The Allman Brothers accepting Lifetime Achievement Award at Special Merit Award
Band News
Jaimoe performs with Allmans and Jasssz Band at Wanee Festival - By Bill Dean, April 18, 2013
A passion for Jasssz
Jai Johnny Johnson and his Jaimoe's Jasssz Band play Salem (Mass.) Jazz and Soul Festival this weekend - By Will Broaddus, August 16, 2012
Allman Brothers Band’s Jaimoe Gets Money Advice From Otis Redding (VIDEO)
August 14, 2012
Allman Brothers Band ain’t wastin’ time no more - By Stephanie DeBalko, August 7, 2012
Music: Jaimoe, Jazz, and The Allman Brothers - By Scott McLennan, August 7, 2012
Peachy scene: Allman Brothers Band to bring three days of southern hospitality to Montage Mountain - BY JOSH MCAULIFFE, August 3, 2012
Jaimoe, of Allman Brothers fame, turns 68 By Robert Diton-
Jaimoe Johnson of Ocean Springs, founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, release new album with side project Jaimoe's Jasssz Band
By Justin Hooks -
It's all Jazz to Jaimoe as he brings Jasssz Band to M&T festival in Syracuse By
Now in the June 2012 issue of Modern Drummer!
Article - JAIMOE by Bob Girouard
With his first self-led project in decades, the Allmans' longtime drummer aims to school audiences on the art of improv.
JAIMOE PLANS BRIGHT FUTURES FOR ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AND JAIMOE’S JASSSZ BAND
by: Jed Gottlieb
Harvest Announces Tedeschi Trucks Band, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, & Matt Andersen: by Kellie Underhill April 19, 2012
Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band: Renaissance Man Published: by Brad Farberman 03/23/2012
Jaimoe Proves to be a True Renaissance Man By M.A. Rivera April 7, 2012
Talkin' Blues with Jaimoe By ALAN BRYSON, Published: March 28, 2012
The Core: Jaimoe Published: 2012/03/01
by Mike Greenhaus
CD Preview: Jaimoe's Jasssz Band
By Reverend Keith A. Gordon, March 7, 2012
Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band
By Leslie Michele Derrough
March 07, 2012
Red Carpet Chat with The Allman Brothers Band at the Grammys - 2012/02/13 by Larson Sutton
Allman Brothers Band's Jaimoe Talks Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Side Project's New Album
Oteil, Jaimoe and More Will Perform at Allman Brothers Band After Shows
The Hottest Live Photos of 2012
Review: Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band @ Gramercy Theatre
Written by HT Staff
Allman Brothers’ Jaimoe on His Jasssz Band - January 27, 2012
Interview: Allman Brothers Drummer Jaimoe and Guitarist Junior Mack Discuss New Album, 'Renaissance Man'
Posted 01/27/2012 by Alan Paul
Allman Brothers drummer loves to jazz it up, too - By ED CONDRAN, January 27, 2012
Jaimoe's Jasssz Band caps tour at TLA - Written by
TOM WILK
John Johanson, founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, is having a pretty good year - By Ed Condran
Jaimoe reunites with friends for benefit show - By RACHEL SULLIVAN
Allman Brothers drummer Jaimoe talks lifetime achievement awards and new band - by Melissa Ruggieri, January 20, 2012
Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band: It’s Like Jazz For Your Asss
—by Marissa Savino, January 24, 2012
Relix- Win Tickets to Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band and Jamie McClean Band show January 27th at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC!
Johanson proves he's a musical renaissance man- By | Tribune correspondent
Published: January 12, 2012
Brotherly Love - by Jennie McKeon
Jambands.com - Jaimoe's Interview with Randy Ray - Published: 2011/12/30
I Shall Be Released: A New Beginning Reviews of new and recent recordings by Kevin Hearn, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, the Dex Romweber Duo, Shonen Knife and others.
Original Allman Brothers Band Member Defies Expectation
'Renaissance Man' is a phenomenal debut that highlights impeccable musicianship and proves that each member of Jaimoe's Jasssz Band is a master of classic rhythm and blues, soulful rock and roll and jazz.
Jaimoe and Friends Return to Collinsville
Just a few days after his sold-out show at Bridge Street Live, Jaimoe joins local guitarist Jackson FitzGerald for a jazz quintet concert on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Downright Music and Art.
Jaimoe WRTC Interview - Click to listen Hour 1 & Hour 2
Original Aired:
Saturday, December 10th, 2011
Here’s Saturday’s program, which features an interview with Jaimoe about 50 minutes into the show. He discusses his side project along with some historical insight to the Allmans, Sea Level and playing with Otis Redding’s band. Also some brief tributes to some artists who recently passed, including J. Blackfoot, Howard Tate and Hubert Sumlin. A portion of the final half hour is on Otis Redding as Saturday marked the anniversary of his tragic death back in 1967.
