Jan Krist

When Bob Darden, a critic for Billboard Magazine first heard Jan Krist’s music, he was driving down one of those Texas back roads. Within a minute, he had to pull over to the side of the road – he was that moved by her plangent, poignant song, “Someone”.Those who know Krist’s work are never surprised by that story. They have all had the same sort of experience. Krist is a singer-songwriter with expert guitar chops (including the use of rich open tunings) literate lyrics, and the indescribable ratio between emotion, honesty and humor that makes for a devoted following.