Jnbo – Jnbo and Friends

Jnbo is the moniker assumed by Melbourne /Naarm-based composer, producer/engineerand bass player Henry Jenkins.
Jenkins is known to most as the producer/engineer behind Surprise Chef, Karate Boogaloo, and the Grammy-winning Frollen
Music Library. Serving as College Of Knowledge Records’ in-house recording and mix engineer, Jenkins has provided the sonicconstitution for Melbourne / Naarm’s instrumental cinematic soul movement.

“and Friends” sees Jenkins turn his abilities to his own brilliant compositions. The album comprises 12
introspective instrumentals – deep, cinematic odysseys steeped in romance and sincerity, with an unmistakable ‘freak funk bump’.
The resulting album is a strikingly unique melange; moments of picturesque ambience move into head-nodding funk, with the three guitars and three keyboards precisely arranged across thestereo field throughout. The record displays the influences of film composer Bernard Herrmann,lounge pioneer Les Baxter and Motown’s Lamont Dozier, alongside Jnbo’s own eccentric
idiosyncrasies.