Jon Weber

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Jon Weber is a Chicago-based jazz pianist and composer (born Milwaukee, WI 1961) whose compositions and performances have met critical and popular acclaim in many countries around the world. Largely self-taught, Weber has perfect pitch and total melodic recall. He began playing at a very young age, and eventually settled in Chicago. He has performed and recorded with a broad range of jazz musicians in the U.S., Europe, India and Australia. His album, 'Jazz Wagon' was released in 1993, followed by a live album, 'Flying Keys', and 'It’s Never Quite the Same' an album of tunes by composers Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. His most recent album, 'Simple Complex' was released in 2004 with Weber on Piano, drummer Mark Walker, Eric Alexander on Sax, trumpeters Diego Urcola and Roy Hargrove, bassists Avishai Cohen, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Peter Washington and Gary Burton on vibes. Weber has appeared on many cultural broadcasts including Piano Jazz with pianist Marian McPartland. Jon Weber's website: jonwebermusic.com [1] See also jazz pianists