Jon Dreyer

Jon Dreyer

Musicians | Instrument: Bass, acoustic | Location: Boston

World-class musicians... Time from the rhythm section was dead on.. .a nice melodic bass solo... spot-on Dreyer... Dreyer’s solo bass work was especially noteworthy for its good intonation in the thumb position. There was an easy depth to the music, if such is possible, as if the musicians were digging in hard, but were confident they were in touch with each other and that the audience felt that as well. The circle was closed. That’s what communication is about.

—Steve Provizer, The Arts Fuse

Updated: October 19, 2022

Born: June 23, 1954

Jon Dreyer is a Boston-area bassist. He performs regularly with jazz pianist Harvey Diamond, one of Lennie Tristano's last protégés, and with pianist/saxophonist/bandleader/composer James Merenda, both as a member of his band TickleJuice and also in more mainstream jazz settings.

He has also performed with Adam Janjigian, Doug Johnson, Yoko Miwa, Hankus Netsky, Alan Rowe, Mark Shilansky, Alexei Tsiganov, Frank Wilkins, George Garzone, Grace Kelly, Roy Nathanson, Sheila Jordan, Dominique Eade, Jason Palmer, Phil Grenadier, Mike Connors, Dave Fox, Scott Goulding, Bob Gullotti, Joe Hunt, Steve Langone, Miki Matsuki, Austin McMahon, and most of the rest of the Boston jazz community.

Mostly self-taught on bass, he has studied with Richard Davis, Cameron Brown, Marcus McLaurine, Harvey Diamond, and Ran Blake.

He is also a mostly classical cellist. He has studied cello with Glenn Garlick, Ervin Klinkon and Ben Levinson, and as well as a master class with János Starker. He was a member of the Boston Philharmonic and the Fairfax Symphony and has performed with the Masterworks Chorale, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra and the National Gallery Orchestra.


Tags

"World-class musicians...Time from the rhythm section was dead on...a nice melodic bass solo...spot-on Dreyer...Dreyer’s solo bass work was especially noteworthy for its good intonation in the thumb position...There was an easy depth to the music, if such is possible, as if the musicians were digging in hard, but were confident they were in touch with each other and that the audience felt that as well. The circle was closed. That’s what communication is about." —Steve Provizer, The Arts Fuse, February 27, 2018 "Propulsive and responsive rhythm section" —Kevin Lowenthal, Boston Globe, November 17, 2017

Primary Instrument

Bass, acoustic

Location

Boston

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

http://music.jondreyer.com

James Merenda
multi-instrumentalist