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Whenever a stellar player joined me onstage (Stevie
Wonder; Wynton Marsalis; Bobby McFerrin), I longed
to perform with my own original ensemble again."
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Matt Clohesy
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Eric, Avishai, JW, Diego,
Mark, John O |
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"Last summer, I rediscovered manuscripts I'd
written in high school and started calling every great
musician I knew. 'SIMPLE
COMPLEX' took on a life of its own very quickly."
Weber's quintet, the surprise hit of Melbourne's January
2003 International Jazz Fest, inspired this review by
"The Age" newspaper;

Opening for
Pat Metheny
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"The tunes are mind-bendingly
complex with overlapping time signatures, accent shifts,
and rhythmic feels that swerve from Cuban montunos
to Indian tabla patterns to straight-ahead jazz at
the blink of an eye. Weber spiked his challenging
charts with infectious latin grooves while fellow
musicians rode the odd-metered passages with unflappable
poise." - THE AGE - Melbourne, AU.
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"SIMPLE
COMPLEX," released in January 2004 (2ndCenturyJazz
Records), features Jon on piano, drummer Mark
Walker, tenor sax master Eric
Alexander, trumpeters Diego
Urcola and Roy
Hargrove, bassists Avishai
Cohen, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and
Peter Washington, plus vibraphonist Gary
Burton. "How lucky can a guy get?!" adds
Jon. "World-class players - each giving a 100th
percentile performance."
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Jonas Johansen, Jon, & Niels-Henning
Ørsted Pedersen in Copenhagen, Denmark
UK's Jazz Journal International writes; "Jon
Weber is a virtuoso pianist with outstanding technique
plus boundless imagination and enthusiasm who is bound
to make a big impression on the international jazz
scene."
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Jon chats with listeners on
Steve Robertson Show; Melbourne
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CNN, CNBC, Black Entertainment TV, Bravo/Arts, National
Public Radio, and Voice of America have profiled Jon
Weber's unique musical depth and vast knowledge of his
craft. NPR's 1997 Holiday CD includes 2 excellent tracks
by Jon.
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After a compelling appearance on Marian
McPartland's Piano Jazz, Warner Bros. commissioned
Jon (Mr. Perfect Pitch) to transcribe "Portraits"
a book containing 23 of Marian's improvised piano solo
compositions.

Recorded at Alte Kirche in Boswil,
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Live recordings under Jon's name, Flying Keys, are
available from prestigious Swiss label Jazz
Connaisseur.
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A new solo release, "Feather in the Breeze,"
will follow up his successful and acclaimed November
2003 Swiss tour.
More releases are en route from Jon's numerous European
sessions.
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Critically acclaimed American studio CD, Jazz
Wagon (IMI Records) is available through this website.
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At the request of composers Jay Livingston and Ray
Evans, Jon recorded a 2 CD tribute, It's Never Quite
the Same (Mood Records). "I am most flattered by
your wonderful CD!" says Ray Evans. "You play
my tunes the best!" adds Jay Livingston.
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