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Last Update: 27 september 2004: New Bonus section

From cafés-concerts to opening shows, from clubs to festivals, extra events to private parties, Mojo exist since february 1996. Used to the big stage of the region, Jean-Pierre Dangy (lead vocal / guitar), Raphaël Bindler (bass), Michel Olivier (drums) played their blues for more than 200 gigs. The repertoire of Mojo, made up from covers is largely inspired by the masters of this style, Ry Cooder, Fabulous T-birds, B.B. King, Lucky Peterson and alsoBuddy Guy or Otis Rush. 1996
The Jam Sessions� organized at the Café des Arts in Mulhouse, gave birth early this year, to Mojo. Starting in february, our three musicians cumulate gigs in their region, including a concert at the Atlantis in Basel (Switzerland) and also perform an acoustic gig live on air at the Radio Dreyeckland.

1997
A very busy year for Mojo: opening Popa Chubby at the Noumatrouff in Mulhouse in front of 500 people and in Germany at the Blue Monday in Fribourg, "Parcours Blues", organized in the CD shop FNAC in Mulhouse and at the Festival Off �Jazz à Mulhouse & en Haute Alsace, the trio still performs actively in pubs circuit.

1998
Invited to a TV show Tempo on France 3 Alsace, the band performed 2 songs live in the studio and the same night opening again for Popa Chubbyin La Laiterie,

1999
Mojo record with Mario Tardio keyboard a démo C.D. Always on stage (Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin & Territoire de Belfort), le quartet s’open for Calvin Russel infront of a wonderful audience.

2000
At the Söehnlin Jazz Keller à Mülheim (Allemagne, Caveau des Dominicains ( Guebwiller)(, Mojo play successively for Ange in Mulhouse pour leand open for the légendary guitarist Alvin Lee (ex-Ten Years After). Mojo take this opportunity to record a live CD. Alsatic TV played a video clip and an interviewfrom Mojo during a whole week. A web site is created (news, biography, photos, music clips), by Jipès himself.
2001
Release of the CD „Jazz Off“ where the band play a cover of Dust My Broom live. Cocert at the 10th Jazz Festival in Mulhouse

2002
Festival organised by Musée de la Régence à Ensisheim, Mojo share the bill with NG & Swing and the bluesman Guy Roël in front of 300 fanatic listeners.
2003
In the same line up since the first day, the band still perform at Festival Off (24 concerts from 1997 to 2003).

2004
Mojo has celebrated his eight anniversary in Caf Conc d’Ensisheim with a lot of guset musicians: Guy Röel, Phil Hammel, Jo Montemagni, Mario Tardio, Chris Deremaux and Marc Lehmuller. A video of this concert has been shot and you will soon find clips online.

P.S. Special thanks to all musicians which have cross the path of Mojo : Mario Tardio (kb), Joël Montemagni (bass / guitar), Nicolas Poirot (kb), Nicholas Marchiel (bass), Roland Grienenberger (bass), Christophe Deremaux (harp), Marc Lehmuller (harp), Philippe Hammel (harp / lead singer), Marc Lehmuller (harp) and Gérald Greco (dms).
Contact: Jipes - 03/89/45/78/97 Mitch - 06/70/28/90/ 37