Iron Chops Featuring Jon Wood & Dave Brattain at Jazz Central Studios

Jon Wood is an active professional musician in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. Venues Jon has performed at include Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis for their Thursday Night Vocal Series, the Artist’s Quarter in St. Paul, the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, Honey Restaurant, Bedlam Theater, and a performance at Orchestra Hall that was nationally re-broadcast by Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Jon regularly plays for private parties, weddings, musicals, and restaurants. Jon is currently a member of the Cedar Avenue Big Band, The Jazz on The Prairie Big Band, and a regular sub for 4 other big bands in the Twin Cities area. In addition to being a member of several bands, Jon is also the leader of two of his own ensembles: Iron Chops and Strange Ear Riddle, ensembles that features multiple genres of music including Jon’s original jazz music along with classical chamber music. The most compelling element of Jon’s performances are the diverse range of styles he plays: classical, jazz, flamenco, blues, pop, rock, folk, R & B, blue grass, country and more....

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Jon Wood is an active professional musician in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. Venues Jon has performed at include Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis for their Thursday Night Vocal Series, the Artist’s Quarter in St. Paul, the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, Honey Restaurant, Bedlam Theater, and a performance at Orchestra Hall that was nationally re-broadcast by Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Jon regularly plays for private parties, weddings, musicals, and restaurants. Jon is currently a member of the Cedar Avenue Big Band, The Jazz on The Prairie Big Band, and a regular sub for 4 other big bands in the Twin Cities area. In addition to being a member of several bands, Jon is also the leader of two of his own ensembles: Iron Chops and Strange Ear Riddle, ensembles that features multiple genres of music including Jon’s original jazz music along with classical chamber music. The most compelling element of Jon’s performances are the diverse range of styles he plays: classical, jazz, flamenco, blues, pop, rock, folk, R & B, blue grass, country and more.

In addition to an extensive performing background, Jon is also involved in music education. As a private studio instructor Jon teaches in a multitude of styles on guitar, electric bass, banjo, mandolin, and ukulele (all instruments on which he has had professional performing experience). Along with private instruction, Jon also teaches at Schmitt Music in Wayzata and Groth Music in Bloomington. Jon was an assistant instructor at UST in the spring of 2012 for the guitar pedagogy class for music education majors and he directed the UST guitar ensemble in their Fall 2011 performances.

Currently, Jon is recording a CD that will be released this year featuring his original jazz compositions (rough mixes can be heard on his website under “Album and Band”). Jon was also recently featured at the Minnesota Jazz Guitar Summit, an event held at Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis featuring some of the top guitar players in the Twin Cities area.Tonights concert will feature Jon’s compositions off his upcoming album. Follow Jon at his website:

http://JonWoodGuitarist.com

Featuring:
Jon Wood – Guitar
Dave Brattain – Saxophone

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