Singer/songwriter Javier Trejo was born in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico
and raised on Saint Paul Minnesotas' "Westside". Javier Trejo's musical influences
range from old-school country to Tejano music to R&B and rock ‘n’
roll. His self-titled album, presents Bossa Pop original songs
inspired by the music of Antônio Carlos Jobim, Manu Chao, Arto
Lindsay, Flaming Lips, David Gray, and RL Burnside. Javier Trejo’s songs
transcend genres to create an intimate sound that seduces the
listener. What does Javier Trejo’s music sound like? It depends on the
audience. Whether playing ska and reggae for thousands of
festival-goers or crooning Country & Western ballads to an after-work
blue-collar crowd, Trejo’s sound is distinctive and original. He is a
singers' singer, and a songwriters' songwriter.
"Guitar man and singer/songwriter Javier Trejo does vintage,
dyed-in-the-wool San Francisco rock and is pretty damned good at it,
ranging from sensual acoustic music to state-of-the-art ballsy fare, all
of it enriched by a sinewy, Latin aesthetic." -Pulse of the Twin Cities
"Javier is an expert guitar player. There are many out there that can play
all the notes, Javier only plays the ones he has to. That is what sets him
apart from the rest of the pack. He is one of the best Twin Cities guitar
players out there, a true artist." -Blue Monday Monthly Magazine
"Javier Trejo has an incredible voice and put together a great band to
match: high energy, versatile Americana worthy of any honky-tonk, festival
or theater you can name." - Charlie Parr
Javier Trejo has also won Minnesota Music Awards "Best Reggae Band" 5 times for
his work in the New Primitives.
He has recorded three full length records. Four EP's, a DVD and various " live bootleg" CD's. He is releasing his first vinyl and is working on a new "LIVE" CD/DVD set.
He has recorded on Molly Mahers' "Balms of Gilead." Minnesota Music Award
winning Album and White Iron Bands' "Take it Off the Top."
Javier Trejo has opened for such legendary acts as: Taj Mahal, The Wailers, Big
Brother and the Holding Company, The Neville Brothers, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Karl Denson, Particle, Eyedea and Abilities, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Raul Malo, Jesse Dayton, Trampled by Turtles, Hot Buttered Rum, and Wayne "The Train" Hancock.
"Take my guitar away from me and lock me in a room with no one and I will
still be a musician." -Javier Trejo
