For additional information or
to booK Jonathan Skip Edwards
contact Champagne
Entertainment & Productions
at 440.519.9990
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ABOUT |
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Musical Education
Cleveland, Ohio
- Ben Austin,
Composer/Arranger and Multi-Instrumentalist
- James Nellems,
Saxophonist, studied Music Theory, Harmony and Arranging
- Cuyahoga Community
College - Music Theory and Harmony
- Cleveland Institute of
Music, Under the direction of world renowned Classical
Guitarist, Andres Metzakoff
San Francisco, California
- San Francisco State
University - Music Theory, Harmony & Composition
- New College of San
Francisco - Independent studies in Composition &
Performance, Graduated 1979 w/BA in Humanities,
specializing in Music Performance and Composition
- Muhammad Tsofiotsom
Kall (Calvin Strickland), Composer/ Arranger and Master
Trumpeter. Studied Jazz Improvisation, Big Band &
Ensemble Playing.
- Studied under Jazz
Guitarist Henry Robinett
- Studied under Jazz &
Classical Guitarist, Rashaan Jahlil Mohammed.
Boston,
Massachusetts
The Berkeley College of Music
Performing Experience with these groups:
- The Count Basie
Orchestra
- The Willie Smith
Little Big Band
- Karamu Theatre
Production of H.M.S. Pentifore
- Karamu Theatre
Production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream
Coat
- Sadeka Recording
Sessions, Album Debut, "Premonitions"
- Mwonogozi Recordings
Sessions (Album not released)
- Bob Mackey Big Band
- Skip Edwards Solo
Guitar
- The Skip Edwards/L.R.
Smith Jazz Duo
- Impacto Nuevo (Salsa
Band)
- The Skip Edwards
Quartet
- S. Edwards & Khevan
Lennon Onaje Duets
- Sounds of the Sixties
(Motown Review)
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PERFORMING ENGAGEMENTS |
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Cleveland, Ohio |
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Night Town
The Boarding House
Brandy Wines
Holiday Inn/Lakeside
Public Hall Auditorium
Karamu House Theatre
The Chique Night Club
Cleveland Music Settlement
Cafe Society
The Executive Club
Fireside Lounge
Civic Auditorium
Shaker Shanty Lounge
Spatz (Warrensville, Ohio)
Reason Why (Shaker Heights, Ohio)
McKinley Aud. (Canton, Ohio)
Best Western Inn (Wickliffe, Ohio
Rose Carte Cafe (Chagrin Falls) |
The Ritz Carlton
Club Isabellas
Raintree (Chagrin Falls)
Vel's Party Center
Stouffers Inn on the Square
The Celebrations
The Coliseum
Tiajuanna Cafe
Mondo Cane
The Togo Suite
The Club Spirits
Sunny Spot Cafe
Pier East (Shaker Heights, Ohio)
Thistledown (Ohio Derby, Warrensville)
Sir-House (Mt. Pleasant Valley, Ohio)
Hillbrook Club (Geauga Co., Ohio)
Lakewood Country Club (Avon Lake) |
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San Francisco
San Francisco Institute of Art
On Gold Street
A Taste Of Honey (Oakland, CA)
Oakland Auditorium
Hippo's Palace
Keystone Korner
The Scarab (Berkeley)
S. F. State University
The Loft (Oakland, CA)
The Fox Trap (Oakland, CA)
New College of San Francisco
Western Addition Culture Center
The Little Theatre
Black Repertory Theatre (Berkeley |
New York
Oneida Auditorium (Oneida)
Riviera Theatre (Buffalo)
Michigan
Sully's Night
Club (Detroit)
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VIDEOS/MP3'S |
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Latin Jazz Ensemble |
Jazz Trio |
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Besa Me Muco - Salsa
Summer's Gone - Cha Cha
Linda Es - Merengue
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Au PraVaue
Beach Song |
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Solo Guitar |
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Prelude
Tema Talste |
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SAMPLE SONG LIST |
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Furnished upon request |
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TESTIMONIALS |
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Furnished upon request. |
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