Jean Jacques "JJ" Barrera

J.J. Barrera points to a person with their back to the camera, wearing a shirt that says “Conjunto, Forever"

Specialist in Conjunto

Jean Jacques “JJ” Barrera is a 7th generation Texan whose ancestors founded Victoria, Texas. JJ is a working musician and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He helps teach the music and history of Conjunto music an ethnomusicology class with international musician/ accordionist Joel Guzman. The Fall and Winter classes help to instruct students how to perform songs of Conjunto/Norteño music a regional Texas/Mexico music (now popular around the globe). This music is based on the Diatonic Button Accordion and the Bajo Sexto (twelve string acoustic/electric bass guitar). JJ is also the innovator and owner of the first National Reso-phonic Bajo Sexto in the world (see July 2007 vol. 21 page 44 of Vintage Guitar Magazine.)

Among JJ’s diverse genres of music utilizing electric; upright bass and bajo sexto includes Rock, Funk, Soul, Surf/Lounge Instrumentals, Texas Blues, Conjunto/Tejano, Cajun/Zydeco, Cow Punk and Son Jarocho. Some of the groups he has performed with and recorded with, are: Johnny Degollado,The TailGators, Teisco Del Rey, Santiago Jimenez Jr., Bronze Band, Conjunto Aztlan, T. Tex Edwards, Blue Boy Benoit (France) and Albert Ray (Italy).

J J has performed throughout the continental United States, Mexico, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Spain.

J J Barrera is an endorser of (Made in USA) GENZLER Amplification products and the Salinas Bajo Sexto.

ENS 096C, 106C, 186C
Conjunto Ensemble
 

Contact Information

Campus location
MRH 3.202

Ensembles

Teaching Areas

Conjunto