“Stinging blues guitar and potent, original songs herald the emergence of a major new talent.” –USA Today
“Jarekus Singleton is an exciting new young blues guitarist with melody, hooks, swagger and a strong, original voice. His lyrics are modern, personal, acutely poetic and deeply mature.”–Washington Post
Musical trailblazer Jarekus Singleton, touring in support of his Alligator Records debut, REFUSE TO LOSE, will be touring Europe with special guest Sax Gordon between Friday, November 6 and Sunday, November 29, 2015 . Singleton melds hip-hop wordplay, rock energy and R&B grooves with contemporary and traditional blues, turning audiences of all ages into devoted fans. With his untamed guitar licks and strong, soulful voice effortlessly moving from ferocious and funky to slow and steamy to smoking hot, Singleton is a fresh, electrifying bluesman with a bold vision for the future of the blues. Concert information is as follows:
November 06, 2015 Billy Bob’s Marne-la-Vallée, France
November 07, 2015 Bay-Car Blues Festival Dunkerque, France
November 09, 2015 Banana Peel Ruiselede, Belgium
November 10, 2015 Centre Sportif Marie-Thérèse Eyquem Talant, France
November 11, 2015 La Traverse Cléon, France
November 13, 2015 Salle de l’Abescat Tournon-d’Agenais, France
November 14, 2015 Bluesfestival Haringe Haringe, Belgium
November 15, 2015 Blues sur Seine Mantes-la-Jolie, France
November 18, 2015 Espace René-Descartes Availles-en-Châtellerault, France
November 19, 2015 Europajazz Le Mans, France
November 20, 2015 L’imprévu Festival Montembœuf, France
November 21, 2015 Le Sonograf’ Le Thor, France
November 22, 2015 Eden District Blues Oraison, France
November 25, 2015 Le JAM Montpellier Montpellier, France
November 26, 2015 Jazz Club Etoile Paris, France
November 27, 2015 Jazz Club Etoile Paris, France
November 28, 2015 Amstelveen City Blues Amstelveen, Netherlands
November 29, 2015 Cafe Restaurant Hofsteenge Grolloo, Netherlands
Video of Jarekus Singleton performing “I Refuse To Lose” on Music City Roots:
Springing from the same Mississippi soil as Charley Patton, Muddy Waters and B.B. King, 30-year-old Jarekus Singleton’s cutting-edge sound – equally rooted in rap, rock and blues traditions – is all his own. REFUSE TO LOSE features a scintillating guitar attack and lyrically startling original songs all sung with a natural storyteller’s voice. Produced by Singleton along with Alligator Records president Bruce Iglauer and recorded at PM Music in Memphis, the album is an impossible-to-ignore first step onto the world stage. With songs telling real life, streetwise (sometimes funny) stories brimming with surprising images, pop culture references, infectious rhythms and unexpected musical twists, REFUSE TO LOSE unleashes a new wave of blues for a new generation of fans.
Singleton has been tearing up clubs and festivals across the South, and performed twice at the world-renowned Chicago Blues Festival. He has been featured at South Carolina’s Lowcountry Blues Festival and Festival of Discovery as well as many other festivals in the South and clubs throughout Mississippi. With the addition of high-visibility performances including Springing The Blues Festival, Biscuits & Blues in San Francisco, The North Atlantic Blues Festival, The PA Blues Festival, The Cincinnati Blues Festival, and the Festival International du Blues de Tremblant, Singleton is on the cusp of international stardom.
Born into a family of church musicians and vocalists on July 11, 1984 in Clinton, Mississippi, Jarekus Singleton was immersed in gospel music as a child. Taught by his uncle, Jarekus began playing bass guitar at age nine in his grandfather’s church band. He later switched to lead guitar and began to sharpen his instrumental and vocal skills, falling in love with the music of all three Kings (B.B., Albert and Freddie) as well as Stevie Ray Vaughan, rappers Twista and Jay-Z, and even country artist Brad Paisley. In his late teens, Jarekus pursued a career in basketball, becoming a top-seeded national player in college until an injury took him back to his music full time. For a short period he performed as a rap artist, writing his own lyrics. Before long though, he began combining his rap wordsmithing with the music of his Mississippi heritage, creating a thoroughly modern, masterfully updated take on the blues.
In 2009, he formed The Jarekus Singleton Blues Band, quickly building a reputation as a tremendously gifted musician and performer. Jarekus self-released his first CD, Heartfelt, in 2011, and fans and media quickly took notice of these brand new original songs. Singleton was named a “star on the rise” by Blues & Rhythm magazine in the UK. Guitar Center named him the 2011 King of the Blues in Mississippi. He received the Jackson Music Award for 2012 Blues Artist of the Year and for 2013 Local Entertainer of the Year. The Jackson Free Press named him the 2013 Best Local Blues Artist.
Living Blues praised Singleton for his “emotional intensity” saying he “blends styles and elements across genres and generations.” Audiences at his shows run the gamut from older blues fans to younger rockers and rap aficionados, all of whom call him their own. “Blues is honest music,” says Singleton, who, with REFUSE TO LOSE, is determined to put his own stamp on the genre. “I love the blues tradition, and have always been inspired by the masters. But I want to create something for today’s audience that is as original and new as those blues masters were when they first started making records. I want to create blues for the 21st century.”
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