Introducing Jonathan Arthur
“He reaches inside and then weaves a tapestry of his life with music... Jonathan Arthur seems to disappear into to the song, and the song plays him.”
–Lotus Guide
“Front man and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Arthur’s beard is the first thing you’ll notice. Then you’ll hear the boogie-woogie blues that’ll make you wanna boogie oogie oogie on the dance floor. Then you’ll marvel at the beard again. Rinse. Repeat.”
– Chico News & Review
–Lotus Guide
“Front man and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Arthur’s beard is the first thing you’ll notice. Then you’ll hear the boogie-woogie blues that’ll make you wanna boogie oogie oogie on the dance floor. Then you’ll marvel at the beard again. Rinse. Repeat.”
– Chico News & Review
This son of a preacher sang before he could talk. In his youth he harmonized with his brothers and sisters and in the church choir before teaching himself to play flute, guitar and sax for rock bands.
When he discovered a passion for reggae, he journeyed to Jamaica and befriended the legendary Justin Hinds – a national treasure following the loss of the honorable Bob Marley. Over the next decade, Jonathan performed throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe with Justin Hinds and the Dominoes and became a part of Jamaican musical history.
When he discovered a passion for reggae, he journeyed to Jamaica and befriended the legendary Justin Hinds – a national treasure following the loss of the honorable Bob Marley. Over the next decade, Jonathan performed throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe with Justin Hinds and the Dominoes and became a part of Jamaican musical history.
Jonathan Arthur’s musical heart is as strong and vibrant as it is versatile. Endowed with a soulful voice and a keen multi-instrumental intuition, Jonathan is equally at home with gospel and blues, rock and jazz, reggae and folk – genres that prize authenticity and connection.
His talents have been recognized with a string of honors: among them, Midnight Blues Society’s Sylphie Award for Musician of the Year, and Chico News & Review’s Cammie Awards for Best Male Vocalist (once) and Best Blues Act (twice, for his band Sapphire Soul). |
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Jonathan is a renowned basket-making marvel too, with his Native American-inspired works featured in Albuquerque Museum (NM), Craft & Folk Art Museum (Los Angeles, CA), Museum of Modern Art (Washington, DC), as well as in many private collections in the U.S., including the personal residence of Vice President Walter Mondale. He received a Craftsman's Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Building on the recent release of his solo CD, All Over The Map, this episode of Plugged In & Turned On In Paradise captures Jonathan’s talents in full bloom.
Learn more at jonathanarthurmusic.com
Learn more at jonathanarthurmusic.com
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