Joanne Juskus (vocals, keyboard), Kevin Burnes (guitar), Mattias Rucht (drums/percussion), Willard Morris (violin, mandolin, bass), Parker Roach (bass), as well as wonderful musician friends who played on Joanne's new CD -- Chris Mandra (of Telesma and katastatik), Bryan Jones "Jonesy" (of Telesma, Naked Jungle and Fast Eddie), Don Berkemeyer, Dave Cipriani (of Satabdi Express), Warren Boes (of All Mighty Senators) and Dick Seabrook (Andrea's dad).
Joanne currently has the good fortune to be collaborating with accomplished electronic musician and guitarist Adrian Bond.
Influences
Blue Heron, AC Bhaktivedanta Swami, sdg, Joni Mitchell, Sheila Chandra, Tripurari Swami, Mouth Music, Telesma, birds and crickets, the three gunas (no matter how I resist), Love, the taste in water
Sounds Like
"Picture all the best of Natalie Merchant's passion in performance, Joni Mitchell's control of the way language sounds, the musical sense of Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks's lure, woven into one unique lyrical blues-infused voice."
-- Heather Wiederstein, 1340mag.com
"Her sumptuous piano (think 1969 Elton John) and languid, full-mouthed singing style is a positive comparison... in a league with Joni Mitchell. Ms. Juskus already has admirers taken in by the siren call of her radio-sensuous production and the dreamy quality of her vocals, and this disc in general... As adult music goes this is quite beefy." -- Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover
Joanne Juskus was chosen as one of 6 "BEST UNSIGNED BANDS OF THE NORTHEAST USA" -- Best of Baltimore -- by Amtrak's Arrive magazine (March/April 2006 issue).
"File under heavenly voices," says Albert Garzon, former producer for 10,000 Maniacs, of Joanne Juskus, an accomplished pianist, vocalist and songwriter. The Baltimore, MD songstress' voice has been compared to the purity of Annie Haslam (Renaissance), the innocence of early Joni Mitchell, with the tonalities of Kate Bush.
Chosen as a Top 10 Favorite of the Year by The Washington Post, Joanne has performed at such venues as Merriweather Post Pavilion, New York City's Living Room, Bitter End and Knitting Factory, and Musikfest. Her live performances have been called "a mesmerizing sound not to be matched" (Dawson Concerts) and "incredibly compelling" (Frederick Festival of the Arts). Says Sally Thorner, Baltimore's WJZ-TV Eyewitness News anchorwoman, "To hear Joanne's voice, you notice an amazing talent. She is just hypnotic."
Joanne also is a member of Telesma, the amazing electro-acoustic psychedelic tribal world dance band.
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Hi Joanne, I hope this message finds you well. I just posted a note about what's going on with The Bowmans on Facebook... and then I started writing a mass email... and then I decided against it... so I'm doing this instead. (begging) Will you visit my profile page to help me spread the word, pretty please??? We have a sneak preview of the new album Produced by Malcolm Burn, (Grammy winner for Emmylou Harris Red Dirt Girl etc.) Mastered by Greg Calbi (Bob Dylan Modern Times etc. ) up for 2 days only… and it can be bought within the next 2 days only! http://www. myspace. com/thebowmans
We are headed back to Baltimore for a show at the 8x10 this Friday night. Looks like a great lineup. We'll hit the stage at 9pm playing several songs off the new CD. Hope you can join us. CHEERS!
Happy Valentine's Day Joanne! Hopefully everything went well with your surgery and you are off and running to a wonderful 2009. Peace and Love to you and Adrian. Jason
Joanne! Thanks for the kind words. I'm listening to your beautiful tunes again here -- just stunning and evocative of so much that is positive. Thank you for these gems.
“One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Soul on deck shines like gold in dark times. The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires, causes proper manners to catch fire. To display the lantern of soul in shadowy times like these - to be fierce and to show mercy toward others, both, are acts of immense bravery and greatest necessity. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it. If you would help to calm the tumult, this is one of the strongest things you can do." - Clarissa Pinkola-Estes, from ‘Do Not Lose Heart’
Hi beautiful lady and dear friend. It's been way too long. Gina is in KS and her sister and I miss her so much. We are in North Carolina, just outside Charlotte and loving it here. The cost of living is much more reasonable here than in MD and the weather is very nice, pretty mild most of the year. There's some pretty good music around here, too. I just love hearing the local talent. I am so happy to hear your wonderful voice singing great songs. What a gift you have! Thank goodness you are sharing it with the rest of us. Always, your friend......
Just had to come back and hear again... your music, and your voice, is just amazing! I've added you to my influences list as something to aspire to. :)
