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Originally from the Boston area, Jon Arkin began his studies
of
music and percussion at an early age. His experiences playing
in
local ensembles led to his attending the University of Miami School of
Music, where he studied drumset performance and composition, and won
several awards for his participation in the school's top jazz combos.
After earning his degree in 1998, he relocated to the Bay
Area.
In addition to leading his own groups, he has been busy as a
freelance musician with many notable artists. Some of the folks with whom he has performed and/or recorded: Albino!
Michelle Amador Wil Blades Kenny Brooks Matt Butler Ian Carey Bill Champlin Eric Crystal Spencer Day Karl Denson Terry Disley Rachel Efron Taylor Eigsti Jon Evans Barry Finnerty Jesse Foster Joe Gilman Meklit Hadero Fareed Haque Steve Heckman Matthew Charles Heulitt Friday Jumbo Kasey Knudsen Julian Lage Heather Lauren Mark Levine Vusi Mahlasela Mitch Marcus Frank Martin Jeff Massanari Justin Morell Gene Perla Randy Porter Lee Presson Realistic Barry Ries Jorge Santana Adam Shulman Alex Skolnick Dayna Stephens Ira Sullivan Grady Tate Leonard Thompson Harvey Wainapel Vince Wallace Mike Zilber Notable venues & festivals: Great American Music Hall (SF) Yoshi's (Oakland & SF) Jazz at Pearl's (SF) Independant (SF) Cafe du Nord (SF) Knitting Factory (NY) Living Room (NY) Madison Square Garden (NY) Montreal Jazz Festival (Canada) Healdsburg Jazz Festival (CA) High Sierra Music Festival (CA) Bobolink Music Festival (CA) Oregon Country Fair (OR) IAJE Convention (NY) Lake Mission Viejo (CA) opening for Tower of Power Sleep Train Pavillion (CA) opening for Tori Amos/Fiona Apple Teaching/Workshops: Stanford Jazz Workshop (CA) Berkeley Jazzschool (CA) Cambridge Public School District (MA) |