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JD Band is a Canberra-based band playing blues, roots and ballads, with vibes from the bars of New Orleans to the swamps of southern Texas.
With three songwriters in the band there is plenty of original material on offer, sometimes with a contemporary approach but without straying far from their affinity for traditional blues.
The band derived from the acoustic duo, Jeff & Deej (Jeff Prime and Dorothy-Jane ‘DJ’ Gosper) that released its debut album Blues By Candlelight in 2019 after performing together for four years. Now a four-piece with Prime switching to electric guitar and over-driven resonator, along with the addition of Dean Edgecombe (bass/vocal) and Gavin Kelly (drums), the band delivers an overall fuller, punchier sound.
JD Band recently launched their new album 'Down To The Water'.
Band members-
Canberra’s Blues force of nature, DJ (Dorothy-Jane 'Deej' 'DJ' Gosper) is well-known for her expressive vocal, harmonica playing and captivating stage presence.
Jeff Prime has played in local Canberra bands for many years. He and DJ have performed together since 2015. Jeff’s background is steeped in the Blues and while he admires the slick electric guitar work of modern artists, Jeff always had a yearning for swampy southern blues. This has led him to play the resonator guitar and the rich soulful music of this region.
Dean Edgecombe, a seasoned bassist and vocalist, whose first love is the Blues, rounds out the sound and lays down the groove.
Full line-up for this Jam includes Gavin Kelly on drums. Smokin!
The host band will be followed by some of the finest musicians in the region jamming together for a great afternoon of live blues music. So bring your family, bring your friends and don’t forget your dancing shoes.
CBS members: $10 / General: $15 / Children under 16: free entry
- Jammers are expected to meet a competent standard of musicianship and be familiar with standard 3-chord, 12-bar blues songs.
- CBS provides a lyric folder of classic blues songs if required.
- If this is your first time, ask to speak to the Jam Session Coordinator to secure a place in a jam session.
- Jammers are encouraged to have their names on the whiteboard by 1pm.
- Late arrivals (after 1.30pm) cannot be guaranteed a spot in the Jam Session.
- The coordinator will try to give everyone an opportunity to perform.
- A rehearsed act may do a set as a band if it is prearranged at least 24 hours in advance of the jam by contacting the musicians representative via the contact us or the enquire now buttons.
NOTE: This is a Blues Jam so it is expected that blues orientated songs will be played.
