
August 16 to August 20, 2010
Jon Damian is an active international
performer, composer, lecturer and clinician. His varied performances have ranged from Bill Frisell to Luciano Pavarotti
to Howard McGhee, The Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa to Johnny Cash. His compositions have been performed
in a range of venues from the Institute of Contemporary Art to the Berklee Performance Center and his work as performer,
lecturer and clinician have taken him to Asia, South and Central Americas, Europe and Israel. Fellow clinicians have included
Phil Woods, Sam Rivers and Dave Liebman.
Jon Damian is originally from Brooklyn, New York, and is currently
a professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Some of Jon Damian’s private students have included Bill
Frisell, Mark Whitfield, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Leni Stern, Wayne Krantz and James Valintine.
Jon Damian’s new book “The Chord Factory”
published by Berklee Press and Hal Leonard
Here’s what the leading guitarists are saying about
THE CHORD FACTORY
“What an amazing book! Incredibally detailed and thorough, presenting everything
in a clear, sometimes humorous way. Jon has done all of us guitar players a huge favor: he’s taken us by the hamd
to somebrand new, exotic places musically. Thanks Jon! I’m happy to work at The Chord Factory.”
Jim
Hall, Legendary Guitarist, and NEA Jazz mastersFellow
“This fresh look at chords and their
construction inspired new ideas for me right away.Jon’s unique perspectivereveals the rich language inherent in great
chord progressions.He never looses sight of the fact that it’s not how many chords you know, but how well you use them.Try
taking a look at the unique ways that Jon and his imaginary friend Chester see chords. It will open up an expansive
new world of expression for you.”
James Valentine, Grammy-Winning Guitarist, Marroon 5