What is Young Jackies?

Everything starts with an improvisational moment...

And yes, sometimes it never goes past that moment. It's obvious  Young Jackies like it that way. Raw, unedited moments of inspiration. Mentored in part by the likes of Ralph Towner, Zakir Hussein, Pierre Schaefer, Phillip Glass, Jack DeJohnette, Robert Fripp, Jaco Pastorius, Terje Rypdal, Bill Frizzell, Gentle Giant, Pierre Bensusan, Brian Eno and more than space allows, the YJ collaboration has been taking place since first meeting in a high school biology class in the early 1970s.

Acoustic guitars?

Yes. YJ use them all. Martin, Guild, Esteves, Cordoba and Yamaha to name a few. Still missed today- J1's Epiphone Texan which was charred and ruined during one of the most revered YJ sessions of all time from the 90s.

Percussion?

Yes. YJ sport a fairly extensive array of things to shake, beat, rattle and bow. No tabla, cajon, waterphone, gourd marimba, kalimba or rain stick is left unmolested.

Keyboards?

YJ have used them, too. From vintage synths by Moog or Roland to J1's old upright piano or even J2's old Wurlitzer Funmaker organ (which also managed to be set on fire!). Keys are frequently in the mix.

Cube Van?

Yes. WHAT??!!!

That's right. YJ have used trucks as objects of percussion dating as far back as the early 1980's when a now-defunct produce truck's cargo box and tailgate were used for an extensive beating and captured by a couple of microphones and an old Kudelski Nagra.

If you like your music unpredictable, organic and without a safety net, you have definitely come to the right place.