Jonathan Barber and Vision Ahead To Release Fourth Album, In Motion, on August 2, 2024 LISTEN TO THE FIRST SINGLE, “IN MOTION”, HERE “His method of shaping up the music with fragmented beats, responsive polyrhythms and a surgical precision behind the kit places him solidly in the ranks of other creative under-40 drummers on the … Read More
Downbeat Magazine – September 2022 Issue Reviews: Grant Stewart – The Lighting Of The Lamps (Cellar Music Group) Aaron Seeber – First Move (Cellar Music Group) Feature: Jonathan Barber – “The Drummer as Storyteller”
Listed on Chris Philips’ ‘The Blueprint C’ – Geoffrey Keezer’s Playdate and Harish Raghavan’s In Tense – Page 12 Listed on Zela Margossian’s Guest Chart – Lucy Yeghiazaryan and Vanisha Gould’s In Her Words – Page 12 Listed on J-to-Z – Kevin Eubanks and Orrin Evans’ EEE (Eubanks-Evans-Experience) – Page 12 Feature of Jonathan Barber … Read More
The 70th Annual Downbeat Critics Poll is out now, highlighting several albums and artists repped from May 2021-April 2022 at Lydia Liebman Promotions. See the full list below! Rising Star Large Ensemble 1. Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band Rising Star Soprano Sax 1. Roxy Coss Jazz Artist of the Year 17. Dave Liebman Jazz Album … Read More
Jonathan Barber and His Steadfast Ensemble Vision Ahead Announce the May 13th Release of Their Dynamic New Album Poetic Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead are pleased to announce the May 13th release of Poetic, their powerful third album. With Poetic, Barber and the group present a dynamic, refined sound; the album showcases not only the … Read More
By Greg Turner, The Absolute Sound Drummer Jonathan Barber is a young player who has toured and/or recorded with established players such as Pat Metheny, Nicholas Payton, Jeremy Pelt, and Steve Davis. On Barber’s second solo album, his quintet includes guitarist Andrew Renfroe, alto saxophonist Godwin Lewis, keyboardist Taber Gable, and bassist Matt Dwonszyk. Where … Read More
Por José Ramón, La Habitación Del Jazz Jonathan Barber (Hartford, CT), toca la batería desde los cinco años. Su padre, también baterista, tocaba en la iglesia, lo que le inculcó un profundo aprecio por la música góspel. Lea esta reseña aquí.
By Bill Milkowski, Downbeat Jonathan Barber’s star has been on the rise since his auspicious 2018 debut, Vision Ahead, and a 2019 tour in Pat Metheny’s trio. Read this full review here.
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Drummer Jonathan Barber uses both his drumsticks and writing pen on this collection of (mostly) originals with his band of Taber Gable/p-key, Andrew Renfroe/g, Godwin Louis/as and Matt Dwonsyk/b on this collection of fluid post-bop themes. Read the full review here.
by Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz “Wise beyond his years, Jonathan Barber carries and commits to the very notion of a legacy holder in his every gesture.” Full review here.
