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Swedish Reviews
New Zealand born Steven Jaymes (he lives in Melbourne,Australia) goes directly to the roots on his new album "Black 17" - the whole album totally breathes blues,jazz and folkrock. His voice reminds even more of Eric Clapton on this album and the music is less based on piano and fender rhodes,most of these songs have been written on the guitar giving the songs a more bluesy touch. It's like joining Sting on a picnic with Van Morrison where Don Henley is showing up with the dessert,Steven Jaymes has enough heart and soul to spread love through his music over the pacific ocean. Who can stop him?,who wants to?,not me! 11 real nice tunes.
Kaj Roth Melodic May 06
"STRONGLY PAINTED IN BLUE"
"New Zealander Steven Jaymes is not just another singer/songwriter hungry to make a great first impression. His mature, but fresh songs are brimming with a soulful resonance that can only come with experience, coupled with a knack for describing life's constant complexities in an affirming way.
The songs on his latest effort, the live-in-studio album Black 17, are hook-laden and driven, yet laid back, strongly painted in blue, and they possess a real natural beauty, accentuated by Jaymes' wonderful husky voice.
These are songs for everyman, songs for our age, but with a timeless quality that puts Jaymes up there as one of the rare breed of singer and songwriter that are able to successfully combine harsh reality and romance, and still come off as a convincing artist. Don't miss out!"
Ola Karlsson Rootsy, Sweden
"BLUES THAT TEARS YOU SOUL APART"
Steven Jaymes at Caffrey's, McEwan's, Borås - January 31
"After a bit of a slow start, this evening turned out to be a fantastic experience. Steven Jaymes is a singer-songwriter from New Zealand now living in Australia. For the moment he's on a short tour of Scandinavia. Tomorrow he'll be in Norway, but yesterday he stopped by in Borås.
On his last album, "Hemingway's Cats", he is kind of jazzy, well produced, but a little bit too kind and soft. This is also the impression when he sits by his piano this evening. But after a while, you can hear that he has a lot of more blues in his veins, than the album shows. He's doing a great Ray Charles-cover, and his show really takes you on to a higher level.
But it's still something missing. The piano is a bit too high in volume, to really create that intimate atmosphere. Steven's whiskey-soaked voice fits very well in with the surroundings, and pretty soon that really spontaneous feel starts to show. He brings on his guitar and everything just sky-rockets.
It feels a bit like taking a step back to your own heritage. Everything falls in place when Steven takes the role of a true singer-songwriter. But soon the feel changes pace once again. He asks a guy from the audience to take on the guitar, while he steps back to his piano.
Then the roof really falls off!
This moment is quite astonishing. The blues is not just present, it sits down in the easy chair, sipping on the drinks, and stomps it's feet. The music demands attention of every atom present in the room.
"Poor, poor you, if you weren't there!"
Mindy Christiernin Borås Times, Sweden
Australian musician Steven Jaymes is back with an album where he tries to top his latest work (not an easy task!). This time he takes his band into the studio, sets up the gear, and does most of it live on the spot. The end result is soulful, a little bit jazzier, and BIG feelings compared to just verse and chorus. Sometimes it's just a little bit too jazzy and democratic - Let's face it ; Here's Steven the star - But all in all, this is an artist who could easily be as big as Jackson Browne and Marc Cohn, given the right perceptions. This time he even succeeds in doing Paul Simon's '50 Ways', and really makes it his own!"
Trots Allt Magazine, Jan 06
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