Joel Rafael Band

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The Joel Rafael Band is an acoustic quartet which hails from San Diego, California. Jeff Berkley plays percussion, Carl Johnson is on acoustic guitar, as is leader and songwriter Joel Rafael, with Joel's daughter, Jamaica on violin. The band members also pitch in with the backing vocals where necessary.

The Joel Rafael Band was one of the winners of the Kerrville New Folk Contest in 1995. "Joel Rafael and his band did exactly what I knew they would do in their debut performance at Kerrville...they stunned the audience!"-Rod Kennedy.

"A poetic, potent songwriter, guitarist, and singer, Rafael is beginning to get national acclaim after two decades of plying his trade out West."-Tom Surowicz-Twin Cities READER, Minneapolis / St. Paul

"Rafael draws from real life experiences and avoids the frills."-Shawn Perry-San Diego Entertainer

Note: This information was posted to the web site when the Joel Rafael Band appeared at our 15th Annual Benefit Weekend, January 14-16, 2000.