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Have You Been to a Fiddle Fest This Summer?
Replied Aug. 14, 2009
I'm proud and humbled to have become the care taker of one of the Daniel Pearl fiddles.
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New York City, February 18, 2010 – Jonathan Russell, the award winning fourteen-year-old jazz violinist from the Bronx has received an Honorable Mention in the 2010 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards for his piece “Danny’s Groove”. The ASCAP Awards ar…
Way cool!!!!!!!!
Yes, I am currently taking lessons with two faculty at NYU for film scoring (Ron Sadoff, who's the head of the department and Ira Newborn who scored the Naked Gun trilogy). I would like to do film scoring as a career, and also keep performing-compos…
The ring theme certainly is dark. I think the LOTR score has the prefect combination of light and dark themes. My dad pointed out that at the concert, people cheered for the themes the same way they cheered for the actors' entrances.
I also got to m…
I just went to the Lord of the Rings concert in Radio City Music Hall, and it was packed with people of all ages. Love the Star Wars soundtracks. John Williams and Howard Shore are my two biggest inspirations for film scoring. If you can get them to…
This is the tune I wrote in honor of Daniel Pearl. This was the NYC premier at FODfest (Friends of Daniel Pearl Festival) in 2009.
The first time I played Danny’s Groove live was at a concert in Vermont. I had never played with this band before, and didn’t know how they would react to the song. They played it very well on the first time. The funk section was very easy for them…
Great!!!
It's probably coming out at the end of October,
When will we have a chance to hear the new CD?
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- My Instrument(s)
- Violin, viola, fiddle, other
- My involvement with string music
- Professional musician, Composer/Songwriter
- Music I like to play
- Blues, Classical, Jazz, Rock
- Music I like to listen to
- Broadway/show tunes, Classical, Jazz, Rock
- I'm looking for people to play music with
- Yes
- Where I like to play
- Chamber ensemble, chamber orchestra, jazz ensemble, pop/rock band
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Jonathan Russell is an exciting fourteen-year-old jazz violinist who bridges generational and cultural gaps with improvised jazz. His performances in Europe and throughout the United States at clubs and jazz festivals such as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Hungary have earned the respect and praise of seasoned jazz musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, Bucky Pizzarelli and Les Paul.
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A Press Release on my Honorable Mention from ASCAP
New York City, February 18, 2010 –
Jonathan Russell, the award winning fourteen-year-old jazz violinist from the Bronx has received an Honorable Mention in the 2010 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards for his piece “Danny’s Groove”. The ASCAP Awards are presented by The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers with additional support from The Gibson Foundation and were established in 2002 to acknowledge and encourage composers younger t… Continue
Jonathan Russell, the award winning fourteen-year-old jazz violinist from the Bronx has received an Honorable Mention in the 2010 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards for his piece “Danny’s Groove”. The ASCAP Awards are presented by The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers with additional support from The Gibson Foundation and were established in 2002 to acknowledge and encourage composers younger t… Continue
Posted on February 18, 2010 at 7:07pm —
Daniel Pearl Violin-Performing Danny's Groove
The first time I played Danny’s Groove live was at a concert in Vermont. I had never played with this band before and didn’t know how they would react to the song. They played it very well on the first time. The funk section was very easy for them to understand. The second time I played Danny’s Groove was at a Friends of Daniel (FODfest) concert with Todd Mack. The very noticeable difference between these two times playing was that at FODFest, there were a whole lot of guitars. I played with my… Continue
Posted on October 13, 2009 at 4:00pm —
Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin-Writing Danny's Groove
After the first recording session of my new CD, the pianist who was on it, Ron Drotos, suggested that I compose a song for it. I decided that I would write a piece in honor of Daniel Pearl, because I was inspired by his message of peace through music, and because I was recording the CD on the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin.
I started off writing Danny’s Groove by thinking of a bebop-like melody. I started writing something based on a few songs that I had heard. For the bridge of the song, I wrote… Continue
I started off writing Danny’s Groove by thinking of a bebop-like melody. I started writing something based on a few songs that I had heard. For the bridge of the song, I wrote… Continue
Posted on September 9, 2009 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments
Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin by Jonathan Russell-Part 1
When I first received the violin, my main emotion was that I was surprised. After the surprise went away, I realized that I was also honored to be chosen to be the caretaker of the Daniel Pearl Violin. By playing and talking about the violin, I hope to carry on Danny’s message of world peace through music. He always brought his violin wherever he went. When he was out of the country, he would carry his violin with him to find a local jam session and meet new people. During my tour in Hungary, I… Continue
Posted on September 4, 2009 at 5:34pm — 6 Comments
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 4:49pm on August 31, 2009,
Ruth Brons said… - Hi Jonathan,
A bit belated, but….
Welcome to the All Things Strings community!
Ruth Brons
Inventor of Bow Hold Buddies[tm] Instant Bow Hold bow accessory for violin/viola, and
CelloPhant[tm] Instant Bow Hold bow accessory for cello
www.things4strings.com
- At 3:30am on July 31, 2009,
Janice Tucker Rhoda said… - Love your style of playing. Congratulations! We'll be seeing your name on Hollywood film scores before we know it!! Best of luck!!!
- At 12:43pm on July 2, 2009,
Greg Cahill said…
- Welcome Jonathan. We met at ASTA three years ago. I look forward to learning more about your jazz playing and interests.
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