Artist description A solo songwriter and performer. Jeff arranges a unique blend of acoustic fingerstyle guitar and eastern influenced songwriting that goes beyond traditional chordal-songs. Jeff's songs are a collage of blues/jazz and strangely pleasant harmonic melodies against a backdrop of rhythm guitar created from various alternate tunings.

Music Style Folk

Musical Influences Nick Drake, Duane Allman, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Jeff Buckley, etc.

Similar Artists Nick Drake, Cat Stevens, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, James Taylor, Ravi Shankar, Jeff Buckley

Artist History Jeff (25 years old) was born in Rochester, MN and at age 17 moved to Memphis, TN. After three years, he moved to Madison, WI where he produced his debut CD. Recently, he has moved back to the Mississippi river to record his second studio album. He has been playing and writing music for 12 years since age 13.

Group Members Jeff Ray

Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Hammond Organ, Flute, Percussion

Albums Sunshine City Tree (12/2001), Live At The Deli (06/2002)

Press Reviews 'Flits around the fretboard with ease, spinning complex, bright passages that recall the acoustic moments of everyone from Led Zeppelin to Nick Drake.' -The Onion (Madison, WI) 'A compelling and cohesive mix of styles, adding snap to the usual acoustic folk tune without straying far from its roots' 'vocals. . . in the vein of [Nick] Drake or Bruce Cockburn' -Rob Thomas, The Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Additional Info Jeff@JeffRayMusic.com

Location St. Paul, MN - USA

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