A Tribute to Philip Walden on his Birthday—November 15, 2011
Childhood memories with my oldest and best friend growing up
By Rob Duner-Fenter
About Jaimoe
Legendary drummer and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, Jaimoe and his Jasssz Band play American music. They combine elements of Jazz, Blues, Rock-n-Roll, and R&B into a unique blend that captures the spirit and stirs the soul. Their repertoire ranges from new interpretations of classic tunes, as well as original songs that are classics in the making. Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band features Jaimoe - drums, Junior Mack - guitar and vocals, Dave Stoltz - bass, Bruce Katz - keyboards, and some of the finest horn players of our time, including Paul Lieberman - sax, flute, and piccalo, Kris Jensen - sax and Reggie Pittman - trumpet. Check out the rest of the website and see what the Jasssz is all about.
Jaimoe, man of many names, and one of the original six band members, has combined forces with fellow drummer and percussionist Butch Trucks in a million subtle, driving, playful, and energizing ways to keep the music on track and flowing.
Jaimoe himself contributes the following biographical insights: This is Jaimoe. No, I did not play at Monterey. I played with Otis Redding 4/18/66 through 9/5/66 in the band that did "Otis - Live at the Whiskey A-Go-Go". I joined that band a week after that record was recorded. A very good friend of mine, a very good sax player and a hell of an organizer, Donald "Cadillac" Henry, was a great reason for me getting that break and a lot of others, right up to the fact of the reason I was in Macon was because Donald told me to go to Macon. Phil Walden was putting a recording studio in Macon which was Capricorn Records. Phil Walden and Otis Redding had a company called Redwal Music.
A Big Band Run
On 4/18/66 Otis had about a 9-piece band. I joined that band in Dallas, TX. In less than two weeks it was 13 pieces. Edward "Woody" Woodson was the other drummer in that band. Woody was the drummer on "Live at the Whiskey". I really learned about playing live rhythm & blues and rock & roll from Woody Woodson & Butch Trucks. Woody could take a bass drum, snare, floor tom, hi-hat, and crash & ride cymbal and swing your ass from Washington, D.C. to L.A. In three weeks we were in the Apollo Theatre in New York. Now we've got 18 pieces. I played in my first big band. I backed Percy Sledge, Patti Labelle & the Blue Bells, the 5 Stairsteps, Brenda & the Tabulations, and the Manhattans. The Howard Theatre in D.C. was another 18-piece band. Added to that show was Smokey Robinson & the Miracles & band, also Martha & the Vandellas, and the Kin Folks, a bad ass 4-piece band out of L.A. The next stop was the Regal Theatre in Chicago. By now we had 22-pieces and the co-star was the Queen of Soul. That's right. The Lady Aretha. She had her own rhythm section. I was glad I didn't have to play behind her. She raised hell about one thing or another the entire week. I played again with the Stairsteps, Patti Labelle, and 5 guys called the Step Brothers. They were tap dancing acrobats about in their 50s and 60s. They were one of the top tap dance acts of all times. They offered me a gig in Vegas, but I had to turn them down. I was having too much fun and learning a lot playing behind all of those people in those big bands and orchestras.
Otis Was a Great Teacher
I also had a great offer from Curtiss Mayfield & the Impressions. They said my playing reminded them of Leo Morris, a New Orleans drummer who we know today as Idris Muhammed. I can thank Charles "Honeyboy" Otis for that one for Honeyboy was a great influence on Idris, "Smokey" Johnson, Zigaboo, John Boudreau, Jr., and a lot more than he's given credit for. Honeyboy is the reason that I can play as many styles as I can. Also listening to all that stuff Earl Palmer did on those records, Honeyboy turned me on to Earl Palmer.
Just for the record, that photo I am on with Otis is 1966 in Columbus, GA at the Columbus Auditorium, where you cross the river into the Central Time zone and into Phoenix, Alabama. I did a 42-date tour with Otis -- 41 days back-to-back with a day off. We did a TV show, "The Big Beat", hosted by a disc jockey from the famous WLAC in Nashville who on the day of taping of the show got drunk couldn't go on. So Otis not only starred the show, but mced and hosted the show. I played behind James Carr, Mitty Collier, the Ovations, Garnette Mims, Patti Labelle & the Bluebells, Percy Sledge, Sam & Dave & band co-stars. Woody played behind Otis. That night I played 3 hours at the Parrot Jazz Club with whoever got on the stage. The next night we did the 42nd, show. Great tour. I learned a lot from Otis. I didn't realize it at the time.
Thank you, Otis.
Love, Jaimoe