The steel pan, an amazing musical discovery born
in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad & Tobago, is
often times associated with sandy beaches, tropical
climates, and cruise ships: that's not exactly what
you get at a show by the jazz-fusion quartet,
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra. Here you have a
classically trained composer turned steel pan
maestro (front man Jonathan Scales), heavily
influenced by sounds from banjo virtuoso Bela
Fleck to rapper Jay-Z, joining forces with a super-
solid but sensible Rock & Roll drummer (Ryan
Lassiter). Rapid-fire blues guitar (Duane Simpson)
and powerfully finessed bass work (Shannon
Hoover) hold this concoction together with jazz
edge and classical sensibility.

Steel pannist and virtuoso composer, Jonathan
Scales, formed the 'Fourchestra' in 2007 as a
means to deliver his musically complex, but
somehow assessable, ideas to anyone willing to
listen. Since then, Scales has released two well
received, full-length works (2007's One-Track Mind
and 2008's Plot/Scheme) featuring the likes of Jeff
Coffin, Joseph Wooten, and Jeff Sipe. Scales'
versatility and innovative nature has allowed him to
share the stage with acts like The Wooten Brothers
Band, Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, The Duhks,
Everyone Orchestra, Toubab Krewe, Ben Sollee,
and Futureman.
Booking:
Stacy Claude     Breaking Booking
828-505-3054
stacy.breakingbooking@gmail.com

Publicity:
Erin Scholze    Dream Spider Publicity
828-776-6248
dreamspider@gmail.com

Contact
& Bio

Jonathan:
jonathan@jonscales.com
www.myspace.com/jonathanscales