Biography

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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."

Matt Clohesy
Matt Clohesy

Eric, Avishai, JW, Diego, Mark, John O

"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

Opening for Pat Metheny

"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.

"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."

SIMPLE COMPLEX

Jonas Johansen, Jon, & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

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."

Jon chats with listeners on Steve Robertson Show;

Jon chats with listeners on
Steve Robertson Show; Melbourne

 

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.

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, Switzerland

Recorded at Alte Kirche in Boswil, Switzerland

Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

 

 

Live recordings under Jon's name, Flying Keys, are available from prestigious Swiss label Jazz Connaisseur.

 

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.

Feather in the Breeze
jazz wagon

 

Critically acclaimed American studio CD, Jazz Wagon (IMI Records) is available through this website.

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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