JJ

“Mesmerizing.”
“I couldn’t take my eyes off you.”
“You are so much fun to watch!”
“It’s almost like you’re dancing on the drums...”
Jennifer "JJ" Jones began playing drums and guitar at age 14 while attending a private school for the arts in Seattle. During her career she has been the drummer and arranger/producer for a multitude of bands and studio projects covering a variety of styles, including funk-blues, instrumental jam, alternative rock, power-pop, honky-tonk country and, most recently and primarily, acoustic-folk.
Currently relocated to Fort Collins, Colorado to play with the band Driftwood Fire , JJ also plays and records with nationally touring singer/songwriters Ellis , Edie Carey , Martine Locke , and Emily White . She has also played with Vance Gilbert, Patrice Pike, Tret Fure, Anne Heaton and Julie Loyd, among many others. In June 2008, JJ played with six different acts at the prestigious National Women's Music Festival, three of which were main-stage headliners. This last year saw JJ co-producing albums for Driftwood Fire and Emily White, and focusing on collaborations with songwriters on arrangements and structuring.
A sensitive and expressive player, JJ specializes in finding the just the right rhythmic feel, touch and dynamics to bring out the inherent beauty of a song.
For song clips and examples of JJ's drumming, see the player above.
For additional song clips with Ellis, click here and scroll down to Evidence of Joy.
For examples of JJ's guitar playing, click here to listen to Kelly Brightwell's EP wait for your spring, which JJ produced and played guitar and percussion.
For video of JJ playing with various artists, click these links:
With Ellis at the 2008 National Women's Music Festival.
With Tret Fure at the 2008 National Women's Music Festival. .
With Girl Parts at the 2008 National Women's Music Festival.
With Ellis and Anne Heaton at Ellis' CD release show for Break the Spell at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. .