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Jon Greenbaum
Since: 2025 | Position: Radio / Podcast Host | Location: Rochester | Page Views: 1,451 
About Me
Jon Greenbaum is the cohost of North Star Sounds and writes the Jazz Expedition Substack
After a long and varied work life, much of it at non-profits, mostly doing community organizing, Greenbaum is shifting his focus to music.
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Favorite Musicians / Bands
My Jazz Story
Like many teenagers of his generation, Jon Greenbaum was introduced to jazz via Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report
and Jeff Beck. In college he continued to expand his jazz horizons doing jazz radio and helping book jazz bands. Those live
shows (Ronald Shannon Jackson’s Decoding Society, Billy Harper, Sonny Stitt, James Blood Ulmer, Elvin Jones, Joanne Brackeen, Defunkt, Kalaparusha
Maurice McIntyre, David Murray, Oliver Lake, John Abercrombie et al), left a lasting impression.
Greenbaum is enjoying his return to North Star Sounds after a two decade absence, alternating weeks with Rick Petrie (North Star Sounds explores the
boundaries of creative improvised music and composition).
My House Concert Story
Favorite Writers
Theme Song
Playlist
This page was last updated on 2026-09-21.
