{"id":4836,"date":"2019-03-06T10:03:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T10:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/?p=4836"},"modified":"2022-08-25T09:23:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T09:23:13","slug":"jan-james-usa-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/06\/jan-james-usa-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan James (USA) April shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re proud to announce that we’ll be playing with Jan James from the USA. We’ll be doing the Festival Hamont-Achel in Belgium on the 5th of April and the Manifesto in Hoorn the Netherlands on the 6th of April.
\nCheck out this powerhouse singer on her website:
\nhttps:\/\/www.janjames.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Jan James Bio:<\/p>\n

This tale comes right out of the inner soul of the blues. It reads like the street-level truth in the lyrics of a Delta classic. What kind of artist finds their way to Chicago after having learned licks on a guitar from a Tennessee guy named \u201cCatfish?\u201d What kind of artist hones powerful vocals in a church choir and then translates that emotion into a deep understanding of the blues? Jan James is that kind of artist.<\/span><\/p>\n

Raised in central Michigan on a family-run fishing resort, Jan\u2019s talent was obvious early on.
\n\u201cThe more I played guitar and the more I tried out the voice I learned to use in the church choir,\u201d says Jan, \u201cThe more I liked it.\u201d
\nAnd so did everyone else.<\/span><\/p>\n

She was continually invited to sing at public gatherings and\u2014like all the great artists\u2014the seduction and thrill of performing onstage soon matched her talent.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span><\/span>Jan met her partner, songwriter\/guitarist Craig Calvert, while they were both attending Michigan State. She was working in a duo, performing regularly at a small caf\u00e9. When she needed to replace her guitar player, the timing was right. It was perfect. Craig was taking a break from his punk band; they met and developed a musical chemistry that has evolved into a big sound and feel that is colored with blues, soul and the sweet dynamics of the best rock.<\/span><\/p>\n

After their performances together established a solid reputation for them in the Detroit area, Jan was voted \u201cBest Female Vocalist\u201d by the Detroit Metro Times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, continuing a legend-laced journey, they moved to Chicago. The blues capital was good to them, and they to it. They became favorites in such venues as Buddy Guy\u2019s Blues Legends, Taste of Chicago and The House of Blues. They shared the stage with Koko Taylor, John Mayall, Little Feat, James Brown and B.B. King. They cut their first demo, a powerhouse CD called \u201cLast Train,\u201d picked up by the Dutch label Provogue, in yet another example of the wide appeal that American blues has throughout Europe.
\nJan launched a promotional tour of acoustic and electric performances aired on radio and television throughout The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Scandanavia; along with a feature on NBC\u2019s television program, Talking Blues.<\/span><\/p>\n

The press raved: \u201cVoices of the caliber of Jan James\u2019 are rare in today\u2019s pop music\u2026\u201d and, \u201cHer upbeat rock\/blues is exceptionally radio-friendly and very stylishly executed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

More albums followed: \u201cSoul Desire,\u201d \u201cThe Color of Rose\u201d and the critically acclaimed, \u201cLimousine Blues.<\/span>
\nComparisons to legendary artists are often soaked in hype and are sometimes unfair both to the legend and to the musician who is carrying on the legacy. But sometimes they are necessary. Sometimes they must be made; not just for the sake of similarity but for the sake of the importance that keeping something so stark and vital alive means to the art.<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jan performed at Chicago\u2019s Royal George Theater in the staring role of Janis Joplin in a play based on Janis\u2019 letters and songs. Along with the standing ovations, there was so much more. There was the aura of a major talent. There was not only the power of what Janis had left for us, there was the power in what Jan James now does\u2026and will do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jan\u2019s newest track \u201cTrouble With The Water\u201d is a pure and commanding showcase of her heritage and her talent from start to finish. Each and every gut wrenching note demonstrates just how good she is.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is what modern blues should be. This is\u00a0Jan James.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We’re proud to announce that we’ll be playing with Jan James from the USA. We’ll be doing the Festival Hamont-Achel in Belgium on the 5th of April and the Manifesto in Hoorn the Netherlands on the 6th of April. Check out this powerhouse singer on her website: https:\/\/www.janjames.com\/ Jan James Bio: This tale comes right… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4836"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4836"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4839,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4836\/revisions\/4839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingsrhythmcrew.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}