“I think that helps cross physical and cultural borders,” he says. He explains that his interpretation is not about a specific chord pattern or scale, but rather the emotion behind it. No matter the genre, he always found himself coming back to the blues. In fact, he’s travelled the country, playing bluegrass in Tulsa and punk-rock in Hollywood, with forays into jazz, folk and rock and roll. One gets the feeling he’d be equally at home with a symphony or a jug band.
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He says the nice thing about getting older is, “Whatever you do, if you’ve been doing for most of your life, you reach a proficiency level that’s really enjoyable.” That comfort and skill is obvious whether he’s playing with a full band, as a duo, or just his caramel smooth voice and his silver Dobro. His style is grounded and focused yet delivered with an ease and a lightness. Likewise, his originals feel familiar to the genre, at home on a back-roads front porch or a downtown speakeasy. In his capable hands, classics are given a deep bow and a quick wink, at once subtle and surprising. That lineage is evident in the conversations he’s still having. “It increases that conversational aspect between the instrument and the voice,” he says. He’s been drawn to slide since the beginning. He counts himself lucky enough to have mingled with blues legends Tommy Bankhead and Henry Townsend, with whom he later shared the stage and formed a friendship. Louis, he originally studied classical, but grew restless and eventually fronted a blues trio. At Chicago’s historic Old Town School of Folk Music he took lessons from a young Johnny Long, himself a student of Homesick James. Indeed, his education began as a teenager after seeing B.B. With an approach that is authentic and un derstated, Maxwell plays with the warmth and dexterity of someone who has loved the blues over a lifetime. Maria Muldaur is quoted as saying, “John is the finest bluesman I’ve heard in a long, long time.” John “Greyhound” Maxwell brings his singular approach to slide guitar and mandolin, paying homage to the craft and tradition of the masters, while infusing the music with fresh energy.
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