About us...
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Jimmy and the Sleepers are a gritty, genuine house rockin’ blues band from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. For years Edmonton has had a modest, but reverent blues scene which has fostered a blues sound a little more traditional. Jimmy and the Sleepers are disciples of the early electric blues pioneers combined with a modern, original twist creating a sound all their own. Upon the release of their third CD All That Money, they are more ready than ever to burn out of the frozen Canadian north and showcase their rockin' blues to the world. Led by Edmonton Blues Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Guiboche, the band are solid representatives of soulful, Canadian blues.
The Band:
Jimmy Guiboche
Edmonton blues veteran Jimmy Guiboche has spent over three decades earning a reputation as one of Alberta, Canada's premier blues figures as a sideman, band leader and promoter/producer. He is a mainstay at festivals across Western Canada where he has made his mark with his unique interpretation of classic blues stylings. He was recognized for his contributions to the Edmonton blues scene in 2020 when he was inducted into the Edmonton Blues Hall of Fame in the performer category.
He discovered the blues after leaving his chilly, Northern Manitoba home and moved to the city where he snuck into his first blues bar and was instantly hooked. He picked up the guitar at 18 and started to play in local blues bands covering classic Chicago blues by Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf and Earl Hooker and also Texas blues men T-Bone Walker, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Freddy King. From there he started to earn spots as a sideman at the local blues hotspots where he played 6 nights at a time with blues artists from the area and all over North America. He also spent several years as the first-call blues guitar player at the Yardbird Suite Jazz Club where top-notch blues artists were flown in to perform with local backing bands. These experiences helped develop the ability to accompany many different approaches and styles of blues and also cemented a deep sense of the roots of the idiom. 

As a sideman and bandleader he has an impressive list of playing credits. He has shared the stage with many blues luminaries including James Harman, Cedric Burnside, Lazy Lester, Carol Fran, Jody Williams (Howlin’ Wolf) and Grammy award winner Donald Ray Johnson. His no-nonsense approach to the blues has yielded him respect as one who has studied the blues, internalized it and can play it back in a style that is both true to the old blues, yet new and refreshing.

“Jimmy Guiboche is way too cool, great guy and player!”
-James Harman
Chris Brzezicki
Edmonton-born bass player Chris Brzezicki has built a solid reputation being as reliable and steady as they come. He has a very impressive list of accomplishments having played with many international blues artists such as Pinetop Perkins, Rick Holmstrom, Eddie Shaw, EG Kight, Texas Johnny Brown, Billy Flynn, and Teeny Tucker to name only a few. He has toured Europe and Canada with 2007 IBC Champion Sean Carney and is the bassist on Carney's "Live Blues On Whyte" album. He also spent years on the road with Little Mike and the Tornadoes where they toured the US and Canada extensively.
He is an upright bass specialist and approaches blues in his own way with instincts deeply rooted in the stylings of Willie Dixon, Ransom Knowling and Ernest "Big" Crawford.