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Roger Jæger
Roger walking into the pines with his guitar

The long way round

About Roger

Bio

Up close and personal

Award-winning artist Roger Jaeger is taking his music in a fresh direction that’s up close and personal. Shifting from pop/rock to a folksy Americana vibe, Jaeger digs deep, opening his heart and telling stories the way close friends do. He has toured in the UK, Australia, India, and across the USA, performing in breweries and bars, and at colleges and festivals. His music has been featured on General Hospital and Lights, Camera, Romance.

Born and raised in Tulsa and living for a year in India, Jaeger ultimately called Nashville home for eight years before heading to Redding, California. It’s this away-from-Nashville move—in the opposite direction of what most artists are doing—that has coincided with his move to a new sound and more introspective vibe. When he’s not making music, he’s likely out kayaking, paddle boating, or hiking in the life-giving mountains that surround him. For Jaeger, it’s a season of slowing down, simplifying life, and believing that the best is yet to come.

The trail

Four stops, so far

  1. 01 · Tulsa, OK

    A guitar pick beside a pinecone in the pine needles

    Born and raised.

  2. 02 · India

    Roger by the water, hands pressed together

    Dropped out of college to move to India and study the sitar.

  3. 03 · Nashville, TN

    Roger singing and playing sitar guitar on stage at Springboard West

    Eight years, a stolen Strat, a used Telecaster, and the record Start Over.

  4. 04 · Redding, CA

    Roger standing in the pines, resting on his guitar

    Kayaks, trails, waterfalls — and Wander.

Side roads · Ireland · UK · Australia

Chapter 01

The Waterfall

A season of slowing down, simplifying life, and believing that the best is yet to come.

Roger seated by a waterfall
A waterfall pouring into a pool in the woods

Chapter 02

The Woods

Home now is the pines of Northern California.

Roger with a Cole Clark guitar over his shoulder in the woods
Roger seated against a pine with his guitar, eyes closed

Chapter 03

The Trains

Up close and personal.

Roger sitting on the step of an old orange caboose
Roger sitting on the roof of an orange caboose against the sky

Live

On stage

  • Nashville's Bluebird Café
  • Pubs across Ireland
  • SXSW 2023 (Labelcoin stage)
  • Springboard West 2024
  • Colleges, breweries and festivals across the USA, UK, Australia and India
Roger singing and playing electric guitar on stage at SXSW

SXSW, Austin, 2023

Heard on

General Hospital·MTV·Discovery·NASCAR