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Jim O’Neill

About Me

Music Sketch No.10 with Patrick Pryor
JTO' is a singer/pianist/guitar-faker-ist/songwriter who lives in Minneapolis, MN. He's continually striving to learn, reach, stretch, and expand his abilities. He's taken on many different music projects over the past four years to broaden his experience. He is currently working with a multitude of exciting projects including (but not limited to); piano improvisations with ballerina Emily Tyra (of the James Sewell Ballet); leading his own pop/jazz trio; backing rising Indy Folk artist Kevin Steinman; co-producing "Intoxicating" a monthly theater revue at the Bryant Lake Bowl with friend and collaborator vocals diva Bobbi Miller; and experimenting with performance art/music collaborations with noted abstract painter Patrick Pryor, and lastly but most certainly not leastly, sitting in with the local rock band gurus "Beight". JTO' is beginning work on a new solo album that can/could/shall/should/may/might/must be released from captivity sometime in early 2008. The album will be crafted like a 'musical outbreak monkey' and strategically exposed to the corners of the world so that JTO's first album of originals will spread quickly, reaching as many listeners as possible. Stay tuned for more details.

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Member Since: 06/08/2006
Band Website: www.jimoneillmusic.com
Band Members: CURRENT TRIO
Jim O'Neill, vocals/piano/rhodes/acoustic guitar/electric guitar
Dave Madson, acoustic bass/electric bass
Mark O'Day, drums

JTO' has had the privilege of collaborating/performing with these extraordinary people:

ARTISTS
Patrick Pryor, painter

BASSISTS
John Iden, bass
John Wright, bass
Ben Foote, bass
Matt Senjem, bass
Griffin Woodworth, bass and cello

DRUMMERS
Dave Koel, drums
Phil Hey, drums
Greg Schutte, drums
Ryan Johnson, drums
Troy Groenke, drums
Adam Eggert, drums
Spencer McGinnis, drums
George Bergh, drums
Tom Madson, drums
Steven Dwyer

SINGER/SONGWRITER/GUITARISTS
Kevin Steinman, guitar and vocals
Brad Senne, guitar and vocals

TRUMPETERS
Aaron McCabe, trumpet

SINGERS
Bobbi Miller, vocals
Molly Sonsteng, vocals
Sara Richardson, vocals
Alex Alcorn, vocals

VIOLINISTS
Lisi Wright, fiddle

DANCERS
James Sewell Ballet Company
James Sewell, co-founder/artistic director/choreographer/dancer
Sally Rousse, co-founder/dancer
Caroline Fermin, dancer
Penelope Freeh, artistic associate/dancer
Chris Hannon, dancer
Justin Leaf, dancer
Nicolas Lincoln, dancer
Emily Tyra, dancer/singer

Influences: Jimmy Hamilton, Bobby Peterson, Harry Connick, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Sting, Ahmad Jamal, Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Joshua Redman, Eric Reed, Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Brad Mehldau, Branford Marsalis, Ray Charles, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Mel Jacobson, Kevin Steinman, Abdullah Ibrahim, Burt Bacharach.
Sounds Like: An explosion of 100 black cats out of a garbage can.

Alternatively, a music listening chef might liken him to an entre of half Harry Connick, Jr., half Gordon Matthew "Sting" Sumner, seasoned with a little Ray Charles, coupled with an ice cold glass of George Harrison to wash it all down. Maybe for dessert, add a scoop of Harry Nilsson, smothered in a chocolatey syrup of Keith Jarrett. Don't forget to add a hot coffee mug of Burt Bachurach to enjoy for the post meal socializing.

JTO' is still learning, still growing, still evolving, still struggling with writing in the 3rd Person. A potter might say that he is still as maleable as a lump of unfired/unthrown Cone 10 stonewear clay; one that needs perhaps a hint of wedging.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

An Interesting Week

So, I don't normally blog... but maybe it's worth the time to sit down and reflect a bit.  This has been an interesting week to say the least. As I was decompressing Sunday night, watching the lo...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:15:00 GMT