About Jennifer Batten and Full Steam
The buzz on Jennifer Batten rose from the guitar underground,
gaining notoriety from guitar magazines chronicling her savvy musicianship
& highly original approach to electric guitar. Her solo work spans a variety
of sounds, from rock to world beat to electronica, but she’s probably best
known for the music legends with whom she’s collaborated.
In 1987, Jennifer was selected from over 100 guitarists to join
Michael Jackson’s touring band and spent the next 10 years performing
around the globe in support of the BAD, DANGEROUS, and HISTORY
releases. During that time, Jennifer appeared with Jackson in the
Superbowl XXVI half time show, the largest TV viewing audience in history.
Between Jackson tours, Jennifer released two albums, ABOVE,
BELOW AND BEYOND and MOMENTUM, which led to an invitation from
British guitar icon Jeff Beck to join his band 1998. She appeared on Beck’s
WHO ELSE and YOU HAD IT COMING albums and both supporting world
tours, including the concerts documented in the JEFF BECK LIVE IN
TOKYO 1999 DVD release.
More recently, Batten has toured worldwide with her solo multimedia
show, held guitar residency for the Cirque Du Soleil show “Zumanity” in Las
Vegas, authored 2 books, 3 instructional DVD’s, and has hosted thousands
of music workshops. She’s received the She Rocks “Icon” award and has
been inducted into Guitar Player Magazine’s “Gallery of the Greats.”
The rigors of touring led to Jennifer create a project that would enable
her to spend less time on the road while still sharing her gifts. Jennifer
Batten and Full Steam includes top-notch musicians from her adopted
hometown Portland, Oregon performing a danceable mix of pop/rock
covers from artists including Michael Jackson, Prince, Hall & Oates, Huey
Lewis, Toto, Van Halen & more.
Jennifer Batten - guitar
Jim Beaty - bass
Norm Whitehurst - drums
Kevin Burkhart - keyboards
Hannah Dimo - vocals
- Website:
- https://www.jbfullsteam.com/