Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead: The Parkville Sessions- “When Love Calls”

Welcome to The Parkville Sessions. Here we invite Jonathan Barber and Vision Ahead into our Studio B for an evening filled with life and love.
International Recorded artist, composer, educator and bandleader Jonathan Barber was voted the #1 Up-and-Coming Drummer of 2018 in Modern Drummer. Barber has already recorded and toured worldwide with such artists as Pat Metheny, Terence Blanchard, Christain McBride, Erykah Badu, Nicholas Payton, Buster Williams, Jimmy Greene, Jeremy Pelt, Wallace Roney, Terrace Martin, Gretchen Parlato, Jennifer Holiday, Steve Davis, J.D. Allen, Walter Smith III, The Brooklyn Philharmonic and many more.
In addition to his first-call status as a sideman, Barber has stepped forth as a composer and leader with his band Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead. Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead is a powerful declaration of intent for a band that’s been making waves on the modern jazz scene. Barber’s blend of classic, swinging jazz with elements of gospel, rock, soul, and fusion is a compelling showcase of Barber’s broad stylistic range as a drummer, performer and composer. Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead was featured and headline the Rainy Days Jazz Festival held in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia, Hartford Jazz Festival, Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, Pittsburgh Jazz Festival as well jazz venues around the world. Since 2020, Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead have been completed three National tours across the United States.
Being an independent artist Jonathan Barber has released 5 albums with Vision Ahead: Vision Ahead (2018), Legacy Holder (2020), Live at Jazz Standard (which is exclusively on Bandcamp, 2020), Poetic (2022) and In Motion (2024).
Barber endorses Ludwig Drums, Istanbul Agop Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Promark Drumsticks and Sunhouse Percussion.
Barber recently has been appointed as Jazz Drum Professor at the University of Connecticut.
“I recognize my God given gift. Maximizing this gift to its full potential is the best thing you can do for yourself. Operating in this gift is how you give back to the world.” - Jonathan Barber
“When Love Calls” composed by Jonathan Barber
BAND:
Jonathan Barber- Drummer
Matt Dwonszyk- Bass
Taber Gable - Fender Rhodes
Andrew Renfroe - Guitar
Matt Knoegel - Tenor Sax
CREW:
Directed by Stephen Cusano
Produced by Stephen and Jillian Cusano
Camera Operator 1 - Matt Bronson
Camera Operator 2 - Jillian Cusano
Camera Operator 3 - Anthony Cancel
Video Editor - Matt Bronson
FOH and Monitors - Rowan Cookman
Audio Engineer - Stephen Cusano
Audio Mix - Stephen Cusano
Recorded in Studio B at Parkville Sounds in Hartford, CT

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Such a vibe….