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About Me

Jonathan D. Roth is originally from West Chicago, Illinois and started playing the guitar at the age of 14. His classical studies began at the College of DuPage under the instruction of Scott Johnston. After his freshman year he transferred to Pepperdine University to study privately with Christopher Parkening, who describes Jonathan as "a fine, young, sensitive guitarist."Jonathan received 1st place in the 2005 and 2006 Pepperdine University Concerto Competitions and 2nd place in the 2005 University of Southern California ASTA Classical Guitar Competition. Most recently, Jonathan was recognized as a runner-up in the 2007 ASTA National Competition. He has performed as soloist with the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra for the 2006 Elmer Bernstein Tribute Performance and with the Pepperdine University Orchestra in 2005 and 2006. Jonathan was a guest performer at the 2005 Santa Monica Bay Keepers Annual Beach Ball hosted by David Foster and whose guest of honor was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Other notable accolades include Whos Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges for 2005-2006, the Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division Outstanding Graduate and Service award and induction into Pi Kappa Lambda, a distinguished music honor society.Jonathan is also a composer and his new album Meditations, which was released in June 2005, has been broadcast nationwide on the radio. His works Crimson and Grace have been recorded by the award winning guitarist Brandon Louis Jones (Enlightenment, 2004).Jonathan is a graduate of Pepperdine University with a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Music and is now attending the University of Southern California to pursue a Master of Music in Classical Guitar Performance under the instruction of Scott Tennant.

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Member Since: 5/13/2006
Band Website: jonathanroth.com
Band Members: Jonathan D. Roth
Influences: Christopher Parkening, Andrew York, Kevin Smith, Brandon Louis Jones, Scott Tennant, Julian Bream, Andy McKee, William Coulter, Chris Thile, Tim Kobza
Sounds Like: VISIT JONATHANROTH.COM TO PURCHASE THE MEDITATIONS CD & SHEET MUSICwww.jonathanroth.com
Type of Label: None

My Blog

>>>E-MAIL BACK UP<<<

Dear Friends, My e-mail ([email protected]) is back up. You can reach me there from now on. Take care! -jon
Posted by Jonathan D. Roth on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:04:00 PST

JOIN THE MAILING LIST

Hello Friends, If you would like to join the mailing list simply send an e-mail to:[email protected] with "SIGN ME UP" in the subject field. This is my way of keeping you informed of upcoming ...
Posted by Jonathan D. Roth on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:13:00 PST

[NEW] Digital Downloads

Dear Friends,You can now purchase selections from Meditations straight from my "space". The interface is located just below the MySpace media player and it is easy to use. Simply click...
Posted by Jonathan D. Roth on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:38:00 PST

Purchase MEDITATIONS through MySpace!

Jonathan's CD Meditations can now be purchased online using an easy-to-use "shopping cart" powered by CD Baby. It is located on the home page down and to the left under the "Sounds Like" ca...
Posted by Jonathan D. Roth on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:31:00 PST

ASTA Classical Guitar Competition

Jonathan qualified at the 2006 California State ASTA classical guitar competition in San Francisco to move on to the 2007 National Competition in Detroit. www.jonathanroth.com...
Posted by Jonathan D. Roth on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:37:00 PST

NEW VIDEOS!!!

Check out the NEW VIDEOS on MySpace courtesy of YouTube.com! www.jonathanroth.com
Posted by Jonathan D. Roth on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:32:00 PST

Meditations available at Hobby Lobby stores

"Meditations" is available at Hobby Lobby. Click here to find a location near you. www.jonathanroth.com...
Posted by Jonathan D. Roth on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 09:21:00 PST

New Videos!

You can now watch Jonathan play his guitar on YouTube. Click here to watch! www.jonathanroth.com www.cdbaby.com/cd/jonathandroth ...
Posted by Jonathan D. Roth on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:08:00 PST

"Meditations" available at CD Baby

Jonathan's album Meditations is a relaxing blend of original compositions and hymn arrangements that reveal the intimate and comforting nature of the classical guitar. It can be purcha...
Posted by Jonathan D. Roth on Sun, 14 May 2006 03:48:00 PST