Kristine Jackson
Vocals/Song Writer/Acoustic,Electric Guitar/Stomp Box/Trumpet
Performing as a solo, duo or full band........blues based music with a story to tell.... Robert Johnson meets Tom Waits meets Bonnie Rait meets Galactic meets R.L Burnside meets KJ!
Voted 09' Cleveland's Entertainer of The Year by CBC magazine, Kristine Jackson's KJBlues “Is Not Your Average Blues Bland”. It's a soul pounding, rock driven, funkafied musical machine led by lead singer/songwriter Kristine Jackson. KJBlues has many variations depending on what the event demands. In full band form consisting of drums, bass, guitars, Hammond B3 to a power trio with KJ on bass or as a solo artist; KJBlues will deliver a powerful show. In recent years, KJBlues has collaborated with turntablist Dee Jay Doc to add a fresh urban sound to KJ originals.
“Kristine's soulful vocal and fiery guitar playing mark her as a true original” Jim Henke.. Curator, Author of The Lennon Legend, Marley Legend and The Jim Morrison Scrap Books
"Jackson sings, writes, and plays guitar and trumpet. When she gets her band cranked up, KJ and Basically Blue own the musical territory where the borders between blues, country and soul become indistinguishable..... If Elvis and Bonnie Raitt had a baby, [she] would be Kristine Jackson."
• The Plain Dealer "Feeling the blues" By:M.Heaton