Jason Bennett

Music:

Member Since: 12/21/2006
Band Website: http://www.bennettfolk.com
Band Members: Jason Bennett and a little 000-M Martin six string acoustic guitar. Sometimes he throws in a Hohner Harmonica to add a little spice.
Influences: Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Tom Flannery, Kyle Field and Little Wings, Elliott Smith, Jeff Tweedy, Dave Van Ronk, Kevin Meisel, Rauly Curran, Billy Bragg, The Band, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Hem, Adam Duritz, Bob & Wendy, Joan Baez, Janine Elich, Iris Dement, Roger McGuinn, Tom Rush, Donovan, Paul Simon, John Prine, Julian Lennon, Karl Wallinger, Jason Riggs, Graves, Alvarado Road Show, Dan Dameron, Rich Currier, Maya Lin, Larry McMurtry, Paul Giamatti, Northern Exposure, Gillian Welch, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Olympia, WA, Cambria, CA, Atascadero, CA and Hoodsport, WA. I also like old, cheap guitars that sound like dying freight trains...................................................... ............................................................ .. GO GET JASON'S MUSIC AT APPLE I-TUNES.................
Sounds Like: "This is one truly easygoing, congenial and engaging album. With guitarists Rich Currier and Dan Dameron as nearly all the support, it's really lean. Jason Bennett's songs feel gentle despite the turmoil often within them. The one cover is Bob Dylan's "Shooting Star," an excellently chosen complement to the originals. An aura of wisdom and lessons learned permeates the set. From the opener "Too Damn Fast," a pitch for taking an easy pace of life, to the closer, "Daddy's Hand" for his kids, the album quickly becomes a welcome friend. Nice to make your acquaintance, Jason." --SING OUT MAGAZINE, Summer 2008 issue------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------"Bennett comes across as both world-weary and hopeful, naive and cynical. It's sweetly melancholic, acoustic folk that effortlessly mixes with country - not unlike the early material of the singer's hero, Bob Dylan." - COLORADO SPRINGS INDEPENDENT------------------------------------------------- ------------------------"It would be a pleasure to see some of Bennett's materials from "Self Portrait" make it into the hands of a Nashville star. Many popular country tunes have predicatable lyrics and subject matter, but Bennett has been able to craft songs with catchy beats and down-home twang with lyrics that reach beyond a first grade reading level."- COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------"On his new album "Acoustic Harbor", Jason Bennett takes one of those quantum leaps that earnest artists have every now and then. With more and more recording studios starting to resemble mission control, Jason goes old school; an inexpensive four-track recorder, a microphone, a guitar and an empty laundry room. The result is ten songs that are incredibly well-crafted and emotionally immediate." - JASON RIGGS, SINGER-SONGWRITER------------------------------------------- -------------------------"Bennett's honest voice is the centerpiece of his songs. It's best when he lets it fly with a Dylanesque what-the-hell attitude. The voice is complemented by fine guitar and harmonica work, haunting cello and lyrics that have something to say. Singer-songwriter fans should enjoy the tales of lost love and lost souls on his debut cd, "The Atascadero Sessions." - THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE----------------------------------------------------- ---------"A definite country-rock feel permeates this recording with both acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, drums, keyboard, fiddle and dobro. As the title suggests, the recording gives you a glimpse of Jason as a singer/songwriter and his influences, with diverse tracks like the blues-tinged "Bring It On" with its lonely guitar and dobro, or the country-flavored "The Ballad of Jake Spoon" with its quirky intro. The CD itself is a self portrait of sorts with bare-bones recordings as well as full fledged productions, starts and stops and ends with a live "on-air" recording of "Talkin' Rude Blues." Fans of Jason will enjoy this recording, and it should win him others." - THE BLACK ROSE ACOUSTIC SOCIETY----------------------------------------------------- --------------------"As relevant now, it seems, as it was when written in the 60's, is Jason's cover of Bob Dylan's "Let Me Die in my Footsteps." Bennett does a wonderful job in trying to live up to one of his greatest musical influences. His emulation of Dylan's singing style is in no way forced, but is lovingly and successfully attempted. If there were one song I would hope to be pushed for radio time, it would be this one. I admire Bennett for the certain bravery in which he covered this Dylan tune out of the vast options available, all the more because "Let Me Die in my Footsteps" was never released on any Dylan LP. Though Bennett's voice is not as arresting as Dylan's, it is certainly easier to listen to. 'Mindchange' is a solid indie folk album." - RAMBLES.NET- A CULTURAL ARTS MAGAZINE
Record Label: Eleven Mile Records
Type of Label: Indie