When traveling relatively far to a gig, do NOT forget to pack all your cords and hookups.
Got to Destare on wed. night and realized I had left my 1/4 inputs to my guitar back home. Had to run out fast and grab one before I could start (thankfully, there was a music store open until 8pm)
The Destare show went well. A lot more people present than when I had played last there on a Sunday night. Hopefully I’ll get to do more mid-week shows there in the near future.
-Jon
| May 7, 2008 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Playing at Destare, an amazing martini bar in Fitchburg, from 8:00-10:00 pm on Wednesday May 7th.
I’m not entirely sure if I will be doing all background instrumental piano music or throwing in a little guitar like I did last time. We’ll have to see what the night is like!
Hope you can make it out.
Address: 320 Main St., Fitchburg, MA 01420
| April 20, 2008 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 12:45 pm |
Playing at WPI, the almamater, as part of Quadfest. Free show on the Quad.
address: 100 Institute Rd. Worcester, MA 01609
NOTE: Event time was changed. It is now a 12:00-12:45 show.
Check it out on the Left Menu! A page that will be keeping track of any articles or interviews relating to my music. “The Water’s Edge” has been getting some notice lately, so as more reviews and what not come in, I’ll be throwing them here!
| April 2, 2008 | ||
| 9:00 pm | to | 9:45 pm |
Featured Artist at Avenue C. Jeff Munro as the host. Always a great crowd here.
| March 15, 2008 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
All winners of Tom Bianchi’s Open Mic Challenge will be playing 2 song sets here. The winner, chosen at the end of the night takes home near $500.
1677 Mass. Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02148
Cost : $5-10 cover at the door
| March 10, 2008 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Playing a piano instrumental set as a Pre-cursor to Tom Bianchi’s OPEN MIC CHALLENGE night. The night goes on until at least 11PM with by far the greatest talent in Boston. Check it out.
Address:
1677 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02148
Cost: $5.00
| March 6, 2008 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 8:15 pm |
Playing a small set on guitar to support Rick Macomber hosting his own open mic. Should be good times.
Address: The Landing on Marblehead Harbor
81 State Street at Front Street
Marblehead, Massachusetts 01945
When I was growing up, my house was always filled with music, even though neither of my parents played an instrument.
From as early as I can remember, nearly every night, while my father would sit there at our kitchen table reading various books or studying for his night school exams to get his degree, I would hear these haunting piano melodies coming from the CD player (once a tape player, that’s how long ago we’re talking about here.) The music, was that of David Lanz. I grew up listening to his New Age piano music, nearly every day. It was his music that inspired me to start playing the piano to begin with.
About two weeks ago, I actually had the chance to not only hear him perform some of these songs live, but meet him and shake his hand in person, and thank him for all he’s done for me (without ever really knowing it). I had the opportunity to give him one of my Piano Solo CD’s, obviously inspired by my years of listening to him. As if that wasn’t enough, the icing on the cake was the 2 signed music books he sent me, along with a few emails of encouragement and advice about my music and how to continue pursuing my goals.
I feel extremely lucky right now. It’s not very often people have the chance to meet those who inspire them to be something greater, let alone actually have any sort of correspondence with them. I couldn’t be more thankful for this opportunity.
Thank you David, you have given me another reason to keep on doing this, regardless of the outcome.
To everyone else, please, visit his site. Listen to his music. Hopefully then you will understand how amazing this experience has been for me.
Jonathan
“The Water’s Edge” available through CDFreedom
Hello all,
Well, the CD is up for order! You can either click the link in this post, or on the Icon on the left hand side of the CD cover. Both will bring you to the CDFreedom page where you can order my new instrumental CD “The Water’s Edge”; both digital or hardcopy.
If you want to listen to some samples, just go to the myspace page and you can hear 4 tracks from the album!
I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed writing and recording it.
Take Care,
Jon
