JonnySterling35711
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SEEKING

Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Banjo, Fiddle, Vocalist - Alto, Electronic Music.

ABOUT

Jonny Sterling is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado where he earned his Bachelors in Music.  He has been working as a professional musician, Keyboardist, Singer, Songwriter, Music Director and Producer in Colorado for over thirty years and has traveled with various bands all over the U.S., South America, Africa and the U.K.   He's performed with Peter Noon, Foreigner, The Drifters, and other local and national acts.   He performs locally with Forever In Blue Jeans (Neil Diamond Tribute), SoulX, Juba Juba (Grateful Dead Tribute),  SupaGroove, Hit List, Sympathy For The Devil (Rolling Stones Tribute), Chris Daniels & The Kings, The Hazel Miller Band, The Steve Thomas Band, and his own band Native Seeds as well as his other freelance and Solo Vocal gigs. Jonny also teaches Piano and Voice at the Evergreen School of Music and Piano Classes and Private Lessons at CU Denver's College of Arts and Media. He is currently enrolled as a Graduate Student at the University of Denver where he is working on his Masters in Jazz Piano Performance.

Screen name:
JonnySterling35711
Member since:
Oct 23 2014
Active within 2 weeks
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
30
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
6-7 nights a week

Influences

Miles Davis, Billy Powell, Brent Mydland, Keb Mo, Amos Lee, Fela-Femi-Seun Kuti, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Pinetop Perkins, Bruce Hornsby, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Stephen Sondheim, George Crumb, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Bethoven, Phutureprimative, Patrick O'Hern, The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Bernstein, Chick, Brubeck, Herbie, J.S. Bach, Chuck Leavell, Ray Manzarek...

Instrument experience:

Keyboard:
Expert
Piano:
Expert
Vocalist - Tenor:
Advanced
Other Percussion:
Moderate
Electronic Music:
Moderate
Bass Guitar:
Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Lotsa Keyboards & Sounds and Techy Stuff... Main Live Performance Axes - KORG KRONOS, NORD Stage 3, Roland AX Synth, Novation Launch Key and MainStage. And a Yamaha Baby Grand, but that's a little hard to haul around...

MUSIC