Johnny In The Basement

“I definitely enjoyed the music. It's clear that everyone was having a good time and their pleasure creating the music communicates very well.”

— Bruce Iglauer Alligator Records

Bartumioli, Godfrey, & Goldstein hanging with Luther Dickinson & Lamar williams JR at the 2022 Otha Turner GOAT Picnic in Coldwater,Mississippi

Achievements

JITB frontman Will Bart has performed on stage with grammy nominated artists, from North Mississippi Allstars, Oteil Burbridge, John Medeski, Robert Randolph, Samantha Fish, Lightnin Malcolm, among others.
Opened up for national acts including but not limited to Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Danielle Nicole Band, Matisyahu, and The Wailers just to name a few.
Past JITB lineups have included Grammy nominated artists.
Studied with Butch Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Luther & Cody Dickinson, Johnny Vidacovich, John Medeski, Jack Pearson, Tom Guarna,Vaylor Trucks,Col Bruce, at Roots Rock Revival music camp.
2018 International Blues Challenge Semi-Finalist in Memphis TN, representing NYC & Long Island.
Performed at Great South Bay Music Festival, Hill Country Picnic, Harrys Happening Fest, Fools Ball, Otha Turner GOAT Picnic among other festivals.
Recorded three EP's at the Zebra Ranch Studios in Mississippi.
Record & Write music for the film Good Egg.

INQUIRIES

When booking JITB for your event we will become a creative team in curating the perfect JITB show for your event...

Festival / Opening Act Set ::: Jam packed with original music and obscure covers we can kick off an event like no other
Year In Revue Shows ::: Pick your favorite year in music and we'll play all those songs from that year. (so far we've done 1970 and 1973)
Artist/Genre Themes ::: Want us to cover a specific artist or genre? We've done it, let us know if you want funk night, a Grateful Dead night, we can do it all!

For all inquiries for Johnny in the Basement please contact us:

Email: booking@jitbtunes.com

Who is JITB?

The roots of it all

Things began to get serious for Bartumioli in 2016 after attending Roots Rock Revival. A musical camp run by Butch Trucks & Oteil Burbridge of the Allman Brothers as well as Luther & Cody Dickinson from the North Mississippi Allstars, and many other incredible mentors from Johnny Vidacovich to John Medeski. The network in which JITB functions was created as a result of the RRR camp. This gave way to the mentorship between Bartumioli and Luther Dickinson. Which led to heading back down to Mississippi on several occasions and laying down original JITB music at the Dickinson Zebra Ranch Studios for our first EP "Chasing The Feeling" which features Garry Burnside and Grammy nominated artist Lightnin Malcolm, and in 2018 to record their second EP, "I'll Have What He's Having" which featured Bartumioli and drummer Jordan Godfrey. Godfrey, Bartumioli and Tyler Goldstein returned to the Ranch August of 2022 to record JITB's latest EP due out in 2023.

Photo: w/ North Mississippi Allstars Brooklyn Bowl Dec. 2018 Photo By:Jayne Tansey-Patron

JITB at The Zebra Ranch studios (2022)

The Beginning

Johnny in the Basement or JITB for short is a Roots Rock Groove Collective that began over ten years ago when frontman Will Bartumioli first saw a DVD of the North Mississippi Allstars. This sent Bartumioli on a musical journey to learn how to play the guitar and the music of the delta. In 2009 at age 13 he went to Clarksdale, Mississippi and absorbed the rich culture of where the blues began. Playing with locals picking up tricks of the trade. Fast forward to May 2015 and Bart was invited to play with Robert Randolph & The Word at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY. His first time playing with his role model Luther Dickinson. A life changing event and just the first stop on this trip.

Watch WIll w/ The Word Here

Channeling The Groove

The mission statement of JITB is to push the envelope of groove. Any one person could create a beat, but it takes two or more beats in conjunction to groove.

The groove is where the magic happens.

JITB's lengthy rolodex which features Grammy nominated artists among some of the finest talent coming around is in part credited to Bartumioli's ability to make any interaction musically or socially incredibly unique. You'll leave a JITB show knowing what you witnessed will indeed only happen once. Each performance comes to life in a certain way that only seems to happen with Bartumioli leading the way.

JITB Live Video

Where We're Headed

Now that you understand where JITB came from, we'll show where it's headed from here...

The rolodex that keeps being mentioned is filled with some of the brightest young names in music that you haven't heard of yet. Paired up with some seasoned veterans of the game, this creates a uniqueness within every JITB lineup. Bartumioli has adapted a Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett approach. Join forces with talented friends to create one of a kind grooves. The northeast US has begun to receive their recommended JITB doses.

Will you bear witness to the awesomeness that is Johnny in the Basement?

Book us for your event!