Member Since: 11/12/2005
Band Website: WWW.JONNYFAIR.COM
Band Members: JONNY FAIR (vocals/harmonica) & The Xtrordinaires with The Fairwinds Chorale -Conducted by Dr. Ephrem Hawkins Sr. Featuring Andres Carrasco -guitar
Influences: -Jules Fox, author of the NY Times Best Seller "The Melody Lingers On... Scenes From The Golden Era Of West Coast Jazz""I've been so fortunate in my lifetime to have had such close, personal relationships with and represented friends and clients Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Sammy Davis Jr., Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Lionnel Hampton, Billy Eckstein, Dorothy Dandridge, Tommy Dorsey and Perry Como. I've seen many, many stars born and 'The Sender of Song' Jonny Fair, Mr. Xtrordinaire is without a doubt destined for greatness. There are few superlatives to describe the sheer multifaceted artistry & vocal magic of Jonny Fair. He is keenly aware of and relaxed with his audience and surroundings. His dynamic range, phrasing and explosive style are unmatched and his rich and resonating warm vocals are entrancing. Simply put, Jonny's voice lifts up and sings! His soaring raw power and driving force can suddenly and smoothly transition into soothing, sensitive tones with a vast array of alluring vocal shadings and colors that provides the listener with Jonny's own unique style of sensual tease and tantalizingly seductive foreplay. His enchanting presence captivates a crowd, keeping it spell bound and hog tied, truly few are his equal. Jonny's song writing prowess is clearly evident as well, encompassing a broad creative spectrum of vast and compelling meaning. He is sensitive to a piece and its subtleties, its tenor, its tones and style.
Whether it be a fun and infectious finger-popping, toe tapping tune or one that is deeply haunting, subdued and sad. Jonny's remarkable interpretation and rendering of a song captures its essence and instantly lends to it genuine credence and class that he translates so exquisitely well from stage to disc. But don't take my word for it, listen for yourself, If you haven't heard him before, you'll soon agree. Thus becoming part of Jonny's rapidly swelling number of fans".
Sounds Like: "Jonny Fair is an extremely relevant, amazingly gifted & powerfully moving artist whose phenomenal Voice combines with intelligent, melodic & lyrical original compositions in the style of folk/jazz-southern swing-early R&B-roots music, truly masterful." -CD Baby
Record Label: Blue Tone Records ASCAP
Type of Label: Indie