Jacob Jeffries Band
| Jacob Jeffries Band | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Ft. Lauderdale, FL, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Boom Boom 88 Music |
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Jacob Jeffries Band is an American pop rock band from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 2006, the band consists of Jacob Jeffries (vocals, piano), Jimmy Powers V (electric guitar, backing vocals) and several alternating members.
The Jacob Jeffries Band was named 2008’s "Best Live Band & Best New Release' by the Broward-Palm Beach and Miami New Times, and were selected to perform in, and won the Florida Grammy Showcase.[1]
History
Jacob Ian Groten was born April, 12 1988 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He began playing the piano when he was 5 years old and writing original music at age 10. He wasn't planning on going by anything other than his birth name: Jacob Groten, but the death of his father Jeffrey fell just weeks before the first release. Jacob changed his last name from Groten to JEFFries, in memory of his father. In 2006 Jacob formed the Jacob Jeffries Band with friends Jimmy Powers on guitar, Brian Lang on bass and Josh "Papa Bear" Connolly on drums.
Since 2006 the band has made four U.S. tours of the northeast, southeast and midwest, and regularly playing the Los Angeles and South Florida music scene. Some of the band’s stops on the road include appearances at the NAMM Conference for Baldwin Pianos in Anaheim, CA, BMI’s Leaf Lounge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT, and at SXSW for BMI’s Acoustic Brunch and the Red Gorilla Festival in Austin, TX.[2]
Discography
The Jacob Jeffries Band have released a series of albums engineered and produced by Sebastian Krys and Dan Warner and published by Warner/Chappell Music.
Life As an Extra (2008)
Life As an Extra, the first CD by Jacob Jeffries Band was released in the beginning of 2008.
Wonderful (2008)
Wonderful was Jacob Jeffries Band's second project released later in 2008.
Waiting for the Piano Movers (2009)
In September 2009, the Jacob Jeffries Band was invited to Full Sail University for an all expense paid recording of their first live CD, Waiting for the Piano Movers. This live album features 10 songs all recorded at the live performance. One of the band's producers, Sebastian Krys, is a Full Sail graduate and brought the band back to his college. One of the final tracks is a song written for the lead singer's father who suddenly died a year or so before the recorded concert. Although, Jacob Jeffries Band released this live album shortly after Wonderful, it features many songs never heard before on either previous EP.
Tell Me Secrets (2012)
The band's fourth full-length studio album is scheduled for release March, 2012 under Boom Boom 88 Music. The album features cameo session musician Matt Chamberlain on drums. Tell Me Secrets will initially be released on the freshly established Boom Boom 88 Music label that Jacob and his business partners created in the fall of 2011.[3]
References
- ↑ Lopez, Christopher. "Jacob Jeffries Band". Miami New Times.
- ↑ Garcia, Vanessa. "Band of the hour: Jacob Jeffries Band". Miami.com.
- ↑ Howell, Nicci (January 2012). "Jacob Jeffries Band". Melroze Magazine.