Interview in the UK magazine Blues Matters Aug/Sept 2016 issue

September 2, 2016 By John Maxwell In News, press No Comments

Billy Hutchinson gave me a great write up in the September ’16 issue of Blues Matters Magazine. Read the article below or view the PDF in a new tab. [pdf-embedder url=”https://slowlyiturnmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BM91_Interview_JohnMaxw...

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Love’s a Funny Thing

July 22, 2016 By roger In original song, video, youtube No Comments

From the CD “Blues For Evangeline”. slowlyiturnmusic.com copyright 2014...

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St. Louis Women

July 6, 2016 By roger In video, youtube No Comments

A little slide mandolin blues on a beautiful,warm summer evening. I hope you like it and if so, please share! Filmed by Roger Jones.  slowlyiturnmusic.com...

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Bella’s Romp

May 6, 2016 By roger In video, youtube No Comments

New tune I’m working on....

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“He plays with very good fluidity and taste, and some nice slide. His vocals are pleasantly lacking in fake black-isms that are the bane of ‘white bluesmen’. Even better, he sings the meaning of the words and understands that the story of the lyrics is vital”.

– Bruce Iglauer – Alligator Records

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“John Greyhound Maxwell (is) a particularly refined and eloquent slide and fingerpicking roots and blues guitarist and singer/songwriter.

– Frank Matheis – Countryblues.com

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“Laid back elegance and a sort off off-hand virtuosity. Very smooth and mellow.”

– Paul Rishell – W.C. Handy Award Winner

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“John the finest bottleneck slide player I’ve heard in a long time.”

– David Lindley

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“This album should be a mist to acquire for any blues purists or just lovers of blues classic. John’s vocals are always appealing, and the musicianship is impeccable.”

– John Sacksteder

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2018

• Wed

  24

  Jan

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell's Acoustic Juke w/Jon Parry & Guy Quintino

  8 to 11pm

  Highway 99 Blues Club

  1414 Alaskan Way

  Seattle, Wa

  highwayninetynine.com

  

• Sat

  10

  Feb

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell w/Jon Parry & Guy Quintino

  8 to 11pm

  Cellar Door

  940 Water St

  Port Townsend, Wa

  

• Wed

  21

  Feb

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Jon Parry

  5 to 7pm

  The Old Alcohol Plant

  310 Hadlock Bay Road

  Port Hadlock, Wa.

  Dinner, drinks and some fine acoustic blues!

• Wed

  28

  Feb

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell's Acoustic Juke w/Jon Parry & Guy Quintino

  8 to 11pm

  Highway 99 Blues Club

  1414 Alaskan Way

  Seattle, Wa

  highwayninetynine.com

  

• Wed

  21

  Mar

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Jon Parry

  5 to 7pm

  Old Alcohol Plant

  Port Hadlock, Wa.

  

• Wed

  28

  Mar

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell's Acoustic Juke w/Jon Parry & Guy Quintino

  8 to 11pm

  Highway 99 Blues Club

  1414 Alaskan Way

  Seattle, Wa

  highwayninetynine.com

  

• Fri

  13

  Apr

  2018

  Sat

  14

  Apr

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell opens for Albert Cummings

  7pm

  Smith Center for the Performing Arts

  Las Vegas,NV.

  

• Wed

  18

  Apr

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Jon Parry

  5 to 7pm

  Old Alcohol Plant

  Port Hadlock, Wa.

  

• Wed

  25

  Apr

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell's Acoustic Juke w/Jon Parry & Guy Quintino

  8 to 11pm

  Highway 99 Blues Club

  1414 Alaskan Way

  Seattle, Wa

  highwayninetynine.com

  

• Wed

  16

  May

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Jon Parry

  5 to 7pm

  Old Alcohol Plant

  Port Hadlock, Wa.

  

• Wed

  23

  May

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell's Acoustic Juke w/Jon Parry & Guy Quintino

  8 to 11pm

  Highway 99 Blues Club

  1414 Alaskan Way

  Seattle, Wa

  highwayninetynine.com

  Featuring special guest CB Benton!

• Sat

  26

  May

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Jon Parry

  8 to 11pm

  Cellar Door

  940 Water St.

  Port Townsend Wa

  John (#2) and Jon (#1) will be joined by harp master Sean Divine and the fine upright bassist James Birkenshaw for a fun evening of pre-war acoustic blues.

• Wed

  20

  Jun

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Jon Parry

  5 to 7pm

  Old Alcohol Plant

  Port Hadlock, Wa.

  

• Sat

  23

  Jun

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Jon Parry

  TBA

  Old Alcohol Plant

  Port Hadlock, Wa.

  Benefit Festival

  Details soon

• Wed

  27

  Jun

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell's Acoustic Juke w/Jon Parry & Guy Quintino

  8 to 11pm

  Highway 99 Blues Club

  1414 Alaskan Way

  Seattle, Wa

  highwayninetynine.com

  Featuring special guest Steve Itterly!

• Sun

  29

  Jul

  2018

  Wine Country Blues Festival w/Taj Mahal and KebMo!!

  3pm

  Woodinville, Wa.

  Opening for Taj Mahal and KebMo!!

