The Deering Banjo Company has announced the introduction of a signature banjo string made especially to the specifications of master banjo player, Jens Kruger. A Swiss native, Jens came to the United States with his brother, Uwe, after launching a professional
The American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City has announced the 2021 class of inductees into their Banjo Hall of Fame. As always, inductees are chosen for their lifetime contributions to the banjo world in five specific categories. The 2021 class includes:
This weekend in Ogden UT, a new composition by banjoist Jens Kruger will be premiered with Chamber Orchestra Ogden to help culminate the sesquicentennial of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in nearby Promontory in 1869. Crossroads Ogden will be performed
The Kruger Brothers at the May 2018 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker After six weeks off, three surgeries and two hospital stays, banjo stylist Jens Kruger is back on the road with the Kruger Brothers. Their day-night doubleheader of
Jens Kruger, celebrated North Carolina banjo player, and one-half of the popular Kruger Brothers, has scheduled surgery for early next month to remove a tumor recently discovered on one of his kidneys. The tumor was discovered while Jens was hospitalized for
Jens Kruger, celebrated North Carolina banjoist, by way of Switzerland, will be premiering a new composition of his with The Kruger Brothers and The Kontras Quartet, on October 15. The concert is scheduled at The Paramount Center in Bristol, TN. Titled Roan
Occasionally, International Bluegrass has been a touchy subject with complaints that organizations like the IBMA have not paid sufficient attention to the requirements of those outside the borders of the USA. But to me, the international bluegrass music community has, for the
Bud Bennett has posted a third in his series of intensive video interviews with banjo legends. Following the terrific multi-part vidoes with Butch Robins and Sammy Shelor, Bud now has one with Swiss/German five string master, Jens Kruger. In a pair
Saturday marked the second and final day of HoustonFest 2014, bringing an even larger crowd to Felts Park in Galax, Virginia. The Generation Bluegrass Youth Project opened the Main Stage followed by the Snyder Family who could be seen jamming
Jens Kruger, banjoist, composer and the 2013 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music, has shared his thoughts on the passing of Pete Seeger, and how Pete's music touched he and his brother as
