, and create more beauty in the world.