PRESENTERER
JOLLY JUMPER & BIG MOE
www.jollyjumperandbigmoe.com
NORGES MEST ETTERSPURTE OG HUMORISTISKE
BLUES DUO
2013 ble et flott år med mange Norske og internasjonale
festivaler/ klubber i bagasjen. Jolly Jumper & Big Moe er for
tiden full av energi og går løs på 2014 med stor innsats.
NÅ SOM TRIO ELLER KVARTETT
MED PIANO OG PERKUSJON/ TROMMER
Kjell Inge Brovoll, alias Jolly Jumper og Jan Erik Moe, alias Big Moe, er blant
eliten innen norske blues, og har de siste 15 årene vært blant de mest populære
og etterspurte til festivaler og klubb konserter i både inn og utland. Nylig utgav
denne helt spesielle duoen sitt fjerde album ”Welcome To Jimbo Jambo Land”.
15 sterke låter som høster kjempegode kritikker.
Trønder Avisa skrev at denne plate er ”En Aldri Så Liten Klassiker”
Kjell Inge Brovoll (f.1965), opprinnelig fra Alstahaug på Helgeland, men har
vært bosatt i Stjørdal i over 25 år, er en av Norges aller beste blues
munnspillere. Han har også markert seg som en meget dyktig låtskriver, samt at
han er en av få vokalister i Norge som kan tolke den spesielle stilen som
springer ut fra blusens vugge; Mississippi-deltaet! Jolly har ved flere
anledninger de siste par tiårene også turnert og spilt med de aller beste
bluesmusikere fra USA og England. Vi kan nevne artister som: Louisiana Red,
The Holmes Brothers, Little Willie Littlefield, Big Jack Johnson, Nine Below
Zero, Solomon Bruke, Bernie Marsden, Magic Slim, Eddy The Chief
Clearwater, Michael Roach og Diz Watson for å nevne noen. Brovoll er en
munnspiller som kan tolke blusens melankoli og harme til det ytterste og er en
ettertraktet musiker til å delta på andre artisters innspillinger. Kjell Inge spiller
også gitar ”In the Piedmont Fingerpick Style” og er en trollmann på kazoo,
vaskebrett og ”footstomp”. I tillegg til å spille, har Kjell Inge drevet
artistformidling i mer enn 18 år og er nå grunder og daglig leder for Blues In
Hell festivalen.
Jan Erik Moe (f.1950), fra Steinkjer har spilt denne amerikanske musikkformen
siden midt på 60-tallet. Han startet sitt første bluesband, ”Milorg Blues Band” i
1967 og har holdt på i over 45 år som musiker på hobby basis. Gjennom disse
årene har Moe også vært flere turer til USA med gitaren som bagasje og der har
han fått anledning til å spille sammen med egne favoritter. Moe har spilt på
mange forskjellige blues klubber rundt om i ”The Bay Area” San Fransisco,
Berkley og Oakland området. Et av høydepunktene var ”Blues in The Park”festivalen i Vaccaville. Jan Erik Moe spilte også i Norges kanskje største
rockeband gjennom tidende; Prudence! Som hovedinstrument har Moe gitarer
av forskjellige varianter, både treverk og stål, men bruker også mandolin, banjo
og rare ting med strenger på. Jan Erik er også en meget dyktig låtskriver. Til
slutt må det også nevnes at Moe er en ”racer” på ”bass-munnspill”. Jan Erik fikk
Steinkjer kommunes kulturpris i 1996. ”Blue” Moe har de siste årene også
turnert med legender som Louisiana Red, Nick Grevenites og Nine Below Zero.
MUSIKKEN
Stilen vi snakker om er ekte akustisk Amerikansk country blues og foruten mer
og mer egenkomponert materiale, er deler av repertoaret er hentet fra de store
stil skaperne på 1920-30-40-tallet, som f.eks. Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Boy
Fuller, Tampa Red, Robert Johnson, Texas Alexander, Son House, John
Jackson, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Blake, Bo Carter, Rev, Gary Davis,
Leadbelly, Papa Charlie Jackson, Blind Willie McTell, Bukka White, Muddy
Waters, BB King, Memphis Jug Band, Mississippi Sheiks, Sonny Terry &
Brownie McGee, o s v...
I tillegg til dyktig fremførelse av musikken får publikum ta del i Jolly Jumper og
Big Moes store kunnskap om det svarte Amerikas musikk, historie og kultur.
Humor har også en sentral rolle i konsertene til Jolly Jumper & Big Moe, og du
vil helt garantert huske denne kvelden lenge. Gutta er også mye brukt i
undervisnings sammenheng på skoler, klubber og organisasjoner.
De siste årene har Jolly Jumper & Big Moe turnert flittig i Norge med ca. 60 -70
konserter i året og er pr. i dag blant de Norske bluesartister som gjør flest jobber
utenlands med festivalspillinger i blant annet Sveits, England, Tyskland, Hellas,
Italia, Tyrkia, Frankrike, Latvia, Island, Danmark, Finland og Sverige.
