Devan Jones & The Uptown Stomp

Devan Jones is today’s champion and leading exponent of the classic blues, jump, and swing music of the 1940s & 50s. The famed music spanning the old Mississippi juke joints to Theresa’s legendary Lounge in Chicago, to Deep Ellum in Dallas, Devan Jones faithfully recreates this music from the long bygone era with the deepest reverence.

Devan’s artistry on guitar ranges from Muddy Water’s earliest field recordings, to the jump blues of T-Bone Walker, to the swing and early bop of Charlie Christian.

Devan Jones’ various combos are not just pure joy to listen to, but also to dance to! He is a top favorite of swing and blues dance organizations all across the United States, such as Alamo City Swing Revival, San Antonio Swing Dance Society, Knoxville Swing Dance Association, Austin Swing Syndicate, Denver cmDance, Austin Blues Dance, Austin Code Blue, and Blues Dance Nashville.

Wayne Bledsoe, USA TODAY NETWORK-Tennessee
“Listen to Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp and you’ll hear a lot of history. Jones fell in love with blues, swing and jazz of the 1940s and ‘50s and never quite recovered.”

Lee Zimmerman, music writer, reviewer, critic
“The blues come in many hues, but for East Tennessee native and current Austin Texas inhabitant Devan Jones, it’s all about authenticity.”