Papa Hoodoo Medicine Show was formed in 2004 by the guitar duo PoorBob and Doc Lane with the intention of creating a band different from most groups on the jamband scene. Their vision is to combine their current jamband style with a unique feel, capturing the gut of delta blues guitar while applying contemporary grooves and rhythms. This vision led the duo to go on to find band members Wes Jensen, Jay Roosa and Billy Cristiani; thus completing the musical palette. The band’s chemistry was immediate. The end result is music that’s true to the jamband genre but has the texture and feel of blues, jazz, folk, rock, americana and world with a touch of Celtic on occasion. Papa Hoodoo Medicine Show has created a feel that is truly their own.
The band likes to "swamp” out all their songs, both covers and originals, to create a melting pot of old and new.
Papa Hoodoo has opened up for many artists including Marshall Tucker, Commander Cody, John Hammond and Rick Derringer, at venues such as BB King's, The Turning Point, Mexicali Blues, and the Meadowlands. With strong songwriting and composition abilities combined with the finest improvisational skills, Papa Hoodoo continues to recreate themselves and “shape-shift” into many forms leaving hints of The Grateful Dead, Miles Davis, Gov't Mule, Jimi Hendrix, Delta Blues, and Voodoo Swamp...
and as far as personal band descriptions of Papa HooDoo...
Poorbob: Voodoo Swamp meets Miles Davis Funk at Jerry Garcia's House
CaptJ: Musical Chemistry that Matters. Slammin Jammin Rip Riffin Porch Music.
