Jeff was born May 31, 1948. His professional musical career started with a band called The Exiles, which had local hits in the Los Angeles area in 1964 and also co-founded Blues in a Bottle.
He is an American rock guitarist, known among other musical formations, for his work as a member of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. Jeff contributed his unique musical and challenging bottleneck guitar skills to - Strictly Personal - Trout Mask Replica (for which he was also known as Antennae Jimmy Semens) and Mirror Man.
Jeff left the Magic Band in 1970 to pursue his musical career as co-founder of the band MU. MU recordings became critically acclaimed.
He retired as an active professional musician in 1975 and started a business and dedicated his full time as a husband and father.
BAND FORMATIONS
THE EXILES - - Rhythm and Lead Electric Guitar - Vocals
THE INTRUDERS - Lead Electric Guitar- Vocals
THE ALLUSIONS - Lead Electric Guitar- Vocals
THE BOUNTYS - Rhythm and Lead Electric Guitar - Vocals
BLUES IN A BOTTLE - 1966-1067 - Lead Electric Guitar- Vocals
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & IS MAGIC BAND 1967-1969 - Lead Electric Guitar- Vocals
MU - 1970 Co-founder - Acoustic and Lead Electric Guitar - Bass Guitar - Keyboards - Bass Clarinet - Oboe - Harmonica -Vocals
Nā Pali - 1976 - Jeff appeared with the Hawaiian group Nā Pali during a benefit concert for George Helm's Kahoolawe to be returned to Hawaii's people last concert before his mysterious disappearance.
LAVA - 1984 - with his late wife Erna, playing many art exhibits and benefit concerts during this period in Hawaii
Instruments: Acoustic and Electric Guitar Soprano Sax Electric Bass
DISCOGRAPHY
THE EXILES
Please Be Mine
BEFFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND
Personal 1968
Trout Mask Replica 1969
Mirror Man 1967 - released in 1971
Instruments: Acoustic and Electric Guitar Soprano Sax Electric Bass
The Last Album 1974 - released in 1981
Children of the Rainbow 1974 - released in 1985
Studio albums
Strictly Personal
Trout Mask Replica
Mirror Man