The Samples + Freddy Jones Band
About This Event
At Sony Hall, The Samples and the Freddy Jones Band share a bill, presenting two complementary strains of groove-oriented rock. The Samples, formed in Boulder in the late 1980s around songwriter Sean Kelly, marry pop-rock songcraft with a persistent reggae pulse and interlocking guitars. The Chicago-rooted Freddy Jones Band brings jam-minded, guitar-forward roots rock and blues-inflected playing, favoring extended ensemble interplay over studio polish.
About the Artists
The Freddy Jones Band
The Freddy Jones Band is a Chicago-based group whose catalog sits at the intersection of roots rock, jam-band looseness, and blues-inflected guitar work. Their songs draw from American rock lineages associated with players like Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, and Mark Knopfler, with a writing sensibility that nods to Bob Dylan.
The Samples
The Samples are a Boulder, Colorado–formed rock band that began in the late 1980s, built around the songwriting and vocals of Sean Kelly alongside a lineup that originally included Charles Hambleton, Andy Sheldon, Jeep MacNichol, and Al Laughlin.
Freddy Jones Band
The Freddy Jones Band is a group with roots in Chicago’s club circuit and a sound that crosses jam-minded jazz with blues and roots-rock guitar traditions. Their approach draws on the language of players like Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, and Mark Knopfler, favoring tight ensemble interplay over studio polish.