Jeffrey Paul Bihlman, aka Jabo (Jay-bo), is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. He is the lead guitarist of the Grinder Blues band. Bihlman received an Emmy Award along with his band, The Bihlman Bros.

Early life and education

Bihlman was born in Hammond, Indiana. He is a graduate in Psychology from

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, he is a graduate as well from Musicians Institute (GIT).

Career

In 1997, Bihlman formed the rock band The Bihlman Bros. along with his brother Scot Bihlman, where he performed as the lead singer and guitarist until the split of the band in 2018. The band has toured the US and Europe, and performed at The Tweeter Center, the

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, and the

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. In 2009, the band wrote and performed songs for the film '' Love N' Dancing.'' In the late 1990s, he was the bandleader for

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. Bihlman worked with Son Seals on the album '' Lettin' Go'', which won the W.C. Handy Award. In 2014, Bihlman formed the Grinder Blues band with his brother Scot and

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frontman

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, he is currently the lead guitarist for the band. The band has released two studio albums, ''Grinder Blues'' (2014) and ''El Dos'' (2021). Bihlman is a former instructor at The National Guitar Workshop, WorkshopLive, and

Selected discography

Albums

With The Bihlman Bros: * ''Day By Day'' ''—'' 1998 * ''Sweet Tooth'' ''—'' 2000 * ''American Son'' ''—'' 2003 * ''What U Want'' ''—'' 2009 With

* ''Lettin' Go'' ''—'' 2000 With Grinder Blues: * ''Grinder Blues'' ''—'' 2014 * ''El Dos'' ''—'' 2021, The album ranked at #17 among top 20 blues/rock albums.

Published works

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bihlman, Jabo Living people Guitarists from Indiana American male singers American male songwriters People from Hammond, Indiana Year of birth missing (living people) Singers from Indiana Songwriters from Indiana Manchester University (Indiana) alumni