Jon Cleary (musician)
Jon Cleary | |
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R&B, soul | |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 1980–present |
Labels | FHQ, Single Lock, Basin Street, Virgin/Point Blank, Ace |
Website | joncleary |
Jon Cleary (born August 11, 1962)
Cleary has performed with a number of prolific musicians including
Cleary's current band is Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, who have released six albums.
Early life
Cleary is originally from
Career
Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen consist of Cleary on keyboard and vocals, Cornell C. Williams on bass and backup vocals, and A.J. Hall on drums. All of the band members, except for Cleary, were born in New Orleans. The Absolute Monster Gentlemen can swell to an 8-piece band, often including musicians like Nigel Hall on keyboards, Pedro Segundo on percussion, Xavier Lynn on guitar, and the Absolute Monster Horns.[16]
The band tours worldwide and regularly performs at classic New Orleans venues like
Other
Cleary is interviewed on screen and appears in performance footage in the 2005 documentary film Make It Funky!, which presents a history of New Orleans music and its influence on rhythm and blues, rock and roll, funk and jazz.[19] In the film, Cleary performs a piano duo of "Tipitina" with Allen Toussaint.[20]
Cleary played piano on Annika Chambers' 2016 album, Wild & Free.[21]
Cleary was featured frequently on HBO's Treme.[22]
Discography
- Albums
- Alligator Lips & Dirty Rice (Ace, 1994)
- Moonburn (Virgin/Poinblank, 1999)
- Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen (Basin Street, 2002)
- Pin Your Spin (Basin Street, 2004)
- Do Not Disturb (EP) (FHQ, 2007)
- Mo Hippa (FHQ, 2008)
- Occapella (FHQ, 2012)
- Go Go Juice (FHQ, 2015)
- Dyna-Mite (FHQ, 2018)
- So Swell (Single Lock, 2023)
- Appearances
- Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino - with Bonnie Raitt - Track 10 "I'm in Love Again/All by Myself" (Vanguard, 2007)
- EmArcy, 2009)
- Plays Well with Others - by Greg Koch - Track 3 "Walk Before You can Crawl" (Rhymes With Chalk Music, 2013)
References
- ^ "Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen", BMA. Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ joncleary.com. Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jon Cleary". PianoGroove.com. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Ramsey, Jan. "Bonnie Raitt & Jon Cleary". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Taj Mahal and Phantom Blues Band with Special Guest Jon Cleary | Soka University of America". Soka.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Jon Cleary in Florida, Henry Butler in Maryland. B.B.King". Basin Street Records. 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Jon Cleary". Whiteoakproductions.com. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Jon Cleary". Music Rising ~ The Musical Cultures of the Gulf South. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "New John Scofield album "Piety Street" proves pious". The Mac Weekly. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "John Scofield and Jon Cleary's Abiding Piety". Jambands. 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Oswell, Paul (2016-02-23). "Grammy winner Jon Cleary: 'Music isn't a choice for me – it's a bodily function'". The Guardian.
- ^ "Jon Cleary". GRAMMY.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ a b "Cranbrook's Grammy Award winning musician Jon Cleary". Community Ad. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "JON CLEARY - DYNA-MITE + Concertdata | ConcertMonkey". Concertmonkey.be. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Jon Cleary 10/1/2023 New Orleans, LA". Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ Keith Spera. "Farmstand Live, a two-day, drive-in music and food fest, is slated for Shrine on Airline". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Fricke, David (2004-04-21). "Jon Cleary: Pin Your Spin". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-12-03.[dead link]
- ProQuest 1370090.
- OCLC 61207781. 11952.
- ^ Gunther, Marty. "Annika Chambers – Wild And Free | Album Review". Bluesblastmagazine.com.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
External links
- Jon Cleary's official website
- Jon Cleary at AllMusic