From the age of 8, Jon Zeeman has been obsessed with guitars, amplifiers, wah-wah pedals, power tubes, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones.
Growing up outside NYC, he studied classical piano and decided on a career in music at the ripe age of 13. Early jobs at IHop and other occupations taught him that the business world, or anything that required waking up early was not for him, and so he spent his high school years practicing more and more and doing less and less homework. After studying music at Ithaca College for 2 years, Jon left school to play on the road. In the mid 80's Jon moved to New York City and became involved in producing, session work and song writing, working at his "Studio Z" in a downtown loft. The New York years were punctuated by many trips to Scandinavia, where he toured and recorded with several groups.
Jon began performing his own music in the mid 90's working regularly at the "55" Club and other downtown venues. Leaving NYC at the birth of his daughter, Zoe, Jon now resides in Martha's Vineyard and West Palm Beach Florida, where he performs regularly. He has toured, recorded and performed with such notables as Susan Tedeschi , Janis Ian, The Burns Sisters Band, Chris Spedding , and the Allman Brothers Band.
With his first cd "Still Life",released in Europe in 2003, Jon Zeeman dazzles with his facility and impeccable taste and further asserts himself as one of the most gifted blues funk guitarists around.
The leader’s languid guitar begins The Hop with an impromptu flourish before wistfully stating the melody to over crisp piano and a groovy pulse from Keith Cronin’s snare. Jon is patient with his playing, letting his ideas bloom while steadily gaining urgency and momentum over a simmering groove. With a subtlety of approach only a seasoned veteran could maintain, the guitarist’s lines build in a graceful arc to a culmination rife with glistening runs before the baton is passed to Bob Taylor’s pristine piano.
The music combines jazz, rock, and blues and owes as much to the influence of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Jeff Beck as it does to Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, and Miles Davis. The CD was co-produced and engineered by virtuoso bassist and violinist Phil McArthur, and recorded at his West Palm Beach Mole Hill Studios. Also appearing on Still Life are some of South Florida's finest musicians: Bob Taylor on piano, and Lou Abbott and Keith Cronin on drums. Still Life was recorded almost entirely 'live' in the studio, with very few overdubs or effects.
~tj
LineUp;Growing up outside NYC, he studied classical piano and decided on a career in music at the ripe age of 13. Early jobs at IHop and other occupations taught him that the business world, or anything that required waking up early was not for him, and so he spent his high school years practicing more and more and doing less and less homework. After studying music at Ithaca College for 2 years, Jon left school to play on the road. In the mid 80's Jon moved to New York City and became involved in producing, session work and song writing, working at his "Studio Z" in a downtown loft. The New York years were punctuated by many trips to Scandinavia, where he toured and recorded with several groups.
Jon began performing his own music in the mid 90's working regularly at the "55" Club and other downtown venues. Leaving NYC at the birth of his daughter, Zoe, Jon now resides in Martha's Vineyard and West Palm Beach Florida, where he performs regularly. He has toured, recorded and performed with such notables as Susan Tedeschi , Janis Ian, The Burns Sisters Band, Chris Spedding , and the Allman Brothers Band.
With his first cd "Still Life",released in Europe in 2003, Jon Zeeman dazzles with his facility and impeccable taste and further asserts himself as one of the most gifted blues funk guitarists around.
The leader’s languid guitar begins The Hop with an impromptu flourish before wistfully stating the melody to over crisp piano and a groovy pulse from Keith Cronin’s snare. Jon is patient with his playing, letting his ideas bloom while steadily gaining urgency and momentum over a simmering groove. With a subtlety of approach only a seasoned veteran could maintain, the guitarist’s lines build in a graceful arc to a culmination rife with glistening runs before the baton is passed to Bob Taylor’s pristine piano.
The music combines jazz, rock, and blues and owes as much to the influence of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Jeff Beck as it does to Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, and Miles Davis. The CD was co-produced and engineered by virtuoso bassist and violinist Phil McArthur, and recorded at his West Palm Beach Mole Hill Studios. Also appearing on Still Life are some of South Florida's finest musicians: Bob Taylor on piano, and Lou Abbott and Keith Cronin on drums. Still Life was recorded almost entirely 'live' in the studio, with very few overdubs or effects.
~tj
Jon Zeeman - Guitar, Production
Phil McArthur - Bass, Violin, Production
Bob Taylor - Piano
Keith Cronin - Drums on Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9
Lou Abbot - Drums on Tracks 3, 5, 9, 10
Trax;
1. the hop 6:17
2. still life 5:26
3. the secret louge 5:18
4. summer 6:49
5. the cake 3:58
6. fluid 5:06
7. snack 4:52
8. bye bye baby 5:14
9. fast train blues 2:36
10. party hat 4:47
