biographical info
Anyone who has seen Jerome live has the image seared in
their mind. There's the machismo and the mischievous grin, the low-slung
leather belt of harmonicas, and there's a tenderness and vulnerability as well.
Based purely on first impressions, it's easy to make comparisons to Jagger and
Morrison, but Jerome imitates no one. If the respect of his peers is anything
to go by, Jerome Godboo is a giant on the music scene in Canada. All in all,
it's a potent mix, one that combines the still vibrant musical legacy of more
than a century of the blues with a passion and urgency that constantly renews
itself.
Jerome Godboo has electrified audiences of all sizes. He
headlined at the Montreal Jazz Festival (2005) and Mt. Tremblant in (2009). He
played the Toronto Air Canada Centre with Ronnie Hawkins. He played to a
record-breaking crowd at the Montreal Jazz Festival (2004) and another 30,000
at Canada Day festivities with Jimmy Bowskill. Jerome wowed the crowd at the
Vancouver and Victoria Jazz Festivals with Reuben Cherry. Jerome's network
television appearances include CTV's Open Mike and Canada A.M., Much Music,
City TV's Toronto Rocks and Breakfast Television, Global's News at Noon, CBC's
Zed, TVO's Planet Parent, and In Session. He's also been showcased at Moses
Znaimer's Idea City and on numerous radio shows.
The 2010 release of “Rooting
Out My Devils” saw producer Alec Fraser (Jeff Healey) come from the brink of
death to beating out authentic pounding grooves on his bass. Alec guided the
bands natural sense of blues, zydeco and swing and rocked it into funky new
originals. Ambiance and delectable food inspired the musicians Al Cross (Big
Sugar), Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors), Shawn Kellerman (Lucky Peterson), Steve
Pelletier (Sass Jordan) and Pat Rush (Johnny Winter, Jeff Healey, James Cotton)
to fill Liquid Toronto with energetic playing and musical abundance.