Johns Quijote

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Johns Quijote is a band from Oslo, Norway, led by singer, guitarist and songwriter John Ivar Bye, released on the Sandvika-based Farmen music label. [1]

Johns Quijote's music style is a smooth jazz, rock, cabaret and Tom Waits-esque music style, often described as 'adult, cultivated, and melancholy'.

Reviews of the JQ albums have been mixed, [2] [3] but he is a popular performer on the Oslo music scene.

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References

  1. "John's Quijote". Farmen (in Norwegian). Farmen. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  2. Andersen, Svein (2003-08-03). "Mørke Stemninger". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  3. Wandrup, Frederik (1999-03-10). "Johns Quijote". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Berner Gruppen. Retrieved 2010-04-11.