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JJ Grey & Mofro
JJ Gray & Mofro
Event by: Liver Music, JJ Grey & Mofro
Location: Lucerna Music Bar, Vodičkova 36, Praha 1
Tickets: 1090–1590 CZK · Get tickets
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jjj Gray & Mofro will bring a good portion of Southern rock cut by funk, blues and soul in February.
employed in a wood warehouse in the western part of Jacksonville, Florida, to sold out concerts in large halls and music festivals around the world. Already his debut album Blackwater in 2001 brought what is characteristic of JJ Gray music - songs based on Southern rock with Fun and Seoul. At that time he was still under the nickname MOFRO, the name that Gray referred to his music and sound. After some time, he named his band composed of professional musicians. He released five albums on the Alligator Records, then moved to the Provogue label. JJ Gray & Mofro has performed at many festivals including lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Wakarusa, Austin City Limits Festival, Byron Bay Blues Festival in Australia, Montreal Jazz Festival or Fuji in Japan. Shared the stage with such musicians as Lenny Kravitz, B.B. King, The Allman Brothers Band, The Black Crowes, Los Lobos, Jeff Beck, Ben Harper, Booker T. Jones, Mavis Staples and many others. His songs appeared in films and television projects such as Card House, Criminal Minds, Crash, The Gray Man or Flashpoint . Gray is a passionate fisherman, artist, surfer and active environmental protector at the seabed. Sings on him Your personal stories with universal themes of redemption, rebirth, bad luck and inner peace. In her music Gray also celebrates good times with friends and often in one song mixing corporeality and sensuality with considerations. Grey's rough baritone abounds with sincere passion with preaching enthusiasm. With the album olustee jj Gray again moved the boundaries of his own creative music, text and singing talent. The result is songs that immediately became a classic. Many of them are imbued with Southern myths from the home of his ancestors in Florida and filled with people from Jj's life. The songs are told through the eyes of the poet and sung with pure, an unpromised soul. Grey's message is simple and strong - Respect nature and always try to live the present. Their thoroughbred funky blues celebrates the most basic life joy. Gray is a singer and composer with a natural talent and deep emotion, "they wrote The New York Times about the American band JJ Gray & Mofro.