Jon Beshay — artist
Jon Beshay has no upcoming shows listed. 3 past shows across 2 venues tracked on Ckord, most recently at Jazzcultural on Thu, Nov 5, sharing stages with 86 other acts. Follow to get notified when new dates are announced.
Quickly becoming a fixture in the New York Jazz scene, Jon Beshay has proven himself to be a skilled and versatile instrumentalist, performing with a variety of musicians and ensembles from the WDR Big Band in Cologne to jazz titans Eric Reed and Christian McBride and even with playwright Taylor Mac. Often featured on multiple instruments, his ability to transition between multiple instruments has added to his flexible nature as a performer. Originally from southeast Michigan, Beshay’s musical interest first manifested itself while hearing musicians from Detroit’s vibrant jazz scene. Detroit would go on to play a pivotal role in shaping his musical style during his early education as an artist. One can hear the driving hard bop style and blues that is quintessential to the Detroit jazz aesthetic. He has served as musical director for both Winard Harper and Philip Harper, providing arrangements and compositions to both bands that have become lasting contributions to each band’s repertoire. He also served as composer and musical head for the off-Broadway production, (a) Loft Modulation. Written by Jaymes Jorsling and directed by Christopher McElroen, the music added a “vital burst of inspiration” to the production. Currently residing in Brooklyn, Beshay leads his own band performing original works, with regular appearances as both a leader and sideman at NYC venues including Smalls, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Ornithology and Birdland. He is a graduate of Michigan State’s Jazz Studies program and holds a masters degree from Manhattan Schools of Music.
Jon Beshay has no upcoming shows listed right now.
Jon Beshay past shows
- Late Set with Jon Beshay Quartet — Jazzcultural — Nov 5, 2026
- JON BESHAY QUARTET (2 SETS) — Smalls Jazz Club — Aug 14, 2024
- JON BESHAY QUARTET & JAM SESSION — Smalls Jazz Club — Sep 23, 2023
Venues Jon Beshay has played
- Smalls Jazz Club — 2 shows, last played 2024
- Jazzcultural — 1 show, last played 2026
Artists who have played the same stages as Jon Beshay
- Ari Hoenig — 2 shared venues, via Smalls Jazz Club and Jazzcultural
- Wayne Tucker — 2 shared venues, via Jazzcultural and Smalls Jazz Club
- Willie Jones III — 1 shared venue, via Jazzcultural
- Lage Lund — 1 shared venue, via Jazzcultural
- John Webber — 1 shared venue, via Jazzcultural
- Francisco Mela — 1 shared venue, via Jazzcultural
- Harp — 1 shared venue, via Jazzcultural
- John Merrill — 1 shared venue, via Jazzcultural
- Rachel Z — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Philip Harper — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Saul Dautch Music — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Aaron M. Johnson — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Troy Roberts — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Charles Goold — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Mike LeDonne — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- David Gibson — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Evan Sherman — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Neal Caine — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Elijah Jamal Balbed — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Russell Hall — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Ken Fowser — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Alex Tremblay — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Matt Wilson — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Thomas Linger — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- ELEW — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
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