Biography
Jonathan Barnes is a New York City-based trumpet player. Born and raised just outside of Baltimore, he is now active in the New York and Philadelphia music scenes.
Jonathan maintains a busy performance schedule spanning genres such as jazz, latin, rock, and classical. His work as a freelance trumpet player has enabled him to share the stage with artists such as John Fedchock, John Swana, Bobby Sanabria, Candido Camero, Bernadette Peters, Simone, Seneca Black, Marcus Belgrave, Bootsie Barnes, Denis Diblasio, and George Rabbai. Jonathan has performed at New York venues such as the Jazz Standard, Le Poisson Rouge, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Symphony Space, FB Lounge, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Manhattan Center, and The Cutting Room, along with venues in Philadelphia such as the Kimmel Center and Chris' Jazz Cafe. He has also performed at the Verona Jazz Festival, the Telluride Jazz Celebration, and the Cape May Jazz Festival.
In addition to his work as a performer, Jonathan received a Master of Music degree in Jazz Performance from Manhattan School of Music. His teachers there included Scott Wendholt, Jon Faddis, Garry Dial, Phil Markowitz, David Liebman, Steve Slagle, and Justin DiCioccio.
Jonathan is passionate about sharing his love of music with students of all ages and has taught students in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Along with maintaining a private studio, Jonathan has presented master classes, taught big bands at the middle and high school levels, and worked with summer jazz camps. He is currently a member of the adjunct faculty at Rowan University where he teaches music appreciation and music theory.
