Biography
Jabarvy, meaning 'chosen family', is a “new breed of accessible popular music with a progressive twist”. From epic soundscapes to melded medleys, they reward any listener seeking sophisticated and surprising music.
All members of Jabarvy met in Lubbock, Texas as high school band mates in the late '90s and moved to Austin to pursue music professionally in the Music Capitol. In 2005, Jabarvy was voted one of the ‘Top Ten Jam Bands’ by music lovers in the annual Austin Chronicle Music Poll. In 2006, 2007, and 2008, ‘M-Squad’ (Meg and Margaret, the Jabarvy horn section) was voted into the Music Poll's ‘Top Ten Horn Sections’, while Jabarvy made the 2007 'Top Ten None of the Above' category. Jabarvy features a lead-singing, songwriting drummer, an all-female horn section, two diverse lead guitarists, and one of the most distinctive bass players anywhere. All members write music, sing, improvise solos, play various other instruments, and assume the role of front man/woman on any given night. With a penchant for making each show sui generis, Jabarvy explores a wide array of original pieces composed of lighthearted but thoughtful lyrics sung over elaborate chord progressions.
Notable past performances with: New Orleans All-Stars (George Porter, Jr., Ivan Neville, Terrence Higgins), Carolyn Wonderland, Patrice Pike, John Dee Graham, Asylum Street Spankers, Green Lemon, and On the One featuring Karl Denson's Tiny Universe drummer, John Staten.
Notable Festivals:
Wakarusa Winter Classic 2008 (Austin, TX)
CASABlanca Gala @ the Four Seasons (Austin, TX)
Wakarusa 2007 (Lawrence, KS)
Wakarusa Winter Classic 2007 (Norman, OK)
SxSW Festival, Pecan St. Festival, Jerry Garcia Birthday Festival (Austin, TX)
Dallas Music Festival (Dallas, TX)
Notable Venues:
Antone's, The Parish, Stubb's, Saxon Pub, Club 115, Cedar Street (Austin, TX)
Lakewood Bar & Grill, The Bone, The Green Elephant, Liquid Lounge (Dallas, TX)
Last Concert Cafe, Mercury Room (Houston, TX)
The Spoon, Bash Riprock's 2, The Blue Light, Jake's Backroom (Lubbock, TX)
Treff's, Floyd Casey Stadium - Baylor Football Pregame Perfromances (Waco, TX)
Steel Penny Pub (San Angelo, TX
Maple Leaf Bar (New Orleans, LA)
Club 307 Downtown (Lafayette, LA)
Luna's (Lake Charles, LA)
Conor O'Neill's (Boulder, CO)
Opolis (Norman, OK)
As friends for over a decade, Jabarvy conducts a level of connectivity and selflessness that so many bands and labels hope to obtain.
Jabarvy—a sound as unique as the name.
Instrumentation
Andy Harn - Drums & Lead Vocals
Ryan Jones - Bass & Vocals
Meg Kemp - Saxophone & Vocals
Charlie Narayan - Electric Guitar & Vocals
Jon Olson - Electric Guitar & Vocals
Margaret Whitt - Trumpet & Vocals
Discography
1.) Jabarvy - Jabarvy (self-titled debut LP, 2006)
2.)Jabarvy - Live at the Last Concert Cafe 12.16.06
3.)INsite Magazine's Austin Music Compilation (featuring "Marcia Martian" by Jabarvy)
Full-streaming jukebox on website
Links
| http://www.jabarvy.com |