Jon Thompson
Saxophonist / guitarist in Philly area www.jonthompsonmusic.org
14/12/2023
Faculty concert last Monday with super cats , , , . Proud to be a part of this great program that Scot Hornick has assembled for the Mercer kids!
05/12/2023
Fabulous fun playing with the band and brass masters and Randy Kapralick last Saturday ! Amazing band, audience and venue and great to reconnect with some of my Philly buds! Horn photo by 👍👍
30/11/2023
Some moments from the sold out show at the with the Machine last Friday. Great to have some of Sarah’s family out this time around! Photo creds to
21/11/2023
Horn section for the last waltz show last Saturday at cape may convention hall- always a pleasure playing with and the gang. Steve Dribbon and Eddie Morgan trumpet, Mike Dotterer trombone *photo by Frank Scott
11/11/2023
Played many amazing gigs with the great trumpeter Patrick Hues in Oud Blues, Philly Bloco and other incarnations. He once brought me to a recording session with Don Was….He was a pleasure to work with, funny and a brilliant soul- very sad to hear of his passing. RIP Pat, you will be missed💜💜
Jason Fraticelli Tony Flagiello Shawn Hennessey Brian Nadov
Piazza at Schmidt's: "Oud Blues" Piazza at Schmidt's: "Oud Blues"World Music Fest 2009
03/11/2023
Fun musical endeavors with some good friends over the last month with
22/10/2023
A beautiful weekend (oct 14th) with my bestest buds and super family… and my new beautiful wife Sarah Thompson! 🤯🤯More pics to follow💜
23/09/2023
Stoked for a bunch of gigs coming up for this fall! Going to be a whirlwind with everything going on 🌪️🌪️
9/24- 2-6pm (weather permitting!) with
9/25- 7-11pm with
10/6- with the
10/21- with the Machine
10/27- with Subliminal message
11/1 - .university philadelphia.university with @
channel_collective 12pm! With special guests Jason Fraticelli and Ross Belenoit!
11/18 -@ Cape May convention hall Last Waltz tribute
11/24- with the Machine
06/09/2023
A really nice write up by Wax Vinyl Records the other day. Thanks Wax Vinyl!
Exploring Uncharted Grooves: Channel Collective's 'Honey Bee' • Wax Vinyl Records Channel Collective invites listeners on a captivating musical journey with their latest release, “Honey Bee.” This track exudes a delightful jazz vibe, enriched by a blend of instruments that creates a unique sonic experience. The song kicks off with the sultry sounds of saxophone licks, instant...
04/08/2023
Great little get away this past weekend/ mini tour with in Long Island and ‘s first live show at Sassafras in Philly. Thanks to aka “Grammy” for making it even more specialer for letting share in the festivities!
22/07/2023
Looking fwd to a bunch of shows this week!
Monday 7/24 with Amanda and Teddy in lobby bar 7-11pm
Thursday 7/27 with Atley Moon 6-9pm
Friday 7/28 and Saturday 7/29 with the Machine theatre
Sunday 7/30 in Philly 6-9pm with Jason Fraticelli on bass!
22/06/2023
Channel Collective’s EP “tales in real time” available now on all streaming platforms!
Channel Collective Artist · 5 monthly listeners.
21/06/2023
My old student Donald McGrath who is now an accomplished guitarist/ songwriter just released this exceptional new video with his band PATH. Beautiful song writing, shimmering guitars and mellow harmonies and vocals make this song a must listen! I’m honored to have played flute on this well composed and crafted gem
Path - Danny (Official Video) Directed by Jackson KeelerStarring Ben SeegerReleased 6/19/2023Stream Danny: https://open.spotify.com/track/21bKLTCZ1swbMnXKUCGVUX?si=b2055932d3a7407aFollow ...
19/05/2023
Starting next week Atley moon every Thursday at Yesterdays!
11/05/2023
Happy birthday to my amazing, beautiful and talented lady! I took this pic while we were at hawk mountain in Pennsylvania and we had just learned a few weeks earlier that we were pregnant with Desmond. What a wild ride it’s been! On a clear day you can see forever skylark, love you 💜
04/05/2023
Very excited to announce the release of Channel Collective’s debut EP on today May 4th, 2023!!
Channel Collective was formed in 2021 with the hope of collaborating with some of our favorite musicians, through mostly recorded, improvised music. The project has been ever evolving and we have produced a treasure trove of recorded material with really incredible musicians/artists. “ Tales in Real Time” is the first release of many to come…It really takes a village to make this stuff happen these days and none of this could of been possible without the superb recording engineering of Zack Spangler , the beautiful art, design promo and video footage of Sarah Shaak , Scott Schaffer at Right Brain Records with his generous help with the final edits and mastering, Dion Paci with stellar mixing and mastering, Mr. Bill Busch creator of Patchwork studios for creating an amazing home base recording studio to enable all of this to be a reality! And last but not least Susan Spangler for being an amazing host and support for our little one Baby D! Tales in Real time is out today across all digital platforms!! Link to our band camp is at the top of our page!
