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JJ GREY and MOFRO

"Rich, funky swamp grooves...celebrates life's most fundamental joys with unforced talent and deep feeling." - New York Times

Emerging from that eloquent tradition of Southern storytellers, JJ Grey and his band MOFRO deliver some serious rocking funk fueled by brilliant musicianship. The result is music that is thought provoking, rhythmically dynamic and texturally mesmerizing. “I listen to people who tell the story,” he says, naming Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, R.L. Burnside, Tony Joe White, Jerry Reed, Otis Redding, Dr. John, Sly and the Family Stone, Van Morrison, Bill Withers and Dan Penn as influences. What these writers and performers have in common is a love for simplicity, evoking complex emotions with a minimal number of words.

Grey teamed early on with Dan Prothero and Fog City Records, hitting it off instantly. After a stint in the UK, Grey returned stateside and with Prothero produced and recorded “Blackwater” in 2001 (released on Fog City and named by Amazon.com as one of the best CDs of the decade). JJ Grey & MOFRO’s rabid following, through hard work, touring and undeniable musical prowess, grew quickly. From gritty funk to juke-joint romps to contemplative country soul to blistering rockers, Grey and company occupy a distinctive space in the music world.