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Well
known
locally
for
his
talent
as
a
successful
band
leader,
Jon
will
customize
his
band
for
any
event,
from
Trio
to
Swing
-
Big
Band,
R&B,
Classic
Rock
and
Dance.
Jon
has
to
his
musical
credits
live
television
and
radio,
stage
production,
recording
sessions,
clubs,
cruise
ships,
conventions
many
weddings
and
private
as
well
as
major
musical
events.
He's
even
played
the
love
boat.
Locally,
Jon
and
his
band
are
the
most
sought
after
cast
of
live
entertainers
for
community
events,
for
which
he
has
often
donated
his
equipment
and
musical
appearances.
Jon
was
a
member
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Arts
Council
of
Temecula
Valley
for
5
years,
and
served
as
chairman
of
the
fall
Concert
on
the
Green
series.
In
1998
the
Temecula
Chamber
of
Commerce
nominated
Jon
as
Citizen
of
the
Year.
Jon
has
also
served
on
the
Boys
&
Girls
Culb
of
Southwest
Riverside
county.
In
1998
Jon
and
his
wife
Jane
founded
Musicians
Workshop
-
a
nonprofit
Performing
Arts
&
Music
Programs
&
Events
corporation
in
Temecula.
A
preferred
band
by
Pechanga's
Silver
Feathers,
Thornton
Winery,
Ponte
Winery,
Temeku
Hills
and
many
others,
they
have
also
worked
Humphery's
by
the
bay,
the
Missions
Inn,
the
Queen
Mary,
the
Biltmore,
and
have
been
invited
to
take
the
Frank
Sinatra
show
on
tour
to
Santiago
Chile
in
the
summer
of
2006.
Jon
and
his
band
have
hosted
many
stages
and
events
including
6
years
of
the
wine
stage
at
Temecula's
Balloon
&
Wine
Festival,
the
23rd
annual
Great
Temecula
Tractor
Race,
2001,
2002,
2003,
Temecula
Sister
City's
"Taste
of
the
World",
7
years
of
the
Gala
Night
for
the
Temecula
Valley
Film
Festival,
many
Mayor's
and
corporate
parties,
and
every
years
of
the
Susan
G.
Komen
"Race
for
the
Cure".
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