Exit Zero Jazz Festival

Excerpt From Exit Zero Jazz Festival’s Website:

The Story

Saxophonist-guitarist Jon Thompson has been a familiar figure on the Philadelphia music scene for the past ten years. A soulful tenor player with a deep tone and expressive phrasing, the Ocean City, New Jersey resident is steeped in jazz while pushing the envelope from the tradition. A seasoned player, Thompson has shared the stage with such jazz luminaries as trumpeter Terell Stafford and saxophonists Richie Cole and Grover Washington. In his Exit Zero Jazz Festival debut, Thompson leads a group featuring Scott Hornick on upright bass and Joe Falcey on drums. In addition to performing, Thompson also teaches at the Lawrenceville School, the Chapin School and the Pennington School.

The Sound

Though he loves traditional jazz, you may hear him do an instrumental version of a Beatles tune, a composition by Ginger Baker or a jazz cover of the rock band Ween. Expect Thompson and his cohorts to also break out robust covers of Pink Floyd’s “Us And Them” and “Money, tunes the saxophonist regularly plays with the Floyd tribute band, The Machine. He may also experiment with various effects and loop pedals, creating atmospheric backdrops for his bold tenor sax improvisations.

WHERE & WHEN: EMLEN PHYSICK ESTATE ON THE PHILADELPHIA MORTGAGE ADVISORS STAGE
October 2, 2020
12:00PM - 1:10PM

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The Jon Thompson S.O.S Trio plus special guest pianist Glenn McClelland from Blood, Sweat and Tears and guitar slinger Dion Paci for an evening of funky grooves and some of your favorite covers stretched out to blow your mind ! Gonna be a hoot !!
Jon Thompson - Sax
Joe Falcey - Drums
Scot Hornick - Bass
Dion Paci- Guitar and Vox
Glenn McClelland - Piano

POSTPONED due to Coronavirus — will update