The Jonny Mogambo Band has been playing throughout Colorado, nationally, and internationally for over fifteen years now. You can always catch Jonny Mogambo in the wintertime slopeside performing his high energy solo acoustic act from Vail and Telluride to Aspen and Summit County, Colorado. Or, you may find the Jonny Mogambo Band throughout the club scene in any of its forms from the three piece power trio to the nine piece funk rock rhythm and groove band.
The Jonny Mogambo Band has toured extensively in the United States and around the world. They have made stops in Turkey, Greece, Italy, and Spain and have played USO tours throughout Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
We have a great winter for 2009/2010 lined up with many dates in the Vail valley and all over Colorado. Check out the calender page for upcoming shows.
The summer and fall of 2009 was incredible with stops in Atlanta,GA., Chicago, Il., LLawrence,KS., Clevland,OH., Northern MI., and all over Colorado. When Taj Mahal came through town it was great to hang with Taj and the rythm section of Bill Rich and Kester Smith, two alumni of the Jonny Mogambo experience. Bill played with the band for six years before going back on the road with Taj Mahal and it is a real treat to hang with one of our early idols and we give thanks to Mr. Bill Rich for making the introduction. We also caught up with Bill Rich at the Blues and Brews festival in Telluride this summer where Bill played a Saturday event with the Jonny Mogambo band and then Sunday we hung out back stage with Taj Mahal, Bonnie Rait and some great artists from around the world. There is an incredible vibe in Telluride and The Jonny Mogambo Band brings this with them wherever they go.
We played BB Kings in Memphis on a tour of the Delta hitting Oxford Mississippi and stopping for a spiritual experience at the crossroads in Clarksdale Mississippi playing Morgan Freeman's club Ground Zero in the hometown of Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and Son House to name a few. We where flown to Las Vegas to play the House Of Blues at Mandalay Bay. We where treated as rock star royalty as we where picked up on the runway in our own private limosine and later rocked the room at the House of Blues. It was a night that all involved will remember. And a highlight from late 2008 was hanging out and talking for hours with BB King after his show at the Volar center in Beaver Creek. It was amazing to share stories and our love and passion for music and the life it has created for all of us!
If you have not seen the new lineup for the Jonny Mogambo Band, get out and check it out as they have added female vocals and horns to the power guitar, bass, and drum funk trio.
Jonny Mogambo has released four CD's, three of which are still available on-line on I tunes and in stores. The easiest way to order Cd's is right here on this web site at the store page. The newest CD, "Songs for Lovers, Drunks & Politicians", released in late 2008, has already sold well and received air play in Colorado, Chicago, IL., Texas, and Maryland. To check out the CD and T-shirts, go to the store page. For recent concert information and showtimes, check out the calendar page or just e-mail jmogambo@comcast.net to get details. Please come out and check out Jonny Mogambo. "Seeing you all out there on the road and in Colorado that's what makes the world go round!
Peace and Love,
Jonny Mogambo