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About Me

I write music for gentle times and small spaces. I love the way laundry smells when it is dried on a line. I prefer grass to concrete, though I sometimes tread the sidewalks of NYC. I love notes and the way they fit together, and sometimes just one is enough. I love singing to and with close friends. I love drums and violins and choirs. I play guitar but sometimes think of it as a piano. I don't necessarily like the sound of clapping. I grew up in New Haven, CT. I currently live there with my wife and a great community of friends. I travel a lot these days in vans, planes and trains playing my music, as well as performing with my brother Steve in our longtime band Mighty Purple and my friend Lamont in Ten Shekel Shirt. I have a great community of musicians to play with. You can hear us on my new album The Aviary, now available!------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- I do love fashion and photo as art. I don't like the posturing and image-orientation that musicians often engage in, and I don't like "hip or cool" as concepts. I think in the long term. I write beautiful songs with words that also feature: Violin/Cello/Steel Drum/Wine Glasses.../Piano/Flute/Bass/Drums/Choir and more - drawing on influences from hundreds of years past as well as the energy of rock and the exploration of Classical New Music. ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------I also released an energetic and emotionally packed solo record in 2002 The Sound Of Birds --------------------------------------------------You can also purchase The Aviary on I-Tunes!

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Member Since: 10/30/2005
Band Members: Jonny Rodgers, Max Heath(piano), Danny Salerno(violin), Danielle Turano (violin), Ben Dean (violin), Chris Jones(cello), Daniel Levin (cello), Tommy Lee(bass), Adam Kubota (bass), Also featured: Mike Petrucci(drums/percussion), Austin Morrison (drums), Colin Meyer (drums), Elizabeth Meeker(trumpet), Thomas Kozumplik (of Clogs and Loop 243 on Steel Drum), Mark Cassano (steel drum), Nicole Simmons (flute), Justin Berrie (flute), Sarah Kuchta (bassoon, voice, wine glasses), Dan Janette (vocals, wine glasses), and many others...
Sounds Like: No-one else
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Check out this event: Jonny Rodgers @ Firehouse 12

Hosted By: Jonny Rodgers rodgersWhen: Friday Jun 13, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: Firehouse 1245 Crown StNew Haven, CT 06510United StatesDescription:Jonny Rodgers rodgers Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Jonny Rodgers on Sat, 17 May 2008 01:09:00 PST

The Aviary now on I-Tunes!

My album The Aviary is now avalible through I-Tunes.Enjoy!!!!Jonny Rodgers...
Posted by Jonny Rodgers on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:25:00 PST

Another review of Jonny Rodgers release show

Here is another review of the Album release concert, and some thoughts on the new album by Dan Barry, of the Hartford Advocate:It was one of the best concerts I’ve seen in Connecticut so good ...
Posted by Jonny Rodgers on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:38:00 PST

Review of the release show for The Aviary

We had a great album release show last night at The Space in Hamden, CT. It was sold out, and the music came off wonderfully. Thanks to all of you who came out to enjoy the evening with us.For those...
Posted by Jonny Rodgers on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:45:00 PST

Album Release: The Aviary - what people are saying about the album

I’m excited to be finally releasing my new album, The Aviary, tomorrow. We’re playing a release show at The Space in Hamden, CT (US).It’s turned out wonderfully, and I’ve been...
Posted by Jonny Rodgers on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:29:00 PST

Jonny Rodgers Album

I have been hard at work this past year recording an album of orchestrated material that I have been writing and performing these past few years. I have been working with Nick Loyd at Firehouse 12, t...
Posted by Jonny Rodgers on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:33:00 PST

Mighty Purple 2007

I have working with my brother this year on a new Mighty Purple album. We have many new songs, some of which have been featured on NPR this year, and released in a live rehearsal record in the s...
Posted by Jonny Rodgers on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:51:00 PST

Lamont's new album.

I have also been working hard this fall and winter on a new album with my good friend Lamont Hiebert, former frontman of Ten Shekel Shirt, whose album 'Risk' I was also featured on. We...
Posted by Jonny Rodgers on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:01:00 PST