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Jon Hamar

Born: June 25, 1975

Jon Hamar is a versatile artist who’s ability to find a tasteful, unique voice in any musical situation has made him a staple in the Northwest music scene. Hamar’s friendly nature, sense of humor and work ethic has kept him busy as a freelance bassist in multiple genres, composer and educator.

I 2003 Jon released a “mostly” solo bass cd on Pony Boy Records featuring his own compositions as well as arrangements of songs that he grew up listening to. “I looked back to those songs that upon hearing for the first time I could not stop singing in my head.” This resulted in an “amazing selection of solo upright works that captivate the imagination and free the mind. Playing melody along with supporting lines, Hamar invokes the essence of jazz, pop and Celtic moods. Joined by drums and sax on a few cuts, Hamar leads the way from the bottom (Pony Boy Review).

Mas Alto

By Todd DelGiudice

Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Ablution; P.O.I.; Falling Grace; Horses for Courses; Darn That Dream; Around Now; Mas Alto; Small Feats; Momentos; Stratigraphy.

Buckshot Blues

By Steve Kovalcheck

Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Happy Train; What’s New; The Prairie’s Edge; Buckshot Blues; Donald’s Juke Joint; Big Red’s Arrival; Daydance; You’re My Everything; Fast Eddie; Bright Child; Skylark; Crab Lantern Blues; I’ve Been Everywhere.

Falling Grace

October 25, 2026

Album: Mas Alto
By Todd DelGiudice
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 05:22

Freyja Garbett, Little North, Lakecia Bejamin, The Vampires & more

by Marek J. Śmietański
July 28, 2026

The 129th episode presents the second part of the June 2026 premiere survey, once again structured into six thematic sets. The programme journeys from percussion-driven ritual and free improvisation through melody-centred chamber jazz, psychedelic grooves and rhythm-based explorations, to spiritually charged playing and acoustic small groups deeply rooted in tradition--closing with an evocative archival epilogue that ...

Steve Kovalcheck: Buckshot Blues

by Jack Bowers
May 29, 2026

If a guitarist, pianist or anyone else who planned to record a trio could have a wish list, chances are good that one name at the top would be that of drummer Jeff Hamilton. On his 2026 album, Buckshot Blues, Colorado-based guitarist Steve Kovalcheck's wish has come true. Jon Hamar, a superb bassist, shares the rhythmic ...

Bright Child

April 14, 2026

Album: Buckshot Blues
By Steve Kovalcheck
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 06:40

Dawn Clement / Steve Kovalcheck / Jon Hamar

By Dawn Clement

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Blind; Spirit Spin; Lazy Dragon; Paseo Del Mar; Hard Ball; Clarity; It's About Time; The Meadow is an Ocean; Tomorrow Island; For Now; Tree Hugger.

Dawn Clement / Steve Kovalcheck / Jon Hamar: Dawn Clement / Steve Kovalcheck / Jon Hamar

by Dan Bilawsky
September 19, 2024

A trio sans drums offers the opportunity for a capacious clarity that you can't find anywhere else. And this particular collective with pianist Dawn Clement, guitarist Steve Kovalcheck and bassist Jon Hamar embraces that possibility while highlighting an inviting style all its own. Splitting compositional duties and showcasing an empathetic sixth sense that involves baton-passing bonhomie, ...

Jack Jones Featuring Joey DeFrancesco: ArtWork

by Nicholas F. Mondello
October 9, 2023

"Those who know, know" happens to be a soon-to-be-overused phrase to describe the hip, the “In," and “the very elite of aware." Now in his Mid-80s, Jack Jones has maintained a stellar, cross-media career, all on a foundation of a once-in-a-lifetime voice. Mel Torme, one not easily prone to hyperbole, called Jones, “the best pure singer ...