Jonathan Gee Trio features bassists Joseph Lepore (NY), Steve Rose, Sylvan Richardson, Danilo Gallo(Italy) and drummers Enzo Zirilli (Italy), Winston Clifford, Alessandro Minetto (Italy). Mandarins, Cicada and We See on this site features Joseph and guest drummer Nasheet Waits (NY). Humpty has Sylvan and Richard Spaven. Christiana and Farfalla is GeeGalloMinetto.
Northern Star People features trumpeter/producer Mika Myllari (Fin) (check Black Ball on this site)
Jonathan Gee vocal duo features bassists Larry Bartley (check But Not for Me on this site)
and Nicola Sabato (Fr)
Monk Liberation Front/Tony Kofi Monk Project features Tony Kofi saxes (also photography)
Quentin Collins trumpet, and Cleveland Watkiss vocals.
Ed Jones/ J Gee Stevie Wonder/Keith Jarrett project is also out and about....
Influences
Schoenberg, Captain Beefheart, The Dog Whisperer, Harryhausen...........
STOP PRESS AUG 2009. Check out November Trio Tour with Joseph Lepore and Nasheet Waits. Northern Star People in London 1st October !!!! .............................................................
STOP PRESS JAN 2009. Happy New Year. Check out the Northern Star People project ( see friends below) or go direct to ITUNES OR AMAZON TO PURCHASE YOUR COPY OF THE NEW ALBUM 'VIEW FROM THE POCKET' !! ....also Howard Britz/ J Gee NY/London band on youtube featuring NY rising star Will Vinson on alto from last years tour !! Come to a gig on the Tony Kofi tour and check us around Europe in the autumn !! Conchon/Layzelles album out imminently !!!
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JG first appeared on the London Jazz Scene playing and recording with Ed Jones, Orphy Robinson, Eddie Parker, Tim Whitehead, Bobby Wellins, Steve Williamson, Christine Tobin, and many others.
He later formed a trio with Steve Rose and Winston Clifford which recorded 3 albums, toured internationally, and was virtually resident at Ronnie Scott Club in London. He also worked with Joe Lovano, David Murray, Teddy Edwards, Mark Murphy, Art Farmer, Benny Golson and with poet Lemn Sissay in Cameroon and Singapore.
Most recently he has started forming musical ties abroad. In Italy touring and recording with Gee Gallo Minetto, and now Gee Lepore Zirilli, and with saxist Tommaso Starace. In France with Didier Conchon/Ray Layzelles Quintet featuring Wayne Dockery on bass and Antoine Banville on drums.(First album out soon) Also in duo with bassist Nicola Sabato. In Finland with trumpeter/producer Mika Myllari the Northern Star people project has just released its first album, and as resident trio for a while at Helsinki Jazz Festival.
In the UK with Tony Kofi, Ben Hazleton and Winston Clifford he has ( with the Monk Liberation Front) performed the complete works of Thelonious Monk, and under Tony's name the quartet have their second album out in April 2008.
JG also sings with bassist Larry Bartley, and is a member of Micheal Mwenzo's Male Vocal Combustion.
Great music Jonathan, I know you came to play in my town but I missed your performance ... what a pity ! Still I wish to see you soon performing in Italy again !
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