Jon Hoel Trio

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Jon Hoel Trio (L-R): Ben Ferris, Jon Hoel, Kelby Kryshak.

press release: Now managed by Madison Music Collective (MMC), with Nick Moran as producer, the inDIGenous JAZZ series of free original music concerts continues to be a highly desirable gig for our local musicians. All concerts will be held in the 3rd floor Community Room at Madison Public Library’s central branch, starting at 7:30 PM.  

Jonathan Hoel is a Madison-based saxophonist and composer. Comfortable in all styles of music, his true passion is musical improvisation in all its forms. His parents, though not musicians, had a deep love of music and records were always being played in the home. His grandfather was a jazz drummer who possessed a huge vinyl collection and a drum set in the basement. In high school, Jon studied sax and jazz improvisation with Anders Svanoe. He also got to spend a summer studying with jazz legend Frank Morgan. Jonathan attended college at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point where he studied saxophone with David Hastings and jazz theory/improvisation with Mathew Buchman. He was a recipient of both the John Radd Memorial Jazz Scholarship and the Anne Schierl Fine Arts Scholarship. 

Jon's current projects include his trio Nuggernaut and funk project Better Yeti. He has also been associated with the following acts: The Mustache, Que Flavor, Roots Collective, Vibe Syndicate, Mambo Blue, Megan Bobo & the Lux, Big Mouth Jazz Collective, Otis and the Alligators, Big Payback, Tweed Funk, Natty Nation w/ Kevin Kinsella. He has been lucky enough to share the stage with some of his idols including John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Poncho Sanchez, Matt Wilson, and Andrew D'Angelo.