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"Gritty, blues-inspired rock with fearless lyrics"
JAM ALKER
Origin: Chicago, IL
Genre: Rock
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BIO
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Soon after he found heroin, Jam Alker put down his guitar and did not pick it up again for ten-plus years. The ensuing decade, marked by extreme highs and lows, culminated in a long-needed reawakening. Now reunited with his guitar, he spins these experiences into stories, songs that explore life’s dark, gritty underbelly, without judgment or condemnation, but often with hope.
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Music helped him change his life—and keeps him on his path. “Music is my therapy. I owe a great deal of my new life to my music,” he says.
He chronicles this story of addiction and recovery with his first full-length solo album, Sophrosyne, released July 2017.
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His first interview on Recovery Nation radio attracted a combined audience of 250,000 visitors
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His record release party packed Chicago’s Subterranean with 250+ guests
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A followup fundraiser performance drew 150+ fans—in the midst of a torrential downpour
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He performed on “The Roe Conn Show” on WGN Radio (video link) during Friday night’s evening drive—one of the station’s most popular time slots
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His story was published on Facing Addiction
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An extensive interview about his album was published by Behind the Set List
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Numerous local, regional, and national radio interviews and performances
MUSIC
Songs of redemption and portraits of the suffering
told through dark blues rock with heavy soul
SOPHROSYNE
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