Jonny Blu

Rank #68 North Hollywood, CA Jazz / Pop / Swing

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Members: Jonny Blu-Lead Vocals/Guitar, Bob Malone-Piano, Doug Webb-Sax, Tom Luer-Sax, Dennis Hamm-Piano, John Chiodini-Lead Guitar, Mike Scott-Lead Guitar,S...

Sounds Like: Michael Bublé, Harry Connick, Jr., Jamie Cullum, Matthew Morrison, Jason Mraz

Label: Dao Feng Music/Jonny Blu Music/Peer Music

Bio: Jonny Blu is a rising star in the small but growing pantheon of talented Singer/Songwriters in Swing, Jazz and New Wave Adult Contemporary Pop music. Blu’s music combines his stylish, stirring and romantic pop vocals with smooth blues and jazz flavor and bursts of swingin’ big band.

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Press

"People tend to lump guys like Jonny Blu into the “Bublé wannabe” camp (I’ve heard “Connick Jr. wannabe” in Jonny’s case as well), but with JB it’s neither fair nor apt as this kid is the real deal. Jonny is polished and smooth so there are similarities but, he takes fresh license with most of the arrangements and his sometimes bluesy, sometimes jazzy, always smooth vocal styling is distinctive. If you’re not already … you need to get Blu!"

— Steve Cox - VocalStandards.com, VocalStandards.com

“Jonny Blu took command of the Vibrato jazz club stage Sunday for his first show of 2009 and rocked the surprisingly large crowd. With a voice as lean and smooth as the man himself – not a single wasted note, no American Idol dramatics, just a mellow, straight ahead groove with brilliant twists in timing – Jonny showed he’s far more than a Michael Bublé clone. He’s a jazz original working to not only tweak The Great American Songbook, but to add to and expand it. Jazz is a hard world for new performers to stake a claim – there are a lot of small venues and setbacks – but Jonny is a true entertainer with a persona that goes on beyond his songs. As a result his star can’t help but rise. You can catch Jonny in several June performances at Vitello’s in North Hollywood. The sound and setting isn’t up to the Vibrato standard, but swingin’ with Jonny Blu easily makes up the difference.”

— Paul Bishop, Bish's Beat

“Blu is a talented American musician of the young generation. Critics compare him to Michael Bublé and Jamie Cullum. The album, which combines smooth pop sounds with jazz and swing, shows Blu as an excellent singer at ease with various music genres as well as a talented lyricist and composer.”

— The Warsaw Voice, The Warsaw Voice (Poland)

“In today's fragmented world of music, a talented young singer has an embarrassment of riches from which to choose, in terms of a stylistic or professional path. Take the artist Jonny Blu, who made his Santa Barbara debut Monday at SOhO. There, Mr. Blu and his ace band of Los Angeles-based jazz musicians strode easily -- and swingingly -- down the jazz crooner road, in the vein of Michael Buble, John Pizzarelli and Harry Connick Jr. Of course, the suave male jazz singer trend bows to the altar of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin and other forebears. But Mr. Blu's musical career began on an unpredictable note after he scored a few pop hits in China, where he had gone, learned the language and found open doors. During Monday's set, the assured young blond singer took a detour from his current direction to sing "Crossroads," a sweet little pop number sung in English and Mandarin, and one that circulates on Chinese jukeboxes.”

— Joseph Woodard, Santa Barbara News-Press

“Jonny Blu certainly isn't the only young jazz singer drawn to the music of a few generations before him... But it's a sure bet that Blu is the only one of that kind who's also a dance music star in China! The 11 songs on "[In Just That Kind Of A] Mood" include only four covers: "Girl From Ipanema," "I Get A Kick Out Of YOu," "King Of The Road" and "Are You Lonesome Tonight." And his own material has a similar sort of smart, snappy style and evokes not only Sinatra and Dean Martin but more hip jazzsters such as Mose Allison and Ben Sidran.”

— Steven Libowitz - Daily Sound Arts Editor, The Santa Barbara Sound

“In Concert : Blond-haired, blue-eyed Blu singer : Jonny Blu, a Chinese pop musician, brings his lounge-jazz set stateside. Jonny Blu is used to the perplexed looks. He's come to terms with the scoffing. He gets why you might not get him. We should all be so well-adjusted. If at some point in your life, you were a blond-haired, blue-eyed Chinese pop singer, you, too, might have this sort of self-assurance.”

