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John Jasnoch

About Me

Began life in 1953 in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary. The compost heap of the Garden of England. After interest in instrumental music of Bert Weedon and then The Shadows, began listening to Blues artisits. Acquired Dobro resonator guitar. As a a result of working as lab technician in same lab as Bluegrass banjo player, was persuaded to play Dobro in Bluegrass band - lap style. Not much work for Bluegrass band, evolved into Country & Western Band, acquired pedal steel guitar. Lapsed into playing general popular music. Sold pedal steel. More general popular music. Moved to Sheffield in 1979, became involved with Sheffield Free Music Group. Joined Bass Tone Trap. Many improvised music performances with ad hoc groups. Played Derek Bailey's Company Week in 1988. Became firmly embedded in Sheffield's incrediblely fertile and creative improvised art music community and remain so to this day.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 02/03/2008
Band Website: www.myspace/johnjasnoch
Band Members: name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cLPWwZydWF4&hl=en&fs =1" ..
Influences: Bert Weedon, Hank Marvin, Rev Gary Davis, Jerry Garcia, Derek Bailey, Gabor Szabo, Grant Green, Jim Hall, Dave Davies, Steve Cropper, Neil Carver, Fred Gerlach, John Fahey, Willie Nelson, Skip James, James Blood Ulmer, Bern Nix, Michael Gregory Jackson, Spencer Barefield, Hamza El Din, Munir Bashir, Yank Rachel, Lyle Ritz, Azo Bell, Bill Tapia, George Formby.
Sounds Like: Find out...............18th July2008: The Navigators @ FreeNoise/Bar Abbey, Sheffield..............28th July 2008: with Drenching/Pleasure et al @ Notes & Sounds/The Red Deer, Sheffield.................1st, 16th & 30th August 2008: collaborations with Jonny Drury (details to announced), Sheffield..................27th August 2008: Duo withCharlie Collins @ Notes & Sounds/The Red Deer, Sheffield.....................The Sonny Simmons Quartet (Sonny Simmons, Derek Saw, John Jasnoch, Charlie Collins) 25th September - Newcastle, 26th September - Sheffield, 28th September - Liverpool, 1st October - London.............27th October: duo with Beatrix Ward-Fernandez @Notes & Sounds/The Red Deer, Sheffield.............19th Nov: trio with Charlie Collins & Beatrix Ward-Fernandez (and others)/The Red Deer, Sheffield.............21st November: ASK/Bar Abbey, Sheffield..............14th December: The Balkh Trio - a Rumi night/St Peters Hall, Woodstock Road, Sheffield.............16th December: The Ringing Halo (7 piece strings & percussion group)/The Red Deer, Sheffield.........................20th December (15.00): The Hunter Gracchus @ The Heeley Institute/Sheffield................27th Jan 2009: Squalor (Peter White, Derek Saw, John Jasnoch) @ Notes&Sounds/The Red Deer, Sheffield..........15th Feb 2009, The Hunter Gracchus @ The Cumberland Arms, Byker, Newcastle.............................16th Feb 2009, The Hunter Gracchus, The Miller, London ....17th Feb 2009: Ransac (Peter White & John Jasnoch) @ Notes&Sounds/The Red Deer, Sheffield...................20th Feb 2009: The Hunter Gracchus@ The Furniture Maker's(?), Sheffield............................23rd Feb 2009: The HunterGracchus @ Islington Mill, Salford, Manchester.........................28th February 2009: Naqshbandi Sufi Group @ Musica Sacra, White Rock Theatre, Hastings...............................17th March 2009; Trio with Mick Beck & Beatrix Ward-Fernandez @ Notes&Sounds/Red Deer, Sheffield....................19th May 2009; Duo with Charlie Collins @ Notes&Sounds/Red Deer, Sheffield........................................16th June 2009; duo with Pat Thomas @ Notes&Sounds, Sheffield.......29th June 2009; Emmet Hardy's Rhythm Shakers@The Lescar, Sheffield....................................21st July 2009; Duo with Scott Hwakins "Drooling Banjos"@Notes&Sounds/Red Deer, Sheffield................................................... .13th August 2009; The Navigators@The Noise Upstairs/Manchester............
Record Label: various
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Mick Beck & John Jasnoch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLPWwZydWF4 Beck & Jasnoch live at "Over the Top" Sheffield on 3/7/08
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:58:00 GMT