John William Gordon
"Mutant Jazz"
members
John William Gordon, Rick Rivera, Gabe Davis, Jeff Chambers, Todd Sickafoose tags
John Gordon, Jon Gordon, John William, John Williams, jazz, jamband, free, improvised, experimental, fusion, jazz rock
About
John grew up and resides in Oakland, CA, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. He started playing guitar at age 14 after becoming obsessed with recordings of Mahavishnu Orchestra. In college he fixated on the music of Charlie Parker then Thelonious Monk. Jazz, free, rock, punk and classical music inspire him. He still plays in a pianoless Monk cover band. Along the way he studied guitar with Harry Andrew (a graduate of New England Conservatory) and Adam Levy (long before his stint with Norah Jones) and learned much in Attila Zoller’s Vermont workshops with Jim Hall and others.
As one fan put it:
"I am a local jazz guitar player, and was thoroughly impressed by your style. I live right between New York and Philly, and have heard some of the best players in the world, but I hadn't heard anything quite like your playing.... I hear everything from Monk to Ornette Coleman to Led Zeppelin in it. I heard your cd while traveling on Friday morning 2/24 between 9 and 10 am. ...Rutgers college station (WRSU) played your entire cd without interruption." Eric D., NJ, USA
"I really like your CD. It's got a tingly uniqueness. A monster under my bed scariness. A tall glass of water coolness." Megan Slankard, San Francisco, CA
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