— Chris Trenchard - New-Press Staff Writer, Santa Barbara News Press - LIFE Section

"Jonny At The Spot" Jazz singer Jonny Blu, who spent summers in La Jolla with his dad, will perform two shows August 4 at Anthology. Blu's new album is called "In Just That Kind Of A Mood."

— La Jolla Village News, La Jolla Village News

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Discography

The Ukulele Experience, Vol... Released on Aug 8, 2012
Holiday For Two (Single) Released on Dec 11, 2010
Taboo! Released on Sep 8, 2009
In Just That Kind Of A Mood Released on Nov 14, 2006

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Feb 24

Vitello's
Studio City, CA, US | 7:00pm
Vitello's
Studio City, CA, US
Sun Feb 24 7:00pm
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Jonny Blu With a cool and sophisticated vocal style, Jonny Blu leads the way among a new generation of Swing/Adult Contemporary Pop artists, writing, composing and producing his own music. His music, combining ...
2012
Oct 28

Vitello's Jazz & Supper…
Studio City, CA, US | 6:00pm
Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
Studio City, CA, US
Sun Oct 28, 2012 6:00pm
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"THE BLU ROOM BY JONNY BLU" LIVE AT VITELLO'S! (SPONSORED BY SOLSTICIO WINES) WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: AUBREY LOGAN AND TOM LUER! FREE SHOW & WINE TASTING! - (Food/Drink Minimum - and Tips Welcome!) WHERE: Vitello's Studio City WHEN: SUNDAY, OCT 28 TIME: 7-9 PM CALL FOR RESERVATION: 818-769-0905 ADDRESS: 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA DETAILS: Come watch a live taping of "The Blu Room by Jonny Blu" at Vitello's in Studio City, CA on Sunday, October 28th! Featuring music from Jonny Blu, Vocalist Aubrey Logan and Sax Man Tom Luer! "The Blu Room by Jonny Blu" is a live taped music and interview show starring Jonny Blu. The show features live performed music by Jonny Blu and interviews and music with known and up-and-coming artists from the Pop, Jazz and Blues world. Current and past shows can be viewed at: www.youtube.com/inthebluroom www.jonnyblumusic.com www.vitellosjazz.com "THE BLU ROOM BY JONNY BLU" IS SPONSORED BY SOLSTICIO WINES: www.solsticiowines.com
2012
Oct 28

Vitello's Jazz & Supper…
Studio City, CA, US | 6:00pm
Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
Studio City, CA, US
Sun Oct 28, 2012 6:00pm
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Call 818.769.0905 to make a reservation.
2011
May 27

Catalina Jazz Club
Hollywood, CA, US | 8:00pm
Catalina Jazz Club
Hollywood, CA, US
Fri May 27, 2011 8:00pm
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Jonny Blu and his full band are back at the World Famous Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, CA! Get your tickets fast because this is Blu's only Los Angeles show 'til December!
2010
Oct 3

Vibrato Grill Jazz
Los Angeles, CA, US | 7:30pm
Vibrato Grill Jazz
Los Angeles, CA, US
Sun Oct 03, 2010 7:30pm
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Jonny Blu is back at the legendary Herb Alpert's "Vibrato" in Bel Air, CA! Tickets and reservations will be available by phone and internet soon... Stay tuned!

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SWINGBOOTY
This is better than "good" ...it's fun! Props from Swingbooty
David Namerow (Cong...
BABALOO...as you can see, I'm partial to this title. You honor its intent and the original ...like the rest of your tracks... clean, crisp slices through the genre clutter. ...
Cemo Mus!ck
Got some nice sound here! Keep it up! Sunny greetings from Switzerland!!! ;0)
Cigar & Whiskey radio...
Johnny, any way I can get you to send a copy of that song via email? I'd like to play it on my Jazz/Blues show at CFBO 90.7 in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. Visit my ...
Maxlink AkA Dark Angel
Sounds great!
Dave Younger
Groovy. Like Mel Torme' lives again...CLASS!