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About 145th St Station

Jonny Q got involved with music at the young age of four years when he started taking piano lessons. He learned how to read music before he was able to read words. By the age of eight he was already composing his own songs and experimenting with violin, trumpet, clarinet, drums, guitar, bass and various other instruments.

Throughout his youth he played in ensembles at school and church, singing solos and duets (with his father) of gospel music in front of hundreds of congregation members. He also performed many of these numbers on piano or organ. As a child he often attended nursing homes with groups of musicians who would play for residents during the holidays or on Sunday afternoons. He became well known for his strong vocal stylings before his voice had even changed.

After high school he continued his musical endeavors playing with various rock bands in the New York area and the northeastern United States. He played professionally for more than ten years, performing original material as well as personable workings of familiar songs to a wide array of audiences. Many of these bands performed regionally and all were successful on some level.

This forged Jonny into one of the hardest working musicians in the field today. Currently he is performing solo, and with Privatized Air, in and around Colorado, as well as venues on the east coast, and in southern Texas.

He earned a degree in music performance from SUNY college in 2000. After graduating from the University of Colorado in 2006 with a BA in psychology, he decided to pursue a full-time career in music. His instincts and talents brought him to express himself in a way that anyone can relate to. By reaching deep into his own experiences he is able to create a storyboard of musical expression that touches deeply in all our lives. It is apparent the he has not lived an easy life, yet is able to find a positive side in the rubble left over by love lost, class struggles, politics, and personal situations that are a part of existence for most human beings. His message is one of respect and tolerance, of love and loss, of hope for the future, and of the hopelessness we sometimes feel. He writes about the moment and that moment is always changing.

His brand of music as well as his unforgettable style of singing and writing, are unique for many reasons. It stays with you and becomes part of life itself, because it is a result of life, and is ongoing and ever-changing.

With the forming of Privatized Air in 2006 Jonny has entered a new era. Working with musicians who have known each other and played on and off together for years, he has reached new levels both personally and musically. Working endlessly to build partnerships with musicians, producers and sound technicians, Jonny is constantly moving forward and bettering life, not only for himself, but for all those around him.