Misty: Greg Chaplin - Bass.
What Is This Thing Called Love?: Matt Dwonszyk - Bass, Jimmy Macbride - Drums.
Get Lost: August Cook - Tenor Sax, Nick Frenay - Trumpet, Joe Colombo - Trombone, Mike Solazzo - Bass, Jimmy Johns - Drums.
Influences
Bill Evans, Mark Turner, Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Rick Montalbano, Dave Brubeck, Daniel Barenboim, Andrew Russo, Bill Cunliffe, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Tower of Power, Roy Haynes, RH Factor, Duke Ellington, Rachmoninov, Robert Glasper The Yellow Jackets, Chris Potter, Phineas Newborn, Geoffrey Keezer, Joe Gilman, Erroll Garner, Ari Ambrose, Dick Oats, Dave Weckl Band, Josh Redman, John Scofield, Simon & Garfunkel, James Brown, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Jeff Ballard, Clifford Brown, Ahmad Jamal, Miles Davis, The Beatles, John Coltrane, Art Tatum, The Bad Plus, Bud Powell, Dave Douglas, Pat Matheney, Billy Joel, Joshua Redman, Benny Green, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Glenn Gould, McCoy Tyner, B.B. King, Monk, Terence Blanchard, Wynton Kelly, Larry Goldings, Dave Holland, Micheal Brecker, Dave Samuels, Joel Frahm, Jean Michel Pilc, Ray Brown, and the list goes on...
Noah began studying jazz in 2003 with pianist Rick Montalbano, who would soon introduce him to many of his main jazz piano influences, such as Bill Evans, Brad Mehldau, and Wynton Kelly. In 2008, he was named Best High School Jazz Soloist in the nation by Downbeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards. He continued to grow and study with Rick until 2009, when he was informed of his acceptance to the prestigious Brubeck Fellowship Program. He will be attending the institute for the next two years, studying with pianist and composer Joe Gilman.
Noah is a believer in high energy and pure devotion to the music at any given moment. While the piano is greatly important to him, he understands that it is his vehicle for creativity and imagination, as well as a very useful tool for composing. In 2008, he had the honor of being an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer and attended an award ceremony at Lincoln Center where he met many young artists and composers, as well as legends, such as Ron Carter and Gonzalo Rubalcaba.
His compositions test the boundaries of jazz, drawing from eclectic influences. When composing, Noah often writes with different goals in mind. At times he may write to test his own ability to draw from an influence outside of jazz and incorporate it successfully into jazz without losing its intrinsic characteristics. At other times, he may simply compose based on emotion. Much of his original influence outside of jazz stems from the classical music that his father used to play on the piano when he was no more than 10 years old. Some of the composers he first grew to love include Beethoven, and Chopin, while his recent favorites include Rachmoninov and Debussy. Noah currently studies classical piano with pianist and innovator Andrew Russo.
While Noah’s ability to create music is impressive for an artist of his age, he understands that the skill to express one’s self through music comes through great devotion, hard work and deep understanding of music as a whole, but even more importantly, from the energy and support of those who love to listen. In 2009, after attending the GRAMMYS as the Jazz Ensembles combo pianist, he initiated a program at his high school where he and fellow attendee of the Brubeck Institute Nick Frenay reached out to the younger students and began exposing them to jazz and new musical influences. After gaining so much invaluable knowledge at educational programs throughout the country, it only seems right to continue passing this knowledge on to others and helping them develop their own unique voices in music. Noah plans to continue his innovation in the educational world as well, developing new concepts for spreading innovative ideas and inspiration to those who least expect it.
The first jazz camp Noah ever attended was the Central New York Jazz Arts Foundation’s Jazz Camp in Syracuse. He continued on to the Skidmore Jazz Institute for 4 years, as well as being a part of the Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony three times, where he worked with artists such as Terence Blanchard, Taylor Eigsti, Geoffrey Keezer, and Hal Crook. He also attended the Berklee Summer Jazz Workshop with Terri Lyne Carrington in 2006. Subsequent to the Berklee Workshop, he attended the Vail Jazz Workshop that same summer, where he worked with The Clayton Brothers, Bill Cunliffe, Lewis Nash, and Terrell Stafford.
Many of Noah’s latest influences include current young performers who are taking music in new and unexpected directions, such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Ambrose Akinmusire.
In the end, it is important to remember that no music comes without the support of the listener. Noah was fortunate enough to grow up with an extremely supportive community in Central New York, and a wonderfully encouraging family, but most importantly, two loving and supportive parents and a brother who always encouraged him to pursue music to its fullest and helped him along the way.
I'm just stopping by to check out your page and to tell you that our MySpace friendship is greatly appreciated. May you continue to be a blessing to others with your considerable talents.
JFJO returns to SYRACUSE at FUNK n WAFFLES on SAT. APRIL 11th with the new quartet lineup, in support of 'Winterwood' - the new studio album available as FREE download at www.JFJO.com! Otis Grove supports. See you there!
hey man! congrats on grammy band!!! its about freaking time you got in. hope everything is going well, trakcs sound killer, and we'll have to get together over christmas for sure
Yeah he went to Roosevelt which is where I go, but he's at NEC now. He is the man for sure; playing with him is ridiculously intense. Where are you thinking about going to school?
Hey man, you know Logan right? He told me about you a couple years ago and I've been checking out your music ever since. Your playing is just incredible. Are you auditioning for the grammy band?
playing 2 shows in ny this week: 10/12 at southpaw in brooklyn w/Ambrose Akinmusire, jeff Fajardo, alex wintz also on the bill Landon knoblock with ben allison and ron horton. then 10/14 @smalls!! check it out
