Since its culmination as a seven piece Kansas City band in September of 2000, The Joe Fund has been lighting stages everywhere with their innovative style and combination of instruments. The Joe Fund sound is paralleled along the funkiest sounds of the seventies, splashed with a touch of the Eighties, and rounded off with a hint of Punk. It has been some time since a 4 piece rock band has joined a 3 piece brass section to give to the audience such a wide variety of styles and original composition that lends itself a musical creation not unlike Chicago, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Reel Big Fish, or even Blood Sweat and Tears.
Past performance credits include shows alongside The Urge, The Gin Blossoms, Blood Sweat & Tears, Skid Row and Poison, featuring multiple media exposures and praise in print media following the performances.
The Joe Fund front man, Aaron Deardorff, motivates the crowd into party mode upon taking the stage at every show. Aaron's unique singing style, joined with a witty presence and good looks, couple the house into dancing and laughing all night long.
Gary Erisman, the renegade cowboy guitarist, energizes the band within by capturing a pulsing rock steady rhythm. This rhythm guitar style he encompasses pushes the band through the night and many of his influences stem from the great Rock n' Rollers of the Eighties and Nineties.
From Bombay, India comes bassist Johan Pais. As the son of former rock star from India, Johan has been honing his truly smooth and slaphappy style on bass. Featured by The Joe Fund, Johan is a true gift to this project. And when he's steady thumping, this party is definitely jumping.
Formally trained in orchestral and jazz technique, drummer John Janssen fuses the rhythm section. A fan of such eclectic tastes, John brings a full plate of rhythms for everyone to taste and you can catch all of his flavors in The Joe Fund set. Backbeat influences and rock fills dominate his menus of choice techniques.
Saxophone players, good ones we all know are from the Kansas City area. Matt Bennett studied jazz under the direction of John Selzer, a master bluesman from Kansas City. A delicate touch for the ballads and an earthy tone for the harder rock truly shows off Matt's grace as both the band's tenor saxophonist and primary backup vocalist.
Forest Swepston is The Joe Fund's sizzling trumpet player. From San Francisco, CA, Forest brings the bands bad boy Punk Rocker image to the stage...With his nuances of a ragtime growl, Forest and his wild hair help create the ultimate diversity in the group.
Finally, Jeremiah Nichol brings in a bold and clear sound of the trombone that speaks from the stage with a contemptuous and infectious tone. Jeremiah has continued to play and record with a number of artists from the Southeast, KS area.
I just had a coffing fit and it reminded me of the years of my life that were taken from me because of smoke filled bars. When do we do it again. Who is running this tjf site anyway. Good work
