Jon Reshard was born October 2, 1985. He began playing bass at the age of 5 years old. Influenced by people such as his father (bass player also), Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorious, John Patitucci, and many other musicians, Jon began to show tremendous musical ability and command of the instrument. At the age of 8 Jon was already playing Jaco's version of 'Donna Lee'. By the time he reached the age of 14 Jon was endorsed by Fodera guitars and that very same year toured Europe with his high school jazz band.
Jon is also endorsed by Bergantino Audio, Digitech effects, and D'Addario strings. He performs clinics as a featured artist and sideman for drummer extraordinaire Tony Royster Jr. Jon also received a scholarship to attend a summer semester at Berklee School of Music. He appeared in Bass Player Magazine(Apr/2003) in an article that features up and coming artists and was just interviewed by JazzTimes magazine
QUOTES
"...He plays well beyond his years and I hope I get
an opportunity to interview him "
- Chris Jisi
"...Great playing, he sounds fabulous "
- Matthew Garrison
"...Jon shows talent, taste and musical maturity
few players at any age possess. The melodic
use of his highly refined chops show an
emerging individual voice. "
- Bill Leigh