My guest today is Jon Lampley. Jon is an incredibly gifted multi-instrumentalist and one of the most generous musicians I’ve witnessed, enthusiastically giving of his heart and soul every time he is on stage. Jon developed tuba skills in middle and high school ensembles while playing trumpet in church. He majored in Jazz Studies at The Ohio State University, where he met and collaborated with similarly-driven friends, at their college house on Hunter Ave. In homage to that college house, Jon (trumpet/sousaphone), Dan White (saxophone) and Chris Ott (trombone/beatbox) formed the dynamic band Huntertones. All three wrote music for the band, and recently the compositions have had a more collaborative process. Their soulful rhythm section consists of John Hubble on drums, Adam DeAscentis on bass, Justin Stanton on keys/trumpet, and Josh hill on guitar, blending jazz, hip-hop, R&B, with an infectious New Orleans vibe. Huntertones motto is to have their audience feeling better leaving than when they came in, winning the joyful support of fans around the world. After graduating from OSU, Huntertones was selected to be travel ambassadors for American Music Abroad, through the U.S. State Department, a cultural exchange program. Their travels to share their original music in Barbados, Ecuador, Togo and Zimbabwe had a profound impact on each musician individually and definitely as a group musically. Jon witnessed in Africa that there was no separation between singing and dancing, they are one in the same! Which explains what delights me in watching Jon perform; he embodies the joy and gracious spirit that resonated with him so deeply, as African musicians taught song, instrument and movement together. Since he was a junior in college, Jon has been the touring trumpet player for the platinum selling rock band, Of A Revolution (O.A.R.). When Jon is not touring with Huntertones or O.A.R., you can catch him performing with Jon Batiste’s “Stay Human”, the house band on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Check the show notes for links to all of Jon’s creative projects! Enjoy the podcast! Links: jonlampley.com huntertones.com FB: Jon Lampley IG: @jonlampleymusic IG: @Huntertones