Jason Ricci & JJ Appleton
Thu, Oct 09
|Sanford
“Oh yes, get him”. Those were David Bowie’s words to his music director after watching videos of JJ Appleton performing with Jason Ricci and Tim Lefebvre. JJ was hired on the spot to fill the guitar chair for Bowie’s musical “Lazarus”.
Time & Location
Oct 09, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sanford, 114 S Park Ave, Sanford, FL 32771, USA
About the event
JJ APPLETON
While many in the Blues world are aware of JJ Appleton’s prowess as a songwriter and collaborator with Jason Ricci, it’s important to note his other roles as a sought after live performer, sideman and session musician. Some of JJ’s career highlights include live appearances with David Bowie’s Lazarus, Taj Mahal, Joe Walsh, Keb Mo, Don Henley, Jimmy Fallon, Jewel, Michael C Hall, Gail Ann Dorsey, Donny McCaslin, Hootie and The Blowfish, and Suzanne Vega, in addition to television appearances on the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Good Morning America, & The Carson Daly Show.
2022 also brought Appleton a Blues Blast Magazine nomination for Acoustic Guitarist of the Year.
Having traveled over many musical territories as a songwriter, singer, guitarist and producer, JJ Appleton has always used one compass - the blues. After seeing a double bill with Sonny Terry& Brownie McGhee and John Hammond, Jr.…