Artist Info: Hobo Jazz

We are Hobo Jazz, playing a uneasily classifiable but instantly recognizable blend of roots music & original pre-war soul.

Since 2001 we've been entertaining our fans & converting our detractors with a glib attitude to match our music.

Antique music & ephemera. Pre-1960's entertainment mediums. Jazz bands recorded in Tobacco Warehouses in Savannah Georgia. Louis Prima from the 30's to the 50's. Alphonso Trent's 1930's manic jazz orchestra. Max Fleischer's pre-code surrealism. [read more...]