  

• Sat

  11

  Aug

  2018

  Private party

• Thu

  16

  Aug

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Jon Parry

  5 to 7pm

  The Old Alcohol Plant

  310 Hadlock Bay Road

  Port Hadlock, Wa.

  Dinner, drinks and some fine acoustic blues!

• Wed

  22

  Aug

  2018

  John “Greyhound” Maxwell's Acoustic Juke

  8 to 11pm

  Highway 99 Blues Club

  1414 Alaskan Way

  Seattle, Wa

  

  Featuring Jon Parry, Guy Quintino, Sean Divine and special guest Will Morgan

• Mon

  03

  Sep

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Jon Parry

  1:30 to 3pm

  The Old Alcohol Plant

  310 Hadlock Bay Road

  Port Hadlock, Wa.

  Dinner, drinks and some fine acoustic blues!

• Wed

  19

  Sep

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Jon Parry

  5 to 7pm

  The Old Alcohol Plant

  310 Hadlock Bay Road

  Port Hadlock, Wa.

  Dinner, drinks and some fine acoustic blues!

• Thu

  27

  Sep

  2018

  John “Greyhound” Maxwell's Acoustic Juke

  8 to 11pm

  Highway 99 Blues Club

  1414 Alaskan Way

  Seattle, Wa

  

  Featuring Jon Parry, Guy Quintino, Sean Divine and special guest

• Fri

  12

  Oct

  2018

  Even Good Dogs Get the Blues CD Release

  7:30pm Rain Shadow Recording Fort Worden Port Townsend, Wa

  

  The official release party for John’s brand new CD, “Even Good Dogs Get the Blues” with special guests!

• Wed

  17

  Oct

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Jon Parry

  5 to 7pm

  The Old Alcohol Plant

  310 Hadlock Bay Road

  Port Hadlock, Wa.

  Dinner, drinks and some fine acoustic blues!

• Wed

  24

  Oct

  2018

  John “Greyhound” Maxwell's Acoustic Juke

  8 to 11pm

  Highway 99 Blues Club

  1414 Alaskan Way

  Seattle, Wa

  

  This month fearturing the Jelly Rollers!

• Sat

  17

  Nov

  2018

  Coco Montoya and John “Greyhound” Maxwell

  7pm Byrnes Performing Arts Center 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd Arlington, Wa

  

• Wed

  21

  Nov

  2018

  John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Jon Parry

  5 to 7pm

  The Old Alcohol Plant

  310 Hadlock Bay Road

  Port Hadlock, Wa.

  Dinner, drinks and some fine acoustic blues!

• Wed

  28

  Nov

  2018

  John “Greyhound” Maxwell's Acoustic Juke

  8 to 11pm

  Highway 99 Blues Club

  1414 Alaskan Way

  Seattle, Wa

  

  Featuring Jon Parry, Guy Quintino, Sean Divine and special guest

• Wed

  19

  Dec

  2018

  John Greyhound Maxwell & Jon Parry

  5 to 7pm The Old Alcohol Plant 310 Hadlock Bay Rd Port Hadlock, Wa.

  

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. David Lindley is quoted as saying, “John is the finest bottleneck slide player I’ve heard in a long time.”

With an approach that is authentic and understated, Maxwell plays with the warmth and dexterity of someone who has loved the blues over a lifetime. Indeed, his education began as a teenager after seeing B.B. King play a set in Chicago in 1971. At Chicago’s historic Old Town School of Folk Music he took lessons from a young Johnny Long, himself a student of Homesick James. When Maxwell left for college in St. Louis, he originally studied classical, but grew restless and eventually fronted a blues trio.
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. He’s been drawn to slide since the beginning. “It increases that conversational aspect between the instrument and the voice,” he says.

That lineage is evident in the conversations he’s still having. In his capable hands, classics are given a deep bow and a quick wink, at once subtle and surprising. Likewise, his originals feel familiar to the genre, at home on a back-roads front porch or a downtown speakeasy.

His style is grounded and focused yet delivered with an ease and a lightness. 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. One gets the feeling he’d be equally at home with a symphony or a jug band.

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. No matter the genre, he always found himself coming back to the blues. He explains that his interpretation is not about a specific chord pattern or scale, but rather the emotion behind it. “I think that helps cross physical and cultural borders,” he says.

Now, having rounded the corner of 60, Maxwell is a master of his craft, garnering the admiration of his contemporaries. His recording, Blues for Evangeline, made the top five in the Best Self-Produced CD competition at the 2016 Memphis International Blues Challenge. In 2017, he had a song placed in a film at the Sundance Festival, and he taught at the prestigious Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival in Washington state, where he now resides. The Washington Blues Society recently nominated John “Greyhound” Maxwell for best solo artist in 2023. He previously was the 2018 award recipient for Best Acoustic Blues Guitar. His second self produced CD, “Even Good Dogs Get the Blues”, represented the WBS at the 2018 International Blues Challenge. “It’s really exciting,” he says. “I feel like I’m finally coming into my own.” In past years Maxwell has recently shared the stage with well-known blues greats, opening shows for Ruthie Foster, Sonny Landreth, Keb’Mo and Taj Mahal.
“Back when I was 16 or 17, I would tell myself I wanted to have a successful music career, and it was okay if it happened at 60, as long as it happened.” He laughs softly. “I think I set my course there.”