Connections is the debut album from forward-thinking trumpeter and composer Jon Crowley. The Jon Crowley Quintet explores and experiments with form, harmony and improvisation without forgetting the real meaning of music; the expressing of emotion. ~ CDBaby
The Jon Crowley Quintet | Connections – [Jon Crowley Music, 2009]

Jon Crowley, Connections
Forward-thinking trumpeter and composer,
Jon Crowley was born in Malvern PA, a suburb of
Philadelphia, in 1982. He began studying the trumpet at age six with
Elin Frazier, a student of Carmine Caruso. While in high school he developed an interest in Jazz and began attending local jam sessions and sitting in with various musicians around Philadelphia. Jon spent the next four years attending Muhlenberg College, studying Jazz with
Charles Fambrough and
John Swana. After Graduating with his B.A. in Music, Jon went straight to New York City, where he attended NYU, graduating in the Spring of ’07; receiving his
Masters in Jazz Performance and Composition. While at NYU, Jon studied with
Laurie Frink, Kenny Werner, Ralph Alessi, George Garzone, Brian Lynch, Joe Lovano, Don Friedman and
Dave Pietro. Jon has played with
Charles Fambrough, John Scofield, Lenny Pickett, Chris Potter, Ralph Alessi, Joe Lovano, and
Don Friedman, and has performed around
New York City at venues such as
The BlueNote, 55 Bar and
Lincoln Center. Since graduating, he can be seen performing around
New York City and the Northeast both as a sideman and with his own groups. Jon has also just released his first CD;
Connections.
Source: CDBaby.com
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