ARTIST BIO

It’s the truth behind what an artist does — and the way they choose to do it — that defines their art. And while the ways in which audiences get their music has changed, the reasons why a certain kind of artist makes music have remained the same. Call it an uncompromising commitment, an inspired motivation, or just the need to share with and connect to those who listen. For Jeff Black, it’s his life’s work that has driven him to build a career like few other singer/songwriters in the business. Boston’s WUMB listeners voted Jeff Black as one of the top 100 most important Folk artists of the last 25 years.
Black’s songs have earned GRAMMY® recognition, radio chart-topping stats and numerous BMI awards. Although flying below the radar as a performer himself, he has been recognized by NPR as a musical pioneer in the digital age and his catalogue of critically acclaimed albums continues to grow. Composing music for film and television, his credits include numerous indie-film soundtracks and a repertoire of songs cut by artists as diverse as Alison Krauss & Union Station, Waylon Jennings, BlackHawk, Dierks Bentley, Jon Randall, John Oates, Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush. Black has forged a reputation as a true folk troubadour entertaining audiences globally for over three decades. A master songwriter and performer in the tradition of the great storytellers, his passionate, soul driven live performances of songs from his vast catalog are not to be missed.
Jeff Black La Bella String Sets and Gauges p/Instrument
Gibson J-200 Acoustic Guitar
7GPS Phosphor Bronze – Light
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Gibson J-45 Acoustic Guitar
7GPS Phosphor Bronze – Light
Gibson AJ Acoustic Guitar
7GPS Phosphor Bronze – Light
Gibson LG 3/4 Acoustic Guitar
7GPS Phosphor Bronze – Light
Silvertone Archtop Acoustic Guitar
HRS-MB Nickel-Plated Round Wound – Medium Blues 11-52
Gibson B-45 12 String Acoustic Guitar
7GP-12M 12-String, Phosphor Bronze – Medium
Epiphone MB – 500 5 String Banjo
730M-BE 5-String Banjo, Stainless Steel, Medium 
Custom .012 .016 .024w .036w .012
Gibson Electric Archtop ES-125 TD
HRS-MB Nickel-Plated Round Wound – Medium Blues 11-52
Giannini  GN-90 Classical./Folk Acoustic Guitar
830 Folksinger – Black Nylon, Silver-Plated
Photo Credit: Michael Wilson