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I have been performing professionally now since about 1994. While I started out in 1989 playing in various original bands with whom I performed and recorded into the late 1990's, I have primarily been a cover musician for the bulk of my career. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have had so many positive influences in my life that supported my love for performing before an audience.
Additionally, I suppose that I am an insatiable ham. Therefore, the stage came quite naturally to me I suppose.
I still run a night club act called S.F.O. that is comprised of anywhere from three to six musicians, but we only play a couple times a year for fun. I also run a ten piece band called RIO that is solely booked for private affairs. Both of those projects take up the vast majority of my Friday and Saturday nights. The rest of my calendar consists of a few solo (and occassionally duo) acoustic shows where I perform a vast array of songs from over the last 70 years or so. I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 1500+ songs in my repertoire, but I really can't be sure. The fact is that you'll probably never see the same show twice as I never use a set list (for bands or for solo gigs). I have recently redirected my career to include booking talent for EBE (an Event & Entertainment group) in Philadelphia. This is also the company for which RIO books exclusively. As this next phase of my career takes hold, I suspect that my public live performances will continue to diminish over the years. I am also looking forward to revitalizing my original endeavors. I have started collaborating with my long time friend & partner in crime, Brett Foreman. Although Brett relocated to southern Florida some years ago, current technology is allowing us to work on some new original material over the internet. Cool stuff. What time I have left is reserved for my family who mean everything to me and without whom my life would have little purpose. If I get a free moment, I try to write a song or read the paper (I'm a current events junkie). As I get my latest creations recorded, I will post them on my "sounds" page. Try to stop out to a show, say hi, and we'll raise a glass together! Jonathan |
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