Jazz Articles about Jon Dalton

About Jon Dalton

Album Review

Jon Dalton, a Los Angeles-based guitarist with roots in the UK and Native American descent, brings an intriguing musical background to Carousel. Having toured with hard rock and heavy metal bands among other genres, Dalton sharpened his jazz chops along the way, blending that grit with the fluidity of jazz. The result is a collection of strong, memorable compositions that weave contemporary jazz fusion with traces of pop-rock, making for an eclectic yet accessible sound. Dalton first made ...

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Album Review

Jon Dalton: The Gift

Read "The Gift" reviewed by Brian Soergel

by Brian Soergel
April 12, 2004

Jon Dalton is a Londoner now living in Southern California. Like ex-pat Chris Standring, whom he most compares to musically, Dalton plays mostly electric guitar, but also dabbles in acoustic and computerized riffs on The Gift, a seasoned smooth jazz effort that shows maturity and a keen eye for the genre. Like Standring, Pat Metheny and Larry Carlton, Dalton is a leader in taking smooth jazz into a new era, one where the music hangs on to its aural friendliness, ...