Jennifer Jolly & Friends present heartfelt roots music from places near and far, with original tunes and gems from North America, Africa, Sweden, the British Isles, and beyond. Boogies and ballads, country and cumbia, funk and fusion, reels and rockers find their common ground. This multi-generational group features five close friends and veteran Bay Area roots musicians. As Swedish musician Daniel Norgren sings, “Let love run the game!
Band Members & Instrumentation
Jennifer Jolly - piano, melodica, guitar, vocals
Steve Gibson - guitar, mandolin
Jeremy Steinkoler - drums, bass, bodhrán
Max Butler - steel guitar, guitar, vocals
Nat Butler - bass, fiddle
Artist Bio
Jennifer Jolly is a multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and composer specializing in blues/boogie, R&B/funk, Americana, New Orleans, Caribbean, and African roots music. She performs and guests with Jennifer Jolly & Friends, Pamela Rose’s “Blues is a Woman,” Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Zulu Spear, Kotoja, Chelle! & Friends, JAZZphoria, Mo’Fone, The Party Monsters, Bait & Switch Blues Band, Big B & His Snake Oil Saviors, The Jolly Gibsons, Creekside Church Worship Band, and others. Jennifer performs primarily on keyboards, melodica, and voice, with guitar and congas/percussion as secondary instruments. She teaches at the CJC, clinics, camps, after-school programs, and her private studio.
Steve Gibson: Funk Revival Orchestra, The Jolly Gibsons, The Bait & Switch Blues Band.
Jeremy Steinkoler: Mo'Fone, JAZZphoria, The Erika Oba Trio, Jenna & The Charmers, The J. Steinkoler Quartet, The Bait & Switch Blues Band.
Max Butler: Chuck Prophet, Red Meat, Bash and Pop, The Sextants.
Nat Bulter: Creekside Community Church Worship Band.