JANIS IAN - "BETTER TIMES WILL COME"
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Jim's video: www.bettertimeswillcome.com/video_page/jim-hoke/ Jim's version of Janis Ian's uplifting song "Better Times Will Come" is one of hundreds recorded by a wide range of artists for this wonderfully inclusive project. This take is a rambunctious one-man band New Orleans jazz romp that expresses the joyful message of Janis' lyric. for more on the project, visit: www.bettertimeswillcome.com |
NRBQ
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NRBQ YouTubes: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=wQWD1PcyDQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQWD1PcyDQ0&ab_channel=EuclidRecords Hear Jim play on these NRBQ albums: |
the Long players
"Miss You" from the Some Girls gig: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhByNNNEP7Q
"The Long Players are a group of Nashville-based musicians who have, since 2004, taken classic albums and performed them live in their original sequence. Recruiting guest artists from their exceptional musical community, the band has celebrated over 50 seminal albums over the (past) years and gained national notoriety with feature news stories by NPR Radio ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, The Associated Press and Reuters / Billboard Magazine."
The Joe Pisapia "Love In"
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"... tuneful and insightful songs that are seriously complex but don’t try to impress you with their complexity — a tradition that Joe has carried over into his work with other artists (k.d. lang, Ben Folds) and his solo records. Residencies at The 5 Spot, and in-store show at Grimey’s" Stephen Trageser - Nashville Scene |
Hagsanova
Hear Jim's arrangement on "Corcovado" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gNSgJ4ofFc
Crackerboots
Essentially a duo of guitarist Bill DeMain and vocalist Melissa Mathes, Crackerboots is a breezy concoction of tasty acoustic guitar and light, jazzy vocals accompanied by a fluid assortment of additional instrumentalists. Jim brings the melodic, relaxed side of his tenor sax and flute personae, plus accordion and chromatic harmonica to this fresh repertoire of smartly-written, tuneful songs by Bill and Melissa. Jim's sax is often a foil for Melissa's free vocal improvisations.
Check them out at: http://www.youtube.com/watcv=cQOyePoXEeE&feature=relmfu
Check them out at: http://www.youtube.com/watcv=cQOyePoXEeE&feature=relmfu
the Martian Denny Orchestra
The Martian Denny Orchestra blends surf, spy and space sounds is quickly becoming an underground sensation in Music City. As expected from a Nashville group, the band’s members are some of the best in the business. Joining Angel are: guitarist Bob Irwin, owner of record label Sundazed Music and member of New York’s Pluto Walkers; bassist Dave Roe, who has played with everyone from Johnny Cash to John Mellencamp; multi-instrumentalist Jim Hoke (steel guitar, saxophone, flute, etc.), who has showed off his versatility with NRBQ, Toby Keith and others; and drummer Jimmy Lester, formerly of Los Straitjackets and currently with roots rocker Webb Wilder.
