Jere Stormer
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Jere Stormer

Ferndale, Michigan, United States

Ferndale, Michigan, United States
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"Michigan Humanities Council"

A Jere Stormer performance sparkles with humor, wit, and emotional honesty. An award-winning instrumentalist, Jere uses the 12-string guitar, mandolin, fiddle, kalimba (African thumb piano), and more. Performances feature original and discovered songs which tell the stories of working men and women through both literary and folk traditions. Workshops for adults and children are offered in songwriting, poetry, and performance. - Michigan Humanities Council


"TC CD Review"

“Musical juxtapositions are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to describing Stormer’s quirky but completely engaging blend of blues, folk, swing, rock and jazz.”
Nancy Sundstrom - Traverse City Record Eagle
- Traverse City Record Eagle


"Ann Arbor's 107.1"

“Astute, provocative, often hilarious songwriting makes Jere Stormer stand out from the pack --- a seriously talented full-spectrum musician.”
Martin Bandyke – morning radio host on WQKL, Ann Arbor's 107one
- Detroit Free Press


"Scarab Club concert review"

“When I first heard the guy, Jere Stormer, I was a ticket taker at a concert. I heard the sound of a 12-string guitar and it sounded better than good, and the singer was terrific. Who the hell was this guy?
I used to be a musician wannabe in L.A. a lifetime ago. I was left a full-blown 12-string guitar when my roommate abandoned our apartment near Olympic and Alvarado. I was left with a horrendous phone bill and the 12-string. I guess he could not take it with him, overburdened as he was with my dope, money, lover and Mustang.
I had next to no skill with a guitar. I could barely tune the thing. But I could make it sound chunka-chunka good by just strumming it. I started having delusions of grandeur, even as they disconnected my phone. I concluded that 12-string guitars were the refuge for the incompetent. I mean, the damn thing played itself. Well I was wrong, Jere Stormer plays the 12-string guitar like a musical instrument not an acoustic Band-Aid. I gathered enough money to buy a ticket and see his act. Turns out, he was a master of several guitar styles. I was not surprised when he was voted best acoustic guitarist by the Motor City Music Awards. I really like his album AVAILABLE SPACE. I would put his song ‘Sweet 16 in the Year 2000’ next to anybody’s acoustic work.”

Mike Madius - Bluejean Thinktank
- Bluejean Thinktank


"Ann Arbor Concert Review"

“Tight, polished, yet wonderfully uninhibited.”
Mike Betzold – Ann Arbor Observer
- Ann Arbor Observer


"Blue Note Concert Review"

“Versatile, innovative and armed with a keen wit and a sharp ax, Detroit Music Award Winner Jere Stormer forges a path straight thru your funny bone and into your heart. A sterling guitarist and song-writer, Jere takes the mundane and transforms it into the magical.”
Maggie Ferguson – WXOU 88.1 & Live from the Living Room
- Live from the Living Room Pontiac, MI


"Paint Creek Concert Review"

“Jere joins a mastery of guitar with an unfailing knack for writing clever, thought-provoking lyrics … a Jere Stormer show is not to be missed.”
Tom Mansell - President Emeritus Paint Creek Folklore Society
- Keeping Tabs, Rochester MI


"Oakland Press CD Review"

“ . . . any song like “Actual Size” that contains the lyric ‘you always know just how to get my goat/’cause I’m so gettable goatwise’ has something going for it.”
Robert Musial, The Oakland Press
- Oakland Press


"Metro Times Review"

Every vocal inflection, strum, exhale and language loop shoots past Jere Stormer¹s synapses and exits through his funny bone. A true performer in every sense of the word, Stormer¹s folk frolics aren¹t afraid to wail a Zeppelin riff right alongside a contrified Hendrix excerpt. When he¹s not in the middle of a medley (and sometimes when he is) it's a rock n folk free for all.—Melissa Giannini
http://www.metrotimes.com/metropolis/sonic/artistprofile.asp?id=1783 - Detroit Metro Times


"Academic Review"

“One of the finest, eclectic and original musicians and singer/songwriters in all of Detroit. His own songs leave audiences spellbound by his unique poetic images and the intensity of his themes. Jere is an all around entertainer & artist, a first rate guitarist, violin player, a great songwriter, and a wonderful singer.”

M.L. Liebler – Poet & Wayne State University Prof. of Literature
- Wayne State Univ


Discography

Media Jackals (single) 1980s
Available Space (late 90s) Jere Stormer & the Loose Canyons
Lingo (2003) Jere Stormer
Wall of Doors (2006) Jere Stormer
No Small Song (in progress)
all on Adeq Records

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Bio

One of Jere’s first memories is of Ricky Nelson singing at the end of an Ozzie & Harriet rerun. Impressed by how much fun playing music looked, Jere began begging his parents for a guitar … only taking time out to eat and sleep… Finally, he was given a Hi-Lo 6-string from Federal’s Department Store. He’s been practicing music ever since… only taking time out to eat and sleep… Ended up in College - couldn’t sleep - wrote poetry - got better - was sporadically published...some literary awards . . .Got A Job - Public Radio - pushed buttons ENGINEERED . . . His 12 years at Public Radio exposed him to songs and music from all over the world… Music he passed along to listeners as a late-night program host … While at WDET, he engineered Blues After Hours, an internationally known Blues Radio Program hosted by The Famous Coachman.
He & his wife Judy Donlin, established Folk Music Programming at WDET and wrote grants for these programs which enabled them to produce and record live music broadcasts which included Maria Muldaur, Shawn Colvin, Stan Rogers, Claudia Schmidt, Rambling Jack Elliot, Tom Chapin & more . . . Then he gave it up to play his own music …
LINKS:
http://www.myspace.com/jerestormermusic
http://cdbaby.com/cd/jerestormer
http://www.metrotimes.com/metropolis/sonic/artistprofile.asp?id=1783
Tel. 313+587-3110