REVIEWS / MEDIA
RELEASE
For Immediate Release March 1st 2007
'New Zealand born Steven Jaymes wants to go home,
but after so many years in so many places he is not sure where that
is any more!
He has been compared to Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Leon Russell,
Van Morrison and Joe Jackson. Some call it the best jazzy roots
you will ever hear, others call him a folk rocker, and even a Southern
country rocker but I think the more apt and "new" term is singer
songwriter.
In the past two years he's performed his trademark bluesy jazz and
roots sound around the world, from such legendary venues as The
Bitter End in NYC, and Ronnie Scotts in London through to as he
puts it "some very quirky places in Russia and Switzerland".
Steven Jaymes is a singer songwriter in the classic mold, musical
in style with a dark velvety soulful voice that sounds like it has
been well tested and through the fire of experience.
Born the son of a builder and shearer who played drums in the family
band Steven grew up in some of the more remote areas of New Zealand
now more commonly known as middle earth.
His Fascination with travel and a strong desire to understand what
makes people think and act the way they do has seen Steven as a
constant traveler and performer for the past 20 years. He has immersed
himself in countries far and wide, from the back roads of Mexico
and Cuba to the backstreets of Kyoto and Manhattan.
While living in New York Stevens 3rd album "Hemingway's Cats" was completed & Steven's love for that city comes through with such
tracks as Manhattan, and the title track Hemingway's cats written
on a road trip between New York and Key West.
The new Album is Black 17 which begins with "Don't you know," a Gritty melodic track that sets the stage for an album draped in
blues, jazz and roots. Apart from the whiskey edged voice that flows
through his songs; he also makes his own, versions of Paul Simons
50 ways to leave your lover and a version of Dragon's iconic hit,
April Sun in Cuba.
Stevens Albums are available through itunes
