Assessment by Joseph Timmons: IndiePulse Music Journalist

A veteran of the Austin music scene, Jon Geiger has launched a dwell efficiency album merely titled “Dwell at Harvelle’s”, a uncooked and gritty choice of tracks carried out by an artist that’s the actual deal, with rock & Roll vitality fused with jazzy blues and iron powerful ability. Jon Geiger pulls no punches and easily knocks it out with blazing sizzling riffs and candy grooves, backed by his heavy hitter bandmates, this album is a fiery hit.

Jon Geiger has been known as certainly one of SoCal’s hardest-working blues males, and for good motive: the blues-rock guitarist and vocalist is seemingly at all times gigging. In a December 2022 dwell present evaluation, revered nationwide journal Music Connection wrote, “Jon Geiger’s songs are well-written, with catchy lyrics and good melodies…’Feeling Good’ is a sluggish, moody, down ‘n’ soiled blues tune that engaged the music with (Geiger’s) vocals and gave the viewers one thing to sink their enamel into”. The identical is so true now, this launch is unquestionably going to be what conjures up his followers in addition to musicians to return.

Jon Geiger isn’t any stranger to the stage, having carried out via his profession with lots of the music performing greats, he units his sights on a legacy of originality and vibrancy in his personal means, stopping at nothing to deliver his artistic passions to the folks.

Geiger grew up in New York and have become a brown belt in Jiu Jitsu simply to make it residence from college safely on the powerful streets of Harlem.  The deep soul of BB King’s “Dwell on the Regal” and the ferocious depth of Eric Clapton’s guitar work had been life-changing for Jon.  Taking part in guitar grew to become Jon’s motive for dwelling. 

The expertise and fervour of teen-aged Jon had been rapidly acknowledged by jazz greats corresponding to Emily Remler and Hiram Bullock, each whom took him on as a pupil.  Remler even referred to Jon as her ‘protégé.’  His expertise and onerous work paid off with a full scholarship to the Berklee School of Music. “John Scofield and Mike Stern (each whom performed with Miles Davis) had been each as large part of my path as Emily and Hiram. They might hand me off in some instances from one to the opposite after they toured,” recollects Geiger. “I studied at their knee of their houses and nobody cheered louder after I acquired my scholarships,” Geiger stated in commentary.

After finishing his research in Boston, Jon promptly moved to Austin and started working alongside Austin’s quite a few nice musicians whereas enjoying Antone’s and the Texas’ quite a few blues haunts. Presently, Jon and band proceed their ascent on the Los Angeles music scene, along with his distinctive mix of charming guitar work, hovering vocals and clever songwriting. 

Geiger has opened for Robben Ford, John Mayall, Charlie Sexton, Doyle Bramhall, and Joe Ely amongst different greats.

Study extra about this Iconic Artist on his website and Social Media Hyperlinks.

http://www.jongeiger.com

http://www.fb.com/JonGeigerBand

http://www.instagram.com/jongeigermusic