Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, 12 September | Event in Akron | AllEvents

Joslyn & The Sweet Compression

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Fri, 12 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 pm

3 hours

47 E Market St, Akron, OH

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Fri, 12 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm (EDT)

47 E Market St

47 E Market St, Akron, OH 44308-2020, United States, Akron, Ohio

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Joslyn & The Sweet Compression
Join us for their return to BLU Jazz+!

Doors: 7:00pm Show: 8:00pm

Tickets: $25 General Admission

A rising force out of Lexington, Kentucky, the band led by Joslyn Hampton come out swinging on their sophomore album, ready to uplift and inspire through their singular and stirring soul-funk sound. 2019’s critically acclaimed debut album made them a favorite headliner at regional clubs and music festivals. After a grueling and relentless tour schedule – one that saw them supporting Tower of Power at New York’s Sony Hall and Tyler Childers at Colorado’s legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre – the band are back with Bona Fide, a sonically and emotionally charged record that captures their breathtaking live energy as well as their humanity. Released August 25, 2023, Bona Fide is a resounding testament to Joslyn & The Sweet Compression’s unparalleled talents, as well as an homage to the band’s co-founder (and Joslyn Hampton’s step-father), Marty Charters, who passed away in 2022. Musically, Bona Fide blends soulful and smoldering neo-funk with elements of ‘70s and ‘80s R&B. Hampton pulls from her inspirations – Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, and Mariah Carey – as well as from the opera singers she studied in college. “I find myself applying all of the things I’ve learned to my passion now, and placing it in my music,” she shares. The result is a unique, hooky style that helps Joslyn & The Sweet Compression stand apart from their contemporaries. To Hampton, Bona Fide is a record about a ride she calls "the human rollercoaster.”


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Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, 12 September | Event in Akron | AllEvents
Joslyn & The Sweet Compression
Fri, 12 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 pm