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Jon Zeeman

From the age of 8, Jon Zeeman has been obsessed with guitars, amplifiers, wah-wah pedals, power tubes, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones.

Growing up outside NYC, he studied classical piano and decided on a career in music at the ripe age of 13. Early jobs at IHop and other occupations taught him that the business world, or anything that required waking up early was not for him, and so he spent his high school years practicing more and more and doing less and less homework. After studying music at Ithaca College for 2 years, Jon left school to play on the road. In the mid 80's Jon moved to New York City and became involved in producing, session work and song writing, working at his "Studio Z" in a downtown loft. The New York years were punctuated by many trips to Scandinavia, where he toured and recorded with several groups.

Jon began performing his own music in the mid 90's working regularly at the "55" Club and other downtown venues. Leaving NYC at the birth of his daughter, Zoe, Jon now resides in Martha's Vineyard and West Palm Beach Florida, where he performs regularly. He has toured, recorded and performed with such notables as Susan Tedeschi , Janis Ian, The Burns Sisters Band, Chris Spedding , and the Allman Brothers Band.

His first CD, "Still Life," was released in Europe in 2003 to much acclaim and is now being followed by "Zeeland" in 2007 and the upcoming "Jupiter Sessions”.

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Jon Zeeman: Zeeland

Read "Zeeland" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


There's a little rock, a little roll and plenty of good sounds in guitarist Jon Zeeman's Zeeland. Throw in some blues, funk and jazz, and you've got quite a recipe. Add to that the fact that Zeeman studied classical piano and decided to play professionally when he was just 13.

After studying music at Ithaca College in New York for two years, Zeeman hit the road, performing with various artists. Since then, he's been involved in producing, session work and ...

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Zeeland

Membranerecords
2008

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