Jolly Jumper & Big Moe ble utnevnt til”Official Ambassadors of Hell” under
Hell Blues Festival i 2001. En utmerkelse som ble gitt til personer som på en
positiv måte har markedsført Hell/ Stjørdal internasjonalt. Ett av flere
høydepunkter de siste årene, var opptreden under en stor kulturfestival i
samband med De Olympiske leker i Athen i 2004. Det må også nevnes at Jolly
Jumper & Big Moe har besøkt den anerkjente The Great British R & B Festival i
England hele 6 ganger og at Blues Sur Seine i Frankrike samt Blue Balls
Festival i Sveits har blitt besøkt henholdsvis to og tre ganger..
I 1999 kom debutalbumet ”Searching The Dessert For The Blues” på eget
selskap. Denne utgivelsen fikk terningkast 5 både i VG, Dagbladet og Bergens
Tidene og ble døråpner for en flott karriere. Det tysk/ amerikanske
plateselskapet Ruf Records signerte så Jolly Jumper & Big Moe i 2001 og frem
til 2009 lanserte gutta to meget sterke album som ble utgitt i mer enn 20 land
rundt om i Europa. ”Bootleggers Blues” kom i 2001 og ”Rooster Soup” i 2004.
Mange radiostasjoner har latt sin elsk på musikken og ikke ukjente Paul Jones i
BBC Radio, London sa det så treffende:
”This Is Europe’s Most Exciting Acoustic Blues Duo”.
”Rooster Soup” høstet mye fin kritikk i både Norsk og internasjonal presse, og
hele 15 norske aviser svingte 5 på terningen.......noe som vitner om kvalitet.
Bergens Tidende skrev bl.a.: ”Endelig en norsk bluesplate som låter ekte”
Moe & Nick Gravenites
Smile
Jolly & Eddy Clearwater
Humor står sentralt i konsertene og vi garanterer en akustisk bluesaften av de sjeldne.
Besøk gjerne Jolly Jumper & Big Moe’s webside:
www.jollyjumperandbigmoe.com
Jolly Jumper & Big Moe – trio eller kvartett
For booking og nærmere info:
Tlf. +47 95 22 46 77
hellboss@online.no
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CBCD 6602 - Bare Bra Musikk
”WELCOME TO JIMBO JAMBO LAND”
1 - MR CRUMP DON’T LIKE IT
( W.C. Handy/ Georg A. Norton )
This song was originally an instrumental tune named “The Memphis Blues” and was made by W.C Handy as a campaign
song for Edward Crump, a mayoral candidate in Memphis, Tennessee in 1909. Three years later the professional songwriter
Georg A. Norton wrote the words before Georg Evans recorded it in September 1912. Norton probably stole most of the
lyrics from the old folk song ”Mama Don’t ‘low”. The father of Memphis blues guitar, Frank Stokes from the Beale Street
Sheiks recorded this nice tune in 1927 as “Mr. Crump Don’t ‘Like it”.
2 - MONDAY MORNING TRAIN
( Kjell Inge Brovoll )
“Train # 1 on track two for Hell” – Take a seat, close your eyes and join me on this journey with this big fat beautiful steam
train. Even if you have a first, second or a third class ticket, please remember that we are all the same, just different
characters colouring the world. We had a lot of fun in the studio when we recorded this up tempo song, and our producer
Peter, even appear on a sledgehammer.
3 - JUMPIN’ THE QUEUE
( Jan Erik Moe )
The one who is jumpin’ the queue is a bad person. He is selfish and evil.
The world is full of such people. They cause economic disasters, wars and are often head of record companies. This one was
written one lazy summer night in Santorini, Greece, and we’d like to thank Mr. Gordon for the inspiration.
4 - DECEMBER IN GREECE
( Kjell Inge Brovoll )
After a great tour in Greece a few years ago, this song just came to me. It was 10 below zero when we left Hell five o ‘clock
in the morning, and just two flights later we ended up in sunny Athens. December in Greece, Christmas lights on all the
orange trees, a taste of olives and feta cheese, oh man what a life, 25 degrees. A special thanks to the lawyer for the early
morning whisky served on his four hundred years old office desk. To paint the real Greek feeling on this song, Moe hooked
up his old bouzouki. ΓΕΙΑ ΜΑΣ ΓΕΙΑ ΜΑΣ ΓΕΙΑ ΜΑΣ
5 - THE CLICHÈ BLUES
( Jan Erik Moe )
Our lives are full of cliches. There are cliches all over. In our minds, our daily work, in music and in lyrics. This one goes
back some years, but it has never been performed live until 2010. Written in a 1930’s kind og style, it is a bit “off” our blues
repertoire. But all the same, it turned out quite well, so we included it. It’s definetely not a cliche from us.
6 - GREASY GREENS
( Amos Easton )
Amos, better known as Bumble Bee Slim, was born in 1905 near Brunswick in Georgia. He moved to Chicago in 1931and
became one of the best-selling blues artists of the 1930s. Slim recorded more than 250 songs for a number of variety labels
like Bluebird, Paramount and Decca. This amazing song where released on New York based Vocalion Records in 1932
together with piano player Georgia Tom and guitarist Scrapper Blackwell. Bumble Bee Slim moved to LA in the early 1940’s
where he lived and performed until he passed away early June 1968. Our version sounds like a very laidback “too cool to
move” JJ Cale.
