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Winston-Salem NC, United States (1991 – 2005)

Jump Little Children (JLC or Jump) was formed in 1991 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Known for their unique sound, energetic live performances, and willingness to interact with fans, the band built a strong following over their fourteen years. They played their final show on December 30, 2005 in their adopted hometown of Charleston, South Carolina.

The band’s name is taken from a song by blues musicians Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.

Jay Clifford, Matthew Bivins, Ward Williams, and Christopher Pollen met and formed Jump, Little Children at the North Carolina School of the Arts in 1991. They played their first show on January 1, 1992 as part of a New Year’s Day festival in downtown Winston-Salem.

The group was performing Irish music at the time, and in the winter of 1992 Clifford, Bivins, and Pollen traveled to Ireland to learn their craft firsthand. Upon their return, Evan Bivins left the School of the Arts to join the band, and the quartet decided to move to Boston, MA. As they worked to finance the move, the band spent the summer of 1993 in Charleston, SC, where they met future member Jonathan Gray. After arriving in Boston in late 1993, Jump Little Children recorded and released a self-titled cassette featuring original songs and traditional Irish works. Pollen then left the group to join a religious community, and Clifford and the Bivins brothers returned to Charleston in the summer of 1994.
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  • Vertigo
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  • Between The Dim And The Dark
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  • Buzz
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  • inkpoint

    Yes, "Too High" is really great. And what a melody in "Hold Your Tongue"... !

    July 2011

  • leonarbe

    For me, their best song is "too high"

    June 2011

  • MadamKerrington

    Once upon a time, there was a little boy named James Eddie Williams, III...

    November 2010

  • leonarbe

    Why "too high" is not shown here, It's a GREAT SONG... anyway good band

    October 2010

  • Mymasamune

    Their band name makes them sound like they want to jump little children haha

    July 2010

  • k_wie_karo

    Jessmo-berry has no clue what she is talking about...unfortunately.

    April 2010

  • quixentric

    Cemetary_walk: I personally would go with Magazine, it's probably my favorite album of theirs. But I also love Vertigo and Between The Dim...; also, I happened to find The Early Years in my local record shop (along with an autographed Live DVD!) and like it too :)

    January 2010

  • MadamKerrington

    Jump Little Children's Opium Christmas Tale is the best thing ever, EVER.

    January 2010
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