Jonathon Hampton delivers a rich and moving vocal performance of traditional African-American Spirituals, sacred and secular songs about slavery, salvation, and soulful inspiration. Hampton sings a variety of selections, arranged by the likes of Harry T. Burleigh and Moses Hogan, as tenor and baritone solos sung either a cappella or with piano accompaniment. This emotional and powerful program, up to fifty minutes, includes work songs, call-and-response, folk and concert Spirituals. Classically trained and influenced by the Gospel and Blues music of his native Chicago, Hampton's voice resonates with the passion and power of his ancestral roots, resulting in exceptional beauty and unique presence. Twenty years of performing experience has afforded Hampton an extraordinary vocal range of nearly four octaves and a wealth of rhythmic and stylistic versatility.
Jonathon Hampton sings alto, tenor and bass. He has performed with choirs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, and he has recorded two albums and toured internationally as featured soloist with the Grammy Award-winning Pacific Boychoir. A resident of New York, Hampton sings with several choirs in additional to performing as a soloist. He has recently recorded with the Trinity Wall Street Choir and the American Boychoir Alumni Chorus, and has also recorded as a soloist for the musical, There’s Something I Need to Tell You and for the LinkUP program of Carnegie Hall, where he has shared the stage with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Hampton graduated from Cornell University in 2004 where he studied Business and Music.
PERFORMANCES
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Recent Performances
July 4
Oakland, California
Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church
A Service of Spirituals: Songs of Freedom, Sung & Spoken
with Michele Kennedy, Piano | Carolyn Matthews, Speaker
July 10 - 20
China tour with the Pacific Boychoir
Beijing, China
Wuhan, China
Foshan, China
Guangzhou, China
Shenzhen, China
Zhuhai, China
Shanghai, China