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the johnny nocturne band
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The Johnny Nocturne Band: The Big Daddy of today's jump & swing scene and the front runner in the vintage jump blues movement, this band is the real meat and potatoes of the contemporary jump swing world. Their's is sophisticated roots music and they've been making it since the late '80s, perpetuating a sound that has been lost in the shuffle of 'progress.' With John Firmin on tenor saxophone.
John Firmin was surrounded by jazz music from the beginning while growing up the son of a tenor player in Anchorage, Alaska. Firmin was inspired by the R&B and Jazz sounds of saxmen Cobb, Jacquet and Ben Webster. In 1975 John Firmin was asked to join the legendary David Bromberg band which led him to relocate to San Francisco. Eventually Firmin's desire to be more than a sideman, to be a band leader, led him to create a band that crosses the juncture between jazz and R&B perfectly, the creation of The Johnny Nocturne Band.
Wailin' & honkin' that harkens back to the 40's & -50's jump blues & swing era, The Johnny Nocturne band is equally adept at raw rock & roll, moody film noir-ish instrumentals and hopping bop. The Johnny Nocturne Band is comprised of some of the best musicians on the scene today and is acclaimed as one of the hottest live acts around. The Johnny Nocturne Band has received much critical and public acclaim while performing at festivals throughout Europe and North America.
Nine piece jump blues and swing band. Biographies, reviews, schedule, audio and video clips, discography.
John Firmin was surrounded by jazz music from the beginning while growing up the son of a tenor player in Anchorage, Alaska. Firmin was inspired by the R&B and Jazz sounds of saxmen Cobb, Jacquet and Ben Webster. In 1975 John Firmin was asked to join the legendary David Bromberg band which led him to relocate to San Francisco. Eventually Firmin's desire to be more than a sideman, to be a band leader, led him to create a band that crosses the juncture between jazz and R&B perfectly, the creation of The Johnny Nocturne Band.
Wailin' & honkin' that harkens back to the 40's & -50's jump blues & swing era, The Johnny Nocturne band is equally adept at raw rock & roll, moody film noir-ish instrumentals and hopping bop. The Johnny Nocturne Band is comprised of some of the best musicians on the scene today and is acclaimed as one of the hottest live acts around. The Johnny Nocturne Band has received much critical and public acclaim while performing at festivals throughout Europe and North America.
Nine piece jump blues and swing band. Biographies, reviews, schedule, audio and video clips, discography.
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