Jabo Bihlman

 

Jabo (Jay-bo) Bihlman is an Emmy Award-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. His music

 has appeared on FOX, CBS, ABC,

NBC, CMT and on shows like “The

Good Guys”, “All my Children”, “Burn Notice” and “Sons of Anarchy.”

 

As an artist, he is the lead singer/guitarist for the popular rock band

The Bihlman Bros. He is also the

lead guitarist for MegaForce/Sony

artist Grinder Blues, with his brother Scot and legendary King’s X front

man Doug Pinnick. Their first record debuted at #8 on the Billboard

Blues Charts.

 

In the late 90s, Jabo was the

bandleader and guitarist for Alligator Records artist Son Seals. With Son,

he toured the US & Europe and recorded on the “Lettin’ Go” album

for Telarc Records with Trey

Anastasio.

His film credits include Deadrise,

Love and Dancing starring Amy

Smart and Betty White, The Road to

751 Fairfax, Edmund Fitzgerald: 30

years a Legend and Surviving the Bradley. Jabo is also a former writer

for Warner Chappell.

 

As an educator, he teaches privately

 and does clinics on slide guitar and improvisation. He is the author of

books and DVDs such as, “Easy

Soloing for Blues Guitar”, “Play

Blues Guitar”, and recorded and produced the companion CD for “Legendary Licks: Derek Trucks”.

 

Recently, he has taken on the role of morning DJ on Q100 in Traverse

City, MI. He loves the gig because

 he gets to play whatever he wants,

is done by 10 a.m. and has the rest

of the day to work on becoming a

better guitar player.

 

Jabo is endorsed by and is a clinician

for Radial Engineering, Reverend Guitars, Avery Amplification, GHS Strings, Option 5 Pedals, Aleks K Productions and Snarling Dogs

Pedals.

 

He is a graduate of Musicians

Institute (GIT) and a member of the National Academy of Television Arts

and Sciences, Audio Engineers

Society, Screen Actors Guild and

the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.