02/05/2023
*Big News!! - a new project by drummer Justin Leigh and myself will be releasing its debut EP- Tales in Real Time- on Bandcamp and across all streaming platforms by this Thursday May 4th, 2023! Thanks to everyone involved and hope you enjoy!
28/04/2023
Beautiful time hanging and recording with these stellar musicians this past Saturday - with specials guests singer-songwriter and artist and multi instrumentalist !
Channel Collective EP drops May 4th on right brain records!!
17/04/2023
A few of us almost didn’t make it alive to this one due to apocalyptic storms last Saturday but glad we all survived to bring the jazz to people! Grateful for the sustenance that the machine provides- fun stuff with super cats , and the king Joseph Falcey
A little arrangement of the Peter, Paul and Mary song “hush a bye” (all the pretty horses) It’s a lullaby that Sarah sang to Desmond when he was first born and I really fell in love with the melody. Here’s a little iphone snippet of the recording- with Dion Paci on bass and Justin Leigh on drums.
20/03/2023
Great fun to play John and Peter’s once again with the BOC! It’s been a minute. Thanks for the pic sis!
Little snippet of a jam called “albatross”
Justin Leigh Drums and Dion Paci Bass
02/03/2023
One of the most unique and inspiring rip the great Wayne Shorter
11/02/2023
Playing a few local gigs coming up:
-Saturday 2/11 solo 530-830pm
-Friday 2/17 duo with Steve Mullary 7-10pm
- Saturday 2/25 solo 6-9pm
05/02/2023
Another great session with , , and Justin Leigh👍👍 new music coming soon!
03/02/2023
Playing solo saxophone at the Inn of Cape May tomorrow Friday 2/3 from 7-10pm, 7 ocean st cape may, nj
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27/01/2023
Another good night last night at gypsy bar with band and double horn bonanza with Good times! #
16/01/2023
Interesting gig with maestros Steve Varner and Jim Holton in a mysterious warehouse off a highway in NJ. Slightly reminiscent of a David Lynch film when the comic did his ventriloquist bit but all and all good fun😂! Always good work from the machine🙏
09/01/2023
Remembering Dominick Mancini. Such an amazing human taken way to soon. Hard to believe that he’s gone and will deeply miss this talented and sweet soul RIP❤️
22/12/2022
Good choice Desmond👍👍
19/12/2022
A great week of music this past week with the MCCC faculty concert and jazz band concert ala , Aerial Photograph at the Rotunda and recording session the following morning and a private party jazzy jazz gig with the kings!
15/12/2022
Super excited to play with guitarist and composer extraordinaire, Matt Davis and his ensemble “Aerial Photograph” at the Rotunda in west Philly tomorrow night. I was lucky enough to be a part of Matt’s group in the earlyish 2000s and all of the performances and recordings we did were some of my favorite musical experiences. Matt’s unique writing and guitar stylings are something to behold!
A little more info….
Bowerbird is pleased to present Matt Davis’ Aerial Photograph. The ensemble will perform Davis’ recent compositional suite, The Sway of Rivers, exploring the elusive nature of time: how it is inconsistently felt, marked, and expressed in sound
08/12/2022
Fun jazzy jazz private party last night with killer cats 🙀, ,
01/12/2022
Here is a new release from a new project of mine with drummer Justin Leigh. The project “Dichotomous” was formed during the end of the pandemic in hopes of capturing and recording improvised and composed music of notable Philadelphia musicians. The sessions were not only for capturing live music but also for reconnection among so many great relationships formed years ago while performing in a dozen or so bands while living in Philadelphia. We are currently in the process of creating an EP from these various sessions which will be released in early 2023. The musicians on this track:
Justin Leigh - drums
Greg Snyder - guitar
Jon Thompson - baritone sax
Mike Taylor - bass
Engineer and spiritual advisor - Zack Spangler
Mixed and edited - Scott Schaffer
Inspirational consultant - Sarah Shaak
Many thanks to Bill Busch and Susan Spangler for making this all possible!
Space Traffic, by Dichotomous from the album Xtempore 3 (long songs)
10/11/2022
Playing with Amanda and Teddy band tonight at Gypsy Bar in the Borgata, AC baby! 9-1230am
08/11/2022
sculpture gardens last Saturday with these fine individuals!
04/11/2022
Playing solo at tuckahoe inn tomorrow evening 530-830pm 11/5 …. Also a pop up performance with my good friend Dan Barry and friends at the farm 11am for “songs from the barn benefit”!
31/10/2022
Halloween Waves🎃🌊
12/10/2022
Got to reconnect with some of my good old friends over the last couple of weeks. Awesome to see everyone!
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