Exclusive Premiere | JFJO Betamax & Bounce Mash-up Video

Earlier this month longtime JamBase favorites Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey (JFJO) released their latest studio album, Worker, via Royal Potato Family. Worker marks a huge shift for JFJO, as the lineup has been paired down to the trio of Brian Haas (keyboards), Chris Combs (guitar, lap steel) and Josh Raymer (drums). Despite the change in lineup, Worker shows the adventurous spirit JFJO has always been known for is still alive and well as the band continues to tread new, exciting ground.

Today, we’re pleased to premiere a deliciously weird video that combines two of our favorite tracks off Worker. “The video is based on a mash-up of songs, ‘Betamax’ and ‘Bounce,’ from our new album, Worker. It’s the creation of our friend Joe Cappa using stop-time animation. The results are interstellar. Our new album, Worker, is about the intergalactic worker of the future. The video features one man’s weekend pastime when he’s not welding pneumatic car ways for the masses,” JFJO’s Brian Haas explains to JamBase.

With that in mind, watch the trippy animated video for the “Betamax”/”Bounce” mash-up:

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey is currently in the middle of a fall tour that brings them to the Axe & Fiddle in Cottage Grove, Oregon tomorrow night. The band will be on the road through mid-November with upcoming dates including visits to Seattle, Tulsa, Cleveland & NYC.

10/28 -Cottage Grove, OR -Axe and Fiddle
10/29 -Zig Zag, OR -Skyway Bar & Grill
10/30 -Portland, OR -The Goodfoot
10/31 -Olympia, WA -Rhythm and Rye
11/1 -Seattle, WA -Earshot Jazz Festival
11/8 -Tulsa, OK -Cain’s Ballroom
11/10 -Columbus, OH -Dick’s Den
11/11 -Cleveland, OH -The Grog Shop
11/13 -Cambridge, MA -The Lily Pad
11/14 -New York, NY -Zinc Bar
11/15 -Burlington, VT -Radio Bean