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Jazz & Blues
Rising artist

Rockin’ Jake

June 26 at 8:30pm

At Towne Crier Cafe

Beacon

Expect a hybrid of swamp funk and zydeco
Features influences from James Cotton and Clifton Chenier

Five-time winner of Off Beat Magazine’s Best of the Beat award, Rockin’ Jake brings his signature harmonica-driven sound to Beacon for a night of swamp funk, blues, and zydeco.

Rockin’ Jake

Beacon NY harmonica blues/zydeco hybrid performer

Headliner


Five‑time Off Beat Magazine Best of the Beat award winner for best harmonica player, Rockin’ Jake is hailed as one of the premier harmonica players in the country. His original sound blends second line, swamp funk, blues and zydeco, drawing on influences such as Paul Butterfield, Big Walter Horton, James Cotton, The Meters, WAR, J. Geils Band, Clifton Chenier and the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

What are you into?

  • Harmonica blues
  • Swamp funk
  • Zydeco rhythms
  • Second line grooves
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  • Beacon

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