7 - I’M A HOWLING WOLF
( McKinley Morganfield )
All time favourite Muddy Waters ... we had to record one of his songs on this cd. And therefore we decided to do “I’m A
Howling Wolf”, not because it is a typical blues from Muddy, but also as a homage to Chester “Howlin’ Wolf” Burnett who
th
would have been a 100 years June 12 this year. We can still hear you howl from your grave at Oak Ridge Cemetery on
Chicago’s West Side, Wolf.
8 - CAKEWALK INTO TOWN
( Henry St. Claire Fredericks )
Taj Mahal wrote this one. He is a long time favourite in the blues field, and he is the man behind a large number of great
records. So what’s a Cakewalk? A Cakewalk is a black entertainment having av cake as a prize for the most accomplished
steps and figures in walking. It is also a stage dance developed from walking steps and figures involving a high prance with
backward tilt. So, if you’re feeling good, you might cakewalk to the end of the world.
9 - LET’S GET SICK TOGETHER
( John Angelatos/ Kjell Inge Brovoll )
In a way this is part II of the 2005 Greece tour. The lyrics were written in just fifteen minutes by our good friend, the toy
collector Mr. Angelatos while he was having a Greek salad and a big glass of Ouzo. Mr. Jolly as they call him down there,
made the melody and it all became a swampy tune. Touring with us can be a rough experience, but with the gumbo of good
music, a lot of humour, nice friends and good wine, you will survive.
10 - ALCOHOL
( Jan Erik Moe )
Alcohol ... it’s always a question of having respect for the shit. This song was written early one afternoon in a pub, while
whatching people coming in for a drink or five. With blodshot eyes, shaky hands, no words, just drink. Scared of getting
sober. But why do they drink? In “Alcohol” we’re tryin’ to find the answer.
11 - DEAD PRESIDENTS
( Williams James Dixon )
Willie Dixon was the King of Chicago blues lyrics. No other brought Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf fame like Willie’s
lyrics. This song is about dollar bills. On every dollar there’s a picture of a dead president. We’ve got Lincoln, Jefferson,
Hamilton, Jackson, Grant and several others, but the one you should be looking for is a Cleveland. Because a thousand dollar
Cleveland is hard to get
12 - I’ll BE THERE
( Rusty Gabard/ Ray Price )
Many country & western people are great singer/songwriters. For example Ray Price who was born in the 1920’s. He wrote
and recorded “I’ll be there” in the 1960’s, and lots of singers have done the same, among them Elvis Presley. We’re doing a
funky version which is always fun to play live!
13 - TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL
( Jan Erik Moe )
Remember what you did in the lazy days of summer when you were 16-17? In the mid-60’s when everything was exciting?
Girls and music? Well, we didn’t offer school a thought. We were hanging around the boys with guitars and Vespas. Later
we found and understood the meaning of life. And that was music and girls. So easy. So meaningful.
14 - SCREAMIN’ JAY
( Kjell Inge Brovoll )
This is a tribute to one of the craziest shock blues and rock’ n roll artists that has ever been on this entire planet. Jalacy
Hawkins was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1929 and passed away with his red snakeskin boots on in Paris ten years ago. He
was a great musician, songwriter, producer and actor. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins left behind about 75 children with many
different women. His music and screamin’ always get us in good mood, always. The inspiration for this tribute is taken from
his song “Hong Kong”. Feel free to laugh, feel free.
15 - SPORTING LIFE BLUES
( Saunders Terrell )
Sonny Terry, one of the finest bluesmen ever, wrote this song. In the late 1970’s bluesman Champion Jack Dupree spent an
evening at our house in Steinkjer, Norway. He played such a good version of this song that it’s been glued in our minds ever
since that special night. Jack has been dead for more than 18 years now, but we still miss you, old friend.
Hør utdrag fra låtene her:
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Jolly Jumper & Big Moe
In the land of American diners, Caddilac’s rolling down the streets, soap operas on the
television all day and blues music coming out of the bars you would think i was talking about
the U.S. of A. But no, this is Hell in the middle of Norway the home of Blues in Hell, and
there are no better exponents of the acoustic Blues than the Ambassadors of Hell Jolly Jumper
and Big Moe. With their fourth CD they give us the best in passionate skilled blues music,
with searing slide guitar and wailing Harmonica there is an energy and a force that is second
to none. It’s no wonder they are now touring around Europe and playing festivals to large
crowds. When you hear this CD the next thing you will want to do is get to one of their gigs
and witness the Hurricane that hits you when these two guys hit the stage, no prisoners taken,
sweat rolling down the walls, true Blues in the air you could say you’re in Jimbo Jambo Land.
Dennis Greaves, Nine Below Zero, London - UK. June 2011
Flere utgivelser fra Jolly Jumper & Big Moe
Searching The Desert
For The Blues
1999 – CBCD 6601
Bootleggers Blue
2001 - RUF 1068
Rooster Soup
2004 – RUF 1098