Band
The Crooked Jades are creators of unique sounds by exploring the roots of rural Americana, pushing boundaries and blurring categories with their fiery, soulful performances. Innovative, unpredictable and passionate, they bring their driving dance tunes and haunting ballads to rock clubs, festivals, traditional folk venues and concert halls across America and Europe.
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A San Francisco original, The Crooked Jades, pioneers in bringing old-time music to contemporary audiences, The band continue to evolve their unique sound by exploring the roots of Americana, while pushing boundaries and blurring genres. Their fiery and soulful live performances, punctuated with eclectic vintage instrumentation, are full of unexpected sounds and are sure to get audiences on their feet. The band has released 10 albums, including the acclaimed 2019 release Empathy Moves The Water. Their music has taken them to festivals and concerts throughout North America, Europe and the UK. The Jades have collaborated with contemporary dance choreographers, Kate Weare Co. and San Francisco dance company ODC founder and artistic director, Brenda Way. They are also featured on multiple film soundtracks including Sean Penn’s Oscar-nominated Into The Wild, and the 2023 award-winning documentary Call Me Mule.
The core of The Crooked Jades are co-founders Jeff Kazor (vocals/guitar/ukulele), Lisa Berman (vocals/slide guitar/banjo/harmonium), and Erik Pearson (vocals/banjos/ukulele/harmonium/slide guitar.) The current line-up features two sensational new band members. On fiddle is the phenomenal Amy Kassir hailing from Durham, North Carolina, who released her acclaimed solo fiddle tune album 2024 "Bread and Butter." On bass is the multi-talented Joshua “JZ” Zucker, who brings a cinematic sensibility to the Jades’ sound.