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JFJO's music is not easily categorized ; although it is mostly in the jazz idiom, it draws from the avant-garde, funk and rock music.

JFJO has often been, somewhat incorrectly, labeled a jam band.

Critic Alex Henderson describes the band's music as a " mildly avant-garde blend of jazz, rock and funk draws on a wide variety of influences ... Often quirky, eccentric and abstract, JFJO favors an inside / outside approach but is usually more inside than outside.

", while critic Scott Yanow describes the group as " fascinating ".

Their live shows include compositions by John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Thelonious Monk among others, and include long experimental improvisations that, at times, could be considered atonal.

Furthermore, the band's early years as an octet featured a strong hip-hop influence.