Lately Wes has been working mostly trio but is comfortable Solo or Duo.
Wes John-Vox, Electric Guitar, Electric Sitar, Soprano, Alto, and Tenor Saxes
Eric Bailey-Bass
Clyde Davis-Drums
WesJohnTrio Live at The Vic Theatre
Beatles, XTC, Paul Simon, Branford Marsailes, Oscar Peterson, Jimi Hendrix, Martin Sexton, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson. Rock/Blues/Jazz/Pop can be one.
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Wes's songs range from lush, finger picked pseudo-folk to edgy dark pop. In addition to being generally catchy, the songs reveal "…a deep harmonic concept and an emotional vulnerability rarely seen in todays' commerce-driven music machine" -Kyle Green of The Chronoton. A professional musician in Chicago for 15 years, Wes has been in numerous and varied musical situations including playing in the lost Duke Ellington Musical, Jump for Joy to jamming out with progressive favorites Umphree's McGee. Several CD's are available on Itunes including The E-mics, MASS, and The more recent WesJohnTrio Live at The Vic.
I've been playing guitar and sax since I was a wee lad. I pretty much always have music running through my head unless distracted by food or cleavage. Into documentaries, most Jimi Hendrix, George Carlin, Oscar Peterson, 70's Playboy's (for the articles...seriously) and evolution; biologically, cosmologically, and personally. No crystals please. I've fully accepted the cessation of oceanic convection and the ensuing ice age. I'm looking to make records right up until the rapture. I started my career as a tenor sax player and over the years kind of morphed into a singer/songwriter with a smidge of guitar/sax hero. I work as a freelance musician here in Chicago and am extremely thankful to get to do what I love for a living. In a given week I could end up doing anything from a solo acoustic set at The House of Blues to playing in a 17-piece "orchestra" at some swank corporate event. Though I spend alot of time playing other peoples music I never stopped writing, recording and performing my own; first with my band, The E-mics, and now with the Wes John Trio. As of late Ive been getting into the acoustic side of things and have many a show coming up this fine summer of 09'. Also...Every Wednesday at The Pioneer Tap Open Mic at which I back up various artists on Guit/Bass/Sax/Vox as well as play some of my originals and unique covers. Check out www.myspace.com/pioneertapopenmic. Come on out!
hey! just wanted to stop in let you know that I've changed my artist name to Adrian Edward but it's still me, I'm not going anywhere! lol! have a great day much love ~adrian edward
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
Can you do us a huge favor? Help Us Get A Record Deal With Myspace Records!! Can you listen to this, then post this on your page? Just hit, "grab this", copy the code, and paste in the about me or music section of your myspace page. If you have a facebook page, post it there also. Leave it up for 8 weeks... ASK ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS TO DO THE SAME!!! Thank You!!!
wesward ho.. as the sugarplums dance across my transom, i am reminded that it is a time to reconnect with old chums and drink drinks and be merry. let us partake in said ritual this holiday season!
Wes! Nice crossing paths w/ya last night...how beloved & interesting the corporate clientele can be =) I'll definitely add u to my list of player "heavies" for side work. Happy Holidays!
I hope that you kicked all sorts of ass at Martyr's tonight. Sorry I couldn't make it; I was helping Maggie move into her new place and we finished about 3:00AM.
I saw you're opening for Adrian Belew May 1st at Martyr's, that fucking amazing! Post the show for all to see, you know the HOW FAR TO AUSTIN crew will be out to see ya!
Well I'm open for a jam any old time.
I got the keys to music garage and theres a nice little open mic on tuesdays and wednesdays at a place right by my house called 'friendly tap' and it really is friendly!
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