Jeff Jensen

Tennessee Redemption – “Tennessee Redemption” is Roots and blues Perfection

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, blues-rock, Brandon Santini, Jeff Jensen, making a Scene, roots music, Tennessee Redemption August 5, 2019

Tennessee Redemption Jeff Jensen and Brandon Santini Endless Blues Records By Rhetta Akamatsu Before Tennessee Redemption, the album and the band, Jeff Jensen once played in Santini’s band. Then, Jensen broke off to start his own solo career and then to form the Jeff Jensen Band with bassist Bill Ruffino and drummer David Green. Both […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jeff Jensen

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, indie Blues, Jeff Jensen, making a Scene, Midnight Circus July 10, 2018

Making a Scene presents LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Indie Blues Artist Jeff Jensen! This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the show that brings you the future of the blues being made by artists who understand the true tradition of the blues lives in “Innovation and Creativity”! These artists embrace the diversity of […]

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An Interview with Jeff Jensen

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, indie Blues, Jeff Jensen, making a Scene July 8, 2018

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with Indie Blues Artist Jeff Jensen! Sometimes all it takes is a tiny spark to ignite a raging inferno. For Jeff Jensen, the spark occurred in 2011. Feeling the need for a fresh start, he loaded up his car to head back to his boyhood […]

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Jeff Jensen – “Wisdom and Decay”

Rhetta Akamatsu blues music, blues-rock, indie Blues, Jeff Jensen, making a Scene, The Jeff Jensen Band, Wisdom and Decay May 14, 2018

Jeff Jensen’s new album. Wisdom and Decay is a marvel. It seems impossible that it can be better than his previous albums, and yet I believe it is. The production, certainly, is the best yet. That, too, is done by Jensen. The work of his band, Bill Ruffino on bass and David Green on drums, […]

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The Jeff Jensen Band mesmerized the crowd -Darwin’s, Marietta GA, Nov 12

Rhetta Akamatsu americana, blues, blues foundation, blues hall of fame, blues music, blues radio, blues-rock, IBA, independent blues awards, indie, Indie B, indie Blues, indie blues movement, Jeff Jensen, Jeff Jensen Band, live blues, making a Scene, soul November 15, 2016

We had been at a big music event in Atlanta for six hours Saturday afternoon but we left at 7:30 in the middle of a set from one of our favorite acts and before another took the stage to drive back to Marietta to Darwin’s Burgers and Blue for the Jeff Jensen Band, thus proving […]

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The Jeff Jensen Band spreads the love at Darwin’s in Marietta April 23

Rhetta Akamatsu Atlanta blues, Atlanta live lues, blues-rock, darwins burgers and blues, indie Blues, Jeff Jensen, live blues, new Blues, The Jeff Jensen Band April 25, 2016

You can feel the excitement whenever Jeff Jensen and his band comes to Darwin’s, and you can be sure that the fans will be out in full force! Jeff and his band are favorites in the Atlanta area, and they always come to Darwin’s, where they know they are going to have a good time […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Jeff Jensen!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, blues-rock, Funk, indie Blues, Indie Rock, Jeff Jensen, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, RNB, Rock, soul April 7, 2016

This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show on the Net! WE ARE THE VOICE OF NEW BLUES .. The Voice of the INDIE Blues artist! Each week we bring you ONLY currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These artists are at the forefront of the […]

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An Exclusive Interview with Jeff Jensen!

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, Indie Rock, Jeff Jensen, Live from the Midnight Circus., making a Scene, new Blues, new music, nu blues, original music, Rock, roots rock April 7, 2016

Sometimes all it takes is a tiny spark to ignite a raging inferno. For Jeff Jensen, the spark occurred in 2011. Feeling the need for a fresh start, he loaded up his car to head back to his boyhood home in California. Just as that journey was to begin, a deep and unexpected calling starting […]

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Jeff Jensen Live – “The River City Sessions”

Rhetta Akamatsu Jeff Jensen, Jeff Jensen live, The River City Serssion April 7, 2016

I believe that Jeff Jensen, Bill Ruffino, and Robinson Bridgeforth are the most exciting group to hear or see live on the contemporary blues scene. Having had the pleasure of seeing them a number of times, I can assert that this CD does a great job of capturing the sheer exuberance of Jensen live, although, […]

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Making a Scene – The 54 “Indie Blues” CD’s of 2015 you should know!

Richard L'Hommedieu albert cummings, balkun brothers, best blues 2015, Best indie blues, betty fox, billy hector, bob margolin, Brandon Santini, buddy guy, Christian Collins, Crooked Eyed Tommy, Danielle Nicole, David Michael Miller, Delta Moon, dl duncan, eddie cotton, eliza neals, fiona boyes, Gary Clark Jr., Georgie Bonds, ghost town blues band, jack the radio, jarekus singleton, Jeff Jensen, Jerimiah Johnson, joe moss, john ginty, jonn del toro richardson, JP Blues, JP Soars, kern pratt, laura rain, Linsey alexander, making a Scene, mick kolassa, Micke Bjorklof, Mighty Mike Schermer, mike zito, Mindi Abar, monkeyjunk, Randall Bramblett, Reverend Shawn Amos, Royal Southern Brotherhood, samantha fish, selwyn birchwood, slam allen, Tas Cru, the stone foxes, Thorbjorn_Risager, Tinsley Ellis, todd wolfe, tommy castro, Trudy Lynn, Victor Wainwright, vintage Trouble, Voo Davis, zac harmon December 29, 2015

Here is 54 “Indie Blues” CD’s of 2015 that you should know about. Why 54? Well no reason other than that was the year I was born and I felt it was a good number to use. Everyone uses top 20, 50, 100 .. me, I march to a much different drummer. Now as this […]

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Jeff Jensen Morose Elephant

Richard Ludmerer blues, Indie B, indie Blues, Jeff Jensen, making a Scene, morose Elephant, richard ludmerer February 26, 2015

Jeff Jensen Morose Elephant Swing Suit Records The Jeff Jensen Band was formed in 2004 and performed at The International Blues Challenge in 2005 and 2007. Their self-titled first album was also released in 2007. In 2011 Jensen moved to Memphis and there found work with harmonica ace Brandon Santini. In 2013 Jensen released his […]

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An Exclusive Interview with Jeff Jensen

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, Indie B, indie Blues, Jeff Jensen, making a Scene, morose Elephant February 24, 2015

An Exclusive Interview with Jeff Jensen by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Growing up listening to 50’s, 60’s and 70’s Rock –N-Roll, the Blues was always just a step away. So when Jeff started playing guitar at age 11 the significance of blues was overwhelming. Flirting with different styles of music like Rock and Roll, Funk, […]

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Jeff Jensen: ‘Morose Elephant’

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, Indie B, indie Blues, Jeff Jensen, making a Scene, morose Elephant February 3, 2015

Jeff Jensen has just released his 4th studio album, Morose Elephant, and it is a real treat. The project consists of seven original songs and four fantastic covers. My absolute favorite cut is Jensen’s duet with Victor Wainwright, “What’s the Matter With the Mill,” which is a traditional song. It is just bursting with joy […]

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Jeff Jensen: “Road Worn and Ragged”

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, contemporary blues, Jeff Jensen, road worn and ragged July 5, 2014

Recently, I had the opportunity to see The Jeff Jensen Band live at Darwin’s in Marietta, GA. I got the opportunity to talk with Jeff briefly before the show and he gave me an autographed copy of his CD, Road Worn and Ragged. This is my review of that CD. Road Worn and Ragged is […]