"Eclectic Roots and Blues"
On May 28th it was announced that Orphan Jon and The Abandoned have been nominated for Best Modern Roots CD for “Abandoned No More” for the 2019 Independent Blues Awards. We’re extremely honored to be nominated along with today’s top artists in the Blues industry; artists such as Buddy Guy, Walter Trout, Samantha Fish, Mike […]
The Spring 2019 Tour saw OJATA perform for the first time in Las Vegas Nevada, Des Moines Iowa and Denver Colorado! And what a great time it was for the band as they revisited popular legendary clubs in Kansas City Missouri, Lincoln Nebraska, Springfield Illinois and St. Louis Missouri as well. Every show was a […]
OJATA’s debut album Orphan Jon “Abandoned No More” featuring Bruce Krupnik on Rip Cat Records has landed at #84 on The Roots Music Report’s Top 200 Blues Rock Albums of 2018. This is a huge acknowledgement by the Blues industry of the album that was released on March 16, 2018. It’s also a recognition of […]
By Dave Resto Abandoned No More is the killer debut album from American roots and blues band, Orphan Jon and the Abandoned, featuring Bruce Krupnik. Released on March 16, 2018 on Rip Cat Records, it was produced by Barry Levenson and features a small army of friends as guest artists. Based in Southern California and […]
By ED KOCIELA Reviews and reviewers are usually fairly pretentious. Of course, new music can often be fairly pretentious regardless of the genre. That’s why reviewers and musicians eye each other warily. A reviewer is, for the most part, a frustrated musician. We want to be the ones in the studio, on the gig, or […]
Orphan Jon and The Abandoned are proud to announce they’ve been nominated in two Blues Blast Music Awards categories; New Artist Debut Album for “Abandoned No More” and the Sean Costello Rising Star for Orphan Jon. This is a tremendous honor to the band to be included as a nominee with such well established and […]
Orphan Jon and The Abandoned headed out on their first Midwest Tour as headliners this past April. It was not only their first official tour as a headliner but also a tour to promote their recently released debut album Orphan Jon “Abandoned No More” featuring Bruce Krupnik that was released on Rip Cat Records on […]
Dicey, Claustrophobic, Turbulent and Oh So Sexy So-Cal R&B. I have a love/hate relationship with e-mails that begin “you reviewed my friend/label mates album, so I think you will like mine.” Obviously I will be the sole judge of what music I like……..but, don’t tell anyone , I can never resist having a wee listen! […]
Cont’d from Part One: The former orphan, Jon English, had acquired a beautiful family in his adulthood after growing up for years in the California social services system. It was enough of a success story that any man who had done the same, could have sat back and considered themselves a lucky human who need […]
Any musician who gets credited with being an overnight sensation knows that statement just makes for good headlines. In reality, the backstory for greatness is a road paved with more rocks than a prison quarry. Even with the rising, seemingly quick success of blues singer/songwriter Orphan Jon English, he still informs his ever-growing fan base […]
Blues musicians are known for choosing catchy words to use as part of their name and more often than not, that’s all it is – a catchy word. That said, Jon English is not one of them. You see, having experienced abandonment as a child, the word “orphan” may very well have been tagged on […]
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OJATA opened for one of today’s top blues rock bands; The 44’s, on their Midwest Summer Tour. The 44’s have been touring both state side and across the pond for over 10 years now. And during this time, they have acquired a huge following of enthusiastic blues loving fans. They’re unique in both their style […]
Orphan Jon & the Abandoned have been invited by Johnny Main and JR Lozano of The 44’s to join them on their Midwest Summer Tour through Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas as they perform at several top shelf Blues Clubs that many legendary Blues, Rock and Country artists have been performing at. This is a […]
Orphan Jon & The Abandoned were invited by Five Star Talent in affiliation with Omega Events and in association with the Orange County Market Place to perform at the 2017 SoCal Battle of the Blues Bands “Six String Shootout” at the O.C. Market Place in Costa Mesa, Ca. The event is a 12 band competition, […]
A minuscule obscure amusement park in Anaheim boasts that they are the “Happiest Place on Earth,” which could possibly be true on every day and night with the exception of one night. Monday night in Tarzana, from the hours of 8:00 pm and 1:30 am boasts that honor. If you are lucky enough to live […]
Friday Feb. 24, 2017 OJATA played the legendary club The Mint in Los Angeles, Ca. The club has hosted many up and coming artists, as well as legendary performers over the years since it’s doors opened in 1937. Artists such as Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Jackson Brown, George Clinton, Ivan Neville, BB King, Willie Dixon, […]
It was a great night for OJATA as they performed at The Mint in Los Angeles, Ca. before a packed house of Roots & Blues fans. The show was professionally shot by Mathias Fau as well as being recorded for future release by Liberated Media. Here’s the many moments captured by Mr. Fau.
