Jonathan Wires

Jonathan Wires
Adjunct Professor, Jazz Bass, Composition & Combos/general music

Jonathan A. Wires is jazz performer, composer, and educator. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Memphis and a Master's Degree in Jazz Studies from Middle Tennessee State University. He studied bass with Tim Goodwin, John Chiego, Michael Formanek, and Denis Irwin.As a skillful musician and improviser, Wires has recorded and performed with a variety of artists, including Frank Lowe, Billy Bang, Michael Marcus, Alvin Fielder, Michael Jefry Stevens, Jeff Coffin, Abbey Rader, Cassandra Wilson, Steve Davis, Kallen Esperian, Don

 

As a skillful musician and improviser, Wires has recorded and performed with a variety of artists, including Frank Lowe, Billy Bang, Michael Marcus, Alvin Fielder, Michael Jefry Stevens, Jeff Coffin, Abbey Rader, Cassandra Wilson, Steve Davis, Kallen Esperian, Don Aliquo, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Charlie Wood, Kelley Hurt, Calvin Newborn, Larry Panella, Rod McGaha, Leon Anderson, Joel Weiskopf, Bruce Dudley, Kate Paradise, Joe Davidian, Chester Thompson, Thomas Giampietro, Chris Walters, and Evan Cobb. Among his other contributions are a performance on the soundtrack for "Black Snake Moan" and appearances at festivals, including the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, the Zeitgeist Festival in New Orleans, and the Lincoln Center Summer Festival in New York.Chris Potter, Jim White, and pianist Stefan Karlsson joined Jim in April of 2000 to record "Deep Summer Music"; (AL 73201), his second CD release for Challenge/A-Records released October 17, 2000.

He has served on staff at the Vermont Jazz Institute, and in 2010, Wires toured Europe with acclaimed pianist Michael Jefry Stevens. Wires teaches Introduction to Music, Jazz Bass, Jazz Composition, and leads one of the Jazz Combo Ensembles.

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