JONATHON HAMPTON

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Singer/songwriter Jonathon Hampton was raised on Chicago’s south side, grooving to the sounds of R&B, Soul, Blues, and Jazz, which he shares with audiences today. Hampton fuses the passionate smoothness of Rhythm and Blues with the classic vibrance of Jazz ballads. In California, he has performed at Martuni’s, Octavia Lounge, and Les Joulins Jazz Bistro. In New York City, he has taken the stage at the Cotton Club, St. Nick's Pub, and Creole Jazz & Supper Club, and Carnegie Hall.                                                                                                                                  

 
"COME TO PLAY" AT CARNEGIE HALL

Hampton has recorded and performed this theme song for Carnegie Hall's Link Up program with Lynelle Jonsson and Amy Justman; composed and accompanied by Thomas Cabaniss. In this program, students sing, play the recorder, compose and improvise while exploring a vibrant range of orchestral repertoire.



"THERE'S SOMETHING I NEED TO TELL YOU" THE MUSICAL

Hampton's playful showmanship shines in this recorded role of Ridge, heard here in the song Success, sung with Virginia Warnken, from the new musical There's Something I Need to Tell You by Robert Strozier and Barbara Hustedt Crook. Learn more at theressomethingineedtotellyou.com



"FOREVER PLAID" THE MUSICAL

Hampton performed the bass role of Smudge in this hit 1950's revue at the Caribbean Community Theater in St. Croix, U.S.V.I. The popular tunes and comedic show were a hit on Broadway, written by Stuart Ross in 1990 and now performed internationally.