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About|Jeff Klein, the singer-songwriter|Jeff Klein, the MotherJones editor|Jeffrey Bruce Klein|Jeffrey David Klein, the New York politician|Jeffrey KleinInfobox musical artist | name = Jeff Klein| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Jeffrey Lawrence Klein| alias =| birth_date =| death_date =| origin = Newburgh, New York , USA| instrument = Singing|Vocals , guitar , piano | genre = Indie rock | occupation = Singer , songwriter , musician | years_active = 2000 – present| label = One Little Indian Records , Island Def Jam | associated_acts = My Jerusalem , The Gutter Twins , The Twilight Singers | website = http://www.thejeffklein.com/ www.thejeffklein.com Jeffrey Lawrence "Jeff" Klein is an United States|American singer/songwriter from Newburgh (city), New York|Newburgh, New York , who plays keyboards and guitar. He has released three critically acclaimed albums.
Biography
At the age of 18, Klein moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music . In 1999, he moved to Austin, Texas and released his first album, ''You'll Never Get to Heaven If You Break My Heart . Signing to influential records label One Little Indian , Klein released two more albums, Everybody Loves a Winner , featuring Patty Griffin , MatthewRyan , Jon Dee Graham and Johnny Goudie , in 2002, and The Hustler , which features Ani Difranco and Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum as guests in 2005.,Allmusic|class=artist|id=p529307/biography|pure_url=yes Jeff Klein biography Allmusic.com
He has also worked with Ani DiFranco and The Twilight Singers , http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Klein,%20Jeff/a/Jeff%20Klein.htm Jeff Klein discography CDUniverse and as of 2008 is touring with The Gutter Twins as keyboardist. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/49608-interview-the-gutter-twins Gutter Twins interview Pitchfork Media, 8 April 2008 He has been described as "Tom Waits snagged on a barbedwire fence." Uncut (magazine)| Uncut magazine , March 2003 and as having a "smoky voice (with a) bruised world-weariness". http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-jeff-klein-473045.html Review of Klein's "The Hustler" The Independent , 7 March 2006
Klein is also a main member of the collective My Jerusalem , along with fellow Gutter Twins musicians Cully Symington and Dave Rosser. http://www.summerskiss.com/category/jeff-klein/ News item Summerskiss.com, 30 September 2008
Along with a history of collaborating with Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan , Klein has toured or guested as a member of bands such as The Honorary Title , Stars of Track and Field , Ed Harcourt ,and Statistics (band)
Discography
Albums
''You'll Never Get to Heaven If You Break My Heart (India, 2000)
Everybody Loves A Winner (One Little Indian, 2003)
The Hustler (One Little Indian, 2005)
Death Of The Fox (Island Def Jam, 2010)
Singles
"Another Breakdown" (One Little Indian, 2003)
Appears On
Ani DiFranco - Red Letter Year ( Righteous Babe Records , 2008)
Greg Dulli And Friends - Live At Triple Door (Infernal Recordings, 2008)
Gutter Twins - Adorata (Sub Pop, 2008)
Gutter Twins - Saturnalia (Sub Pop, 2008)
Zookeeper - Becoming All Things (Belle City Pop, 2007)
Twilight Singers - Stitch In Time (One Little Indian, 2006)
Mundy - Raining Down Arrows (Camcor, 2004)
The Honorary Title - Honorary Title (Doghouse, 2003)
Jason Karaban - "Doomed to Make Choices" (Ascend Records, 2006)
References
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External links
http://thejeffklein.com/ thejeffklein.com - Home page
http://www.myspace.com/jeffklein Jeff Klein Myspace
http://thisismyjerusalem.com/ My Jerusalem - Home page
http://www.myspace.com/jerusalemtx My Jerusalem Myspace
The Gutter Twins Persondata | NAME =Klein, Jeff | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =5 November 1976 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Klein, Jeff Category:American singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:Musicians from New York Category:People from Newburgh, New York Category:1976 births
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