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Jon Lampley
While best known for his soulful playing on trumpet and sousaphone, he’s also a vocalist and songwriter. His resume is already filled with collaborations featuring some of the biggest names in music (Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Gary Clark Jr.).
Lampley is co-founder of the genre bending band Huntertones. He’s also a touring member of the platinum selling rock band O.A.R and a holds down the trumpet/tuba chair in Jon Batiste and Stay Human, best known as the house band for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Most recently, Lampley has joined Cory Wong’s band, Cory and The Wongnotes.
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Jon Lampley: Get In Where You Fit In
by Leo Sidran
Jon Lampley knows how to “get in where you fit in." He's been doing it since he was a boy in an Ohio suburb, spending his week as “the only black kid at school" and his Sundays at Apostolic church in jny: Akron, learning to play gospel music and call the spirit down. He also learned early on that commitment is crucial to what he does, commitment not only to the music he plays but also to the ...
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