Introducing: Young Jack

Upwardly mobile Hull 4-piece, giving it the full funk treatment…

YOUR NAME: Luke Bowe.
BAND NAME: Young Jack.
WHAT DO YOU DO/PLAY? Guitar & Lead Vocals.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TOGETHER AS A BAND? Since school!

GIVE US THREE REASONS WHY WE SHOULD TRACK DOWN, LISTEN AND DISCOVER YOUR MUSIC?
It provides good vibes.
It features Paolo Nutini’s horn section!
Escape the monotony of the current world.

WHERE DO YOU SOUND BEST – FESTIVAL, CLUB, BEDROOM – OR SOMEWHERE ELSE?
We sound best played inside a Hyperbaric chamber, with an accompaniment of the bends.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST…
RECORD? Stevie Wonder – Innervisions.
CD? The Jackson Five – Greatest Hits.
DOWNLOAD? An MP3 of Bill Clinton denying any wrongdoing. It was meant to be an Eminem track.

SO, WHEN IT ALL GOES RIGHT AND YOU’VE GOT A MANSION AND SUPERMODEL GIRL/BOYFRIEND, WHAT WILL BE YOUR BIGGEST MUSICAL INDULGENCE?
Drum machines and synthesizers and some recording equipment! Maybe a trombone and glockenspiel?

SO, WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG AND YOU’VE ACRIMONIOUSLY BROKEN UP CITING HUGE MUSICAL DIFFERENCES, WHAT DO YOU FALL BACK ON?
There’s a huge importance to empowering the youth. If it’s not going to be through music then school teaching will be the fall back!

PLEASE CITE SOME INTER-BAND MUSICAL DIFFERENCES…
Jack loves Morrissey and that’s just not OK with anyone, but that’s drummers for you.

WHO ARE YORKSHIRE’S FINEST IN CULTURE, SPORT AND MUSIC?
Culture – Stew Baxter, Mark Page, Amy Johnson.
Sport – Nicola Adams, the first British boxer and the first woman to win an Olympic boxing title!
Music – The Housemartins, The Spiders From Mars, Jarvis Cocker, Mel B.

NAME YOUR SUPERGROUP – WHO’S PLAYING WHAT AND WHO’S ON VOCALS?
Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding – Vocals.
Nina Simone on Piano and backing vocals.
Eddie Hazel – Guitar.
Jaco Pastorius – Bass.
James Gadson – Drums.
Prince – Guitar and Synths.
Cynthia Robison – Trumpet.
John Coltrane – Saxophone.
Rick James on the trombone. Even though he cant play it I think he’d give it a good go.

GO SEE THIS FILM: Black Panther.
GO READ THIS BOOK: Inside the Whale and other essays – George Orwell.
GREAT LOST BAND/ARTIST: Sly and The Family Stone.
WOULDN’T BE CAUGHT DEAD SUPPORTING: Young Jack.

LONDON, L.A OR LEEDS?:
None of the above, good old Hull haha.

AND FINALLY… AS YOU LEAVE THE STAGE, WHAT ARE YOUR PARTING WORDS.
Damn that was funky.

For more info visit: facebook.com/YoungJackMusic