Jennifer Tefft is a songwriter, musician and performer living in the Boston area. After getting her start playing for change in the subways of Cambridge, MA, Jennifer has gone on to release four albums on her own independent label, Gypsy Spin Music. Her music has been featured prominently on several national TV shows such as Stargate Universeo, Dawson's Creek, One Life To Live, MTV and many others.
Recorded while pregnant with her second child, Time is a Thief is a meaty collection of modern rock songs that combine rich textures, stellar vocals and insightful songwriting. Two of the tracks “Uncomfortable” and “Soliloquy” have already been licensed and used by for shows on ABC-TV
Previous Releases
Released to College Radio in February ‘01, "SHIFT" spent 7 weeks on the CMJ top 200!
“SHIFT” was also named ALTERNATIVEALBUMOFTHEYEAR 2002 by Just Plain Folks at
their awards ceremony in Hollywood. All eleven songs were licensed by MTV for use on their
show "Undressed and songs from all three of Tefft's cds have been heard on National TV shows.
The song "Control Freak" has been included on the Ladyfest Compilation released by 28 Days
Records. To support this airplay and exposure, JTB toured extensively, playing with such acts
as Quiet Riot, Warrant, Ours, Grant Hart, The Sheila Divine, Missing Persons, the Bogmen and
yes, even the Monkees!
Tefft's debut CD "Dig This Thing" was released in October of ‘97 to enthusiastic response and
critical acclaim, including a BOSTON MUSIC AWARD nomination, a showcase with AERO-
SMITH and a spot in the finals of both the Lilith Fair Showcase and the Discmakers Independent
Music World Series.
The follow up to this debut was a collaborative effort between members of the band entitled "B-
Sides To Nothing." The result is an eclectic collection of moody, groove-oriented-trip-rock tunes.
The album was well received at college radio, spinning on over 200 stations nationwide, chart-
ing top 30 on many of them. "B-Sides" also racked up some great reviews in newspapers and
magazines across the Northeast including The Noise in Boston..."This is an album that pleas-
es, fulfills and perfects the alternative genre it finds itself in, yet goes on to completely transcend
and take the whole idea to a new level." The song "Crooked" was released on the Good Citizen
Radio Hour Volume 2 compilation and has been licensed by both MTV and ABC-TV. This CD
also garnered Tefft a “Boston’s Best Unsigned Band” nod from Ken Capobianco and the TAB
newspapers.
At every performance, Tefft becomes part of the musical expression, constantly in trance-like motion. The
intensity and the energy of the live show often takes people by surprise and when people leave
a JTB show, they are already making plans to come back!
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