Jackie Venson is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter known far and wide for her beautifully complex music and blazing guitar skills. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Jackie has traveled the world playing to crowds both as a headliner and as support for major acts such as Keb’ Mo’, Gary Clark Jr, Aloe Blacc, Melissa Etheridge, and Citizen Cope, to name a few. In 2020, Jackie released her studio album Vintage Machine, her first studio follow up to 2019’s Joy. Music from Vintage Machine was featured heavily on Jackie’s taping for Austin City Limits’ 46th season, and she released the full set on “Live at Austin City Limits” that year. In 2021, she released Love Transcends, her first studio album centred around the blues and at the start of 2023 she released Evolution of Joy, a reimagining of her breakout album Joy, with producer Frenchie Smith (Jet, Toadies, Wild Child.) Never one to stand still, Jackie Venson is set release Ghost in the Machine, yet another fabulous album on October 30 this year.
The best news however for Australian music fans, is that Jackie Benson will be appearing at Bluesfest Byron Bay Thur, 28 March 2024 – Mon, 1 April 2024. We first stumbled across Jackie’s amazing talent back in 2015 when we interviewed her after the release of her debut album (Read original interview here- https://australianmusician.com.au/features/jackie-venson/) Ahead of the new album release and her upcoming Australian trip, Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips was delighted to reconnect with Jackie Venson over a zoom call to chat about her music making.
Bluesfest will occur over the Easter Long Weekend from 28 March to 1 April 2024. Tickets for Bluesfest 2024 are for sale via Moshtix on www.bluesfest.com.au/tickets/
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Bluesfest will occur over 5 days from Thursday, 28 March to Monday 1 April 2024 at the Byron Events Farm, Tyagarah, NSW, AUSTRALIA.
5-Day, 3-Day and 1-Day tickets, including festival entry, camping & add-ons, parking and VIP, are on sale now via the Bluesfest website.
