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Japhy Ryder

About Me



Japhy Ryder creates raw, driving, instrumental rock, with an air-tight rhythm section, melodic rock guitar, and effects-laden trumpet.
A tight-knit quartet of musicians living, working, and performing in Burlington, Vermont, Japhy Ryder have played nearly 300 shows over the past few years and have quickly become one of the Northeast’s premier up and coming acts.
Japhy Ryder have had the privilege of sharing the stage with such artists as Femi Kuti, The Roots, The Spam All-Stars, Ozomatli, Tea Leaf Green, and Bernie Worrell. They have played at many prestigious venues, like Vermont’s Higher Ground, New York City’s Knitting Factory, Cleveland’s Beachland Ballroom, New Hampshire’s Stone Church Theater, and Philadelphia’s Grape Street. Many festivals, including Camp Bisco, Gratefulfest, Northeast Kingdom Music Festival, and Hookahville, have all added Japhy Ryder’s signature sound to their diverse lineups.
With such wide ranging credentials, Japhy Ryder continues to show that they have been putting in work. An ever-growing touring regimen, an increasingly hungry fan base, and the chops and musicianship to back it up, have poised Japhy Ryder to start bringing their music to the far reaches of the globe.


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Member Since: 24/10/2005
Band Website: http://www.japhyryder.com
Band Members:

Will Andrews - Electric Space Trumpet

Patrick Ormiston - BassJason Thime - DrumsJoshua Pfeil - PercussionZack Dupont - Guitar
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Influences: Everything: Jazz, Funk, Rock, Soul, Hip-Hop, Electronica, Reggae, Afro-beat
Sounds Like: an instrumental hybrid of sounds and genres
Record Label: Ropeadope
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

a little piece of Jazz Fest

Phew, what a week. We had a great time playing for the Discover Jazz Festival folks on Church St on Wednesday, as well as opening for Mr. Benevento and his trio on Friday. And while we weren't playi...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Japhy Ryder v2.0

As reported a few weeks back, we have been struck with the blow of Jeremy stepping out of the group.  It's taken a fair amount of time and careful reflection for the rest of us to decide what the f...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:11:00 GMT

5 years ago - the soft glow sessions

Today (February 4, 2009) marks the 5th Anniversary of the very first Japhy Ryder studio project.  Back in 2004 we entered Ad Astra Studios in Williston VT to create the Soft Glow Sessions.  At tha...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:50:00 GMT

a letter from the band

Dear Fans, Friends, and Family:Well, big changes are afoot in the Japhy Ryder camp.  Foundingmember and longtime guitarist for Japhy Ryder, Jeremy Kizina, hasdecided it is time for him to move on and ...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:56:00 GMT

Last minute gig additions

We've been promoting the hell out of our New Years Eve show over in Lake Placid and in the process the idea came up to keep the party rolling through the weekend. So with the help of our friends we've...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:49:00 GMT

No Consequence released on Ropeadope Digital

We at Japhy Ryder are quite pleased to announce that "No Consequence" was released on Ropedope Records today (November 18) by means of their digital release site. You can read about it here: http://ww...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:44:00 GMT

check out our new website

After a few years, we've finally upgraded our website. Head on over to www.japhyryder.com and have a look.  Over the next few weeks we'll be adding tons of stuff to our new online home. In other ...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Vote for Japhy Ryder

Hello, we are nominated for The Deli Magazine's artist of the month for the coming month of November. Please take a moment to head over to http://www.thedelimagazine.com/burlington and drop a vote for...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:44:00 GMT

Ropeadope Digital Re-Release

We are pleased to announce that our latest album No Consequence is being released by Ropeadope Digital later this fall.  Stay tuned for a specific release date as well as information about the re...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:55:00 GMT

Live at Nectar’s Residency

After a few unsuccessful  attempts at putting together a live Japhy Ryder album, we have finalized a deal with local music mecca Nectar's to produce what should be an accurate digital representat...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:38:00 GMT