Sunday Feb 26th Orphan Jon & The Abandoned put on a show at Shenanigans Irish Pub & Grille in Long Beach, Ca. Full house of enthusiastic fans greeted them and enjoyed the evening of “Roots & Blues Like No Other” The evening was captured by our good friend and outstanding blues authoritarian Greg “Rev. G” […]
At most times Friday the 13th would be considered a day to cautiously proceed through; avoiding any pitfalls or obstacles that could bring a negative outcome to the day. For OJATA there was no such omens to deal with, but the complete opposite took place when they could acquire the services of highly respected producer […]
We’re excited to be performing at two of Oregon’s finest and highly sought after venues to enjoy live Blues and Roots music in the upper northwest. We’ll be at Duff’s Garage on Thursday June 16th at 9pm and The Birk Saturday June 18th at 7pm. Many top touring blues artists have graced their stages and […]
We had the honor of performing at The Pour House in Paso Robles, Ca. on Friday May 20th. This is one happening place to be at if you want to enjoy a vast selection of micro-brews along with live entertainment. Shawn and his staff are top shelf and very accommodating to your tasteful needs. They […]
Orphan Jon & The Abandoned had the honor of opening for Blues guitarist and singer Zack Bramhall; with Special Guest harmonica virtuoso Rj Mischo, at the invitation of Cadillac Zack before another packed house at his Cadillac Zack Presents show at The Maui Sugar Mill Saloon in Tarzana, Ca. on Monday April 18 th. Photo’s […]
Orphan Jon & The Abandoned had the honor of opening for Blues guitarist and singer Zack Bramhall; with Special Guest harmonica virtuoso Rj Mischo, at the invitation of Cadillac Zack before a packed house at his Cadillac Zack Presents show at Malarkey’s Grill and One Hell of an Irish Bar in Long Beach, Ca. on […]
On Sunday Feb. 28th OJATA had the tremendous honor of being the featured Indie Artist of the Week on “Nothin’ But The Blues” hosted by Gary “The Wagman” Wagner. The KJAZZ 88.1 FM program is highly respected by many in the SoCal Blues industry as the leader in both Jazz and Blues genres and for […]
Please support those that support us Indie Artists. The Wagman is a treasure and a huge supporter of OJATA. We seriously couldn’t ask for a better friend in the biz. To listen to The Wagman go to KJAZZ 88.1 FM on your Southern California radio dial orhttp://www.jazzandblues.org/ to listen online. And while you’re online would […]
“One of the things about living in LA, is you have the fortune (or misfortune) of doing a lot of driving. This gives me a lot of time to listen to music. A CD that I can’t stop listening to lately is Orphan Jon and the Abandoned, Over the Pain. This is no cookie-cutter blues […]
“From the very roots comes a stomp blues album filled with power, emotion, and guitar work like sandpaper to the heart. From Orphan Jon and the Abandoned comes the debut EP “Over The Pain”, five tracks of blues from the heart. With Stan Whiting providing outstanding drum work, and Wil Anderson on bass, Bruce Krupnik […]
On Friday night Sept. 25, 2015 Orphan Jon & The Abandoned had the pleasure of entertaining the crowd at the Sportsman Bar in Kernville, Ca. as part of the festivities of the weekend. At the annual festival, the bands are booked to play a 4 hour show in an up close and personal setting where […]
On Monday and Tuesday July 13th and 14th of 2015 we had the pleasure of going into one of the legendary recording studios of the SoCal Blues scene; The Pacifica Recording Studio in Culver City, Ca. Our goal? Was to produce a 5 track ep of all originals; originals covering our various styles of American […]
