Jerron Paxton

Multi-instrumentalist prodigy wholly devoted to the cause of traditional African American music, Jerron Paxton carves out a timeless blues furrow, also welcoming Cajun music or ragtime Released in autumn 2024, Things Done Changed is the dazzling demonstration of the raw talent of an outstanding storyteller who handles the banjo with maestria, but also the violin, guitar or harmonica.

With his songs, the letter and spirit of a musical tradition a century old are invited onto the stage.

Growing up in Los Angeles, Jerron Paxton spent hours with his ear glued to the radio, eagerly absorbing the nuances and history of traditional African American music, a connection to his ancestral roots in the South.

Songwriter, heir to a tradition, and a true living jukebox, Paxton approaches his art with a blend of finesse and respect, punctuated by touches of humour and teasing.

Things Done Changed is an album of original songs that seem to come from another era, almost a century back, when jazz and blues were far more than entertainment – a means of personal and cultural survival.

Note by note, Paxton builds a bridge between past and future generations, singing of the sorrows and joys of past and present. “Jerron Paxton is making a lot of noise at the moment, and it makes sense given how fascinating this artist can be.

This Californian of Louisiana origins already stands out for an impressive range of skills, since besides singing he plays guitar, banjo, harmonica, piano and percussion (bones)?! His style, country blues, is easily identifiable.

Through his complex yet very controlled guitar playing and his phrasing in singing (his deep voice, full of emotion, acts like an embrace), one even senses influences, and names come to mind including Tommy Johnson, Skip James and Robert Pete Williams, but also Otis Taylor.