The legendary Garland Jeffreys has done it all. This Brooklyn native attended Syracuse University, where he spent a year studying art history in Florence, Italy. Back home he began his career in Greenwich Village clubs and has since released
numerous critically acclaimed albums featuring a roster of guest artists such as Lou Reed, Dr. John, Sly & Robbie,
David Johansen, Phoebe Snow, Luther Vandross, Randy Brecker, Duncan Sheik and members of the E Street Band—a group that gives a pretty good indication of his genre-bending music.
With a powerful, supple voice and an eclectic catalogue of songs covered by everyone from punk pioneers The Circle Jerks (Wild in the Streets) to the neo-folk group Vetiver (Lon Chaney).
Jeffreys is “a man of diversity with music to match…had he been born earlier, Mr. Jeffreys could have had a career as a jazz singer…had he been born later, he might have been a peer to Citizen Cope and Ben Harper, who mix up their playlists and benefit from followings not bound by the dictates of radio.” -Wall Street Journal
The King Of In Between- his first release in 13 years is out on June 9th. Listen to the song "Coney Island Winter" here. Following a full band show last fall and a number of benefit appearances, Garland, a "best-kept secret" praised for his "streetwise flair" by Rolling Stone, has re-emerged as a fixture of the NYC music scene.
With a powerful, supple voice and an eclectic catalogue of songs covered by everyone from punk pioneers The Circle Jerks (Wild in the Streets) to the neo-folk group Vetiver (Lon Chaney).
Jeffreys is “a man of diversity with music to match…had he been born earlier, Mr. Jeffreys could have had a career as a jazz singer…had he been born later, he might have been a peer to Citizen Cope and Ben Harper, who mix up their playlists and benefit from followings not bound by the dictates of radio.” -Wall Street Journal
The King Of In Between- his first release in 13 years is out on June 9th. Listen to the song "Coney Island Winter" here. Following a full band show last fall and a number of benefit appearances, Garland, a "best-kept secret" praised for his "streetwise flair" by Rolling Stone, has re-emerged as a fixture of the NYC music scene.
Garland Jeffreys plays the Iron Horse on Saturday, June 18th at 7PM. Tickets here.
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