JUKEBOx JUMPERS

Parrish’s newest project - The Jukebox Jumpers - is a return to the his abiding passion for country blues and African American vernacular musical styles. Using piedmont and delta blues traditions as a launching pad, his performances expand into classic southern soul from Memphis and New Orleans, as well as Chicago blues and early rock n’ roll. Additionally, he writes original songs inspired by mining the those deep musical veins. He sings and plays guitar/bass parts while simultaneously playing two drums with his feet. Half of the gigs he is joined by Steve Trismen on fiddle, and the other half by Jason Moore on saxophone.

You will hear songs by such American musical icons as James Brown, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Al Green, Bo Diddley, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Little Walter, Earl King, Dr. John, Alvin Robinson, Snooks Eaglin, Lee Dorsey, Sonny Boy Williamson, Junior Wells/Buddy Guy, Charley Patton, Mississippi John Hurt, Nina Simone, Fulton Allen (aka Blind Boy Fuller), Robert Johnson and Slim Harpo. At the core of this carefully curated musical mix is the common thread of high energy, funky good-time party and dance music that originally arose from barrel houses and juke joints in the American south during the 1920s through the 1960s.