Before joining the blues band JJ's style had developed through playing in a wide variety of styles, going back to the mid-70s folk scene in Brighton, and also including time with new wave, rock and country & western bands (who can forget The Fabulous Dirty Peckers?). In the early 90s he was also involved in the country-rock band Grievous Angel and all these influences were brought to bear on his interpretation of the blues. From the first time he heard Little Richard scream, and Chuck Berry play the guitar, he had a passion for the excitement of raw, basic rhythm and blues, and tried to inject some of that gut feeling into his playing. He originally learned to play on acoustic guitar, and more recently returned to that style, performing with bbk, an acoustic trio. He joined forces with Arthur in 1987 to form what eventually became ZZ Birmingham's Blues Band, and remained a constant presence through many changes of line-up until January 2001, when he decided to leave the band to devote more time to his dog. He formed a new band (Pontiac), playing Americana, which met with some success but ultimately folded due to a lack of gigs. Currently (October 2005) he is "resting" and awaiting interesting offers. He uses Fender Telecaster, Tokai Strat, Jedson Les Paul, and Hofner Congress guitars, with a Fender Twin Reverb amp. For more pictures, click here To contact him direct, click here