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iMPROMPTU Music
- Somerset, NJ
- Brass Band
- Travels up to 200 miles
- Contact for rates
Overview
From Romantic Ballads to feet stomping tunes. Your event will be the talk of the town with Jonathan Ware around!
2 Reviews
Super easy to work with and such a great group of musicians! I hired them for a surprise birthday party and it was perfect!
The crowd loved them!
Jazz Band
Response from iMPROMPTU Music:
Thank you so much Catherine, Brass Haven was so excited to be apart of your husbands birthday Celebration and we had alot of fun too! Thanks for the review have a wonderful year!
Jonathan arrived promptly and did a wonderful job at our event. We threw some challenging music at him to play and he took everything in stride professionally and with a pleasant attitude. Additionally, he was able to follow along with us as we sang with his playing, and not on tempo! I can honestly say our party would not have been half as fun without him. Don’t hesitate to book Impromptu Music for any of you piano-playing needs!!
Keyboard Player, Pianist
Booking Info
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 30 - 120 minutes
Languages: English
About
Native son of New Brunswick, NJ born like all humans with a creative
soul by nature and nurture Jonathan Ware cultivated his creativity.
Gravitating towards the Piano and Tuba at the early age of 7. He
started playing for his church in middle school and soon after joined
the Jazz Institute of New Jersey where he Studied under Radam Swartz
learning how to Improvise and compose music. In high school he
started experimenting with writing song lyrics and soon after got
trapped into the realm of poetry. Mixing both music and poetry and
art he strives to use everything that he has in performance. Jargon
his stage name is actually a nick name he got while he was captain of
the Low Brass in marching band ,once he started to perform poetry it
all made sense so he stuck with it. He has played an important role
in the starting of Montclair State University's Slam team and poetry
club organization Speaking Through Silence. In Undergraduate studies
he was the principle Pianist for M.S.U’s premier Jazz ensemble. He has
performed at NJPAC, Crossroads Theater, George Street Playhouse,
Delta’s, Makeda’s, Cecil’s Jazz Club, Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater
in NYC, Feinstein's at Loews Regency, Metropolitan room, 12 grapes in
Peekskill, NY, Kean University, Rutgers University, William Paterson
University, University of Southern Alabama, Franklin Township Library,
Nyak College, Fuze Poetry Slam, Verses Open mic in Newark, High
schools and Churches all through out the Tri-State Area. Currently he
is a member of Mass Transit a new Jazz quartet that plays at Van
Gogh's Ear Cafe in Union, NJ, Bounce Back Quartet which plays at
Highland Place in Maplewood, NJ, and Free Thought a trio
specializing in Jazz, gospel, funk and neo soul based out of Newark.
He is also a founding member of a super group of poets, musicans, and
artists called IMPROMPTU based in Somerset, NJ. Along with Impromptu
he helps run "THE REACTIVATION SERIES" which is an open mic series
featuring a wide range of spectacular performers from the tri state
area, from world renown artists like HBO Def poet Gemineye to first
timers.
Past Booked Events
January 04, 2025 • 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Birthday Party |
June 15, 2024 • 8:00pm - 8:15pm | Birthday Party |
June 07, 2024 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Reception |
December 11, 2021 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Birthday Party |
Influences & Inspiration
Thelonious Monk , Radam Schwartz, Herbie Hancock, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, McCoy Tyner, Wyton Kelly, Miles Davis, Bud Powell