Jontavious Willis

Jontavious Rayquon Willis

b. 1996 in Greenville (Georgia)

BLUE METAMORPHOSIS

Jontavious Willis

2016

Encore jeune (à peine 20 ans), Jontavious Willis propose ce premier et prometteur album de blues acoustique. Beau chanteur et remarquable guitariste, il est entouré de l'harmoniciste Jock Webb Sr et du guitariste Tony Bryant (le fils de Cora Mae Bryant). Tout au long du programme, l'inspiration et le feeling sont bien présents : "Ancestor blues", "So so blues", "Drunk sunday", "Luxurious man", "Tip toe", "Graveyard shift blues".

Still young (barely 20 years old), Jontavious Willis offers this first and promising acoustic blues album. Nice singer and remarkable guitarist, he is surrounded by the harmonicist Jock Webb Sr and the guitarist Tony Bryant (Cora Mae Bryant's son). Throughout the program, the inspiration and the feeling are very present : "Ancestor blues", "So so blues", "Drunk sunday", "Luxurious man", "Tip toe", "Graveyard Shift Blues".

SPECTACULAR CLASS

Kind of Blue

2019

Sous la supervision de Keb Mo (producteur ici), Jontavious Willis délivre un second album dans la lignée du premier (mi-acoustique, mi-électrique). On trouve de beaux moments comme "Low down ways", "The blues is dead", "Daddy's dough", "Friend zone blues", "Long winded woman", "The world is in a tangle". Dommage que la tracklist soit si courte (30 minutes).

Under the supervision of Keb Mo (producer here), Jontavious Willis delivers a second album in line with the first (half acoustic, half electric). There are beautiful moments like "Low down ways", "The blues is dead", "Daddy's dough", "Friend zone blues", "Long winded woman", "The world is in a tangle". Too bad the tracklist is so short (30 minutes).

WEST GEORGIA BLUES

Strolling Bones

2024

Pour son troisième disque, Jontavious Willis démontre qu'il est un des meilleurs bluesmen actuels. Son blues acoustique (parfois électrique) entre Piedmont Blues et Folk Blues se montre constamment inspiré et maitrisé. Superbe chanteur et compositeur de l'ensemble de la tracklist, il brille sur les magnifiques "West Georgia blues" (chanté a cappella avec Lloyd Buchanon), "Charlie Brown blues", "Broken hearted moan", "Lula Mae", "Who's gonna hear it", "Too close to the finishing line", "Squirrlin' mama". A noter qu'il est entouré de musiciens attentifs et compétents (Ethan Leinwand, Rodrigo Mantovani, Jay Hopp et son producteur Big Jon Atkinson).

On his third album, Jontavious Willis demonstrates his status as one of today's finest bluesmen. His acoustic (sometimes electric) blues, a blend of Piedmont Blues and Folk Blues, consistently proves inspired and masterful. A superb singer and songwriter throughout the tracklist, he shines on the magnificent "West Georgia blues" (sung a cappella with Lloyd Buchanon), "Charlie Brown blues", "Broken hearted moan", "Lula Mae", "Who's gonna hear it", "Too close to the finishing line", "Squirrlin' mama". It's worth noting that he's surrounded by attentive and skilled musicians (Ethan Leinwand, Rodrigo Mantovani, Jay Hopp and his producer Big Jon Atkinson).