The Statesmen (featuring Jonah Smith and apparently also Josh Dion ;) at Tower Records, Shinjuki, Japan

by admin on May 1, 2012

Steely Dan meets the Band? maybe...more like British Invasion meets Sam and Dave.

Steely Dan meets the Band? maybe...more like British Invasion meets Sam and Dave.

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The Statesmen CD gets distribution in Japan

by admin on April 25, 2012

Good news. The debut CD by the Statesmen will be released and distributed in Japan by Buffalo Records.

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April 1, 2012

Here is a link to download the new Statesmen record on iTunes!

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Spring 2012 update

March 21, 2012

So the Statesmen record is done and ready for your ears. It’s posted HERE We will be playing four shows with Los Lobos in early April and doing a CD release party on April 26th at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City. Other shows are being added as well. In May I will be [...]

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APAP shows

January 4, 2012

Both Jonah Smith and The Statesmen will be performing during APAP. Come out to one or both shows this weekend. Details on the shows page. xo, js

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owsanthem - Jonah Smith - Live One

November 7, 2011

Recently there was an article in the NY Times that spoke about the Occupy movement’s need for an anthem. Click here to read about my recent #owsanthem music video project.

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October Shows

September 15, 2011

Tuesday, Oct 11th The Statesmen will be playing at Bowery Electric in NYC. Doors at 7PM. Wolf! at 8:30, we hit at 9:30 and the legendary Bernie Worrell plays at 10:30. All for seven bucks. You betta!
Also, Oct 21st, 2011 The Jonah Smith band will return to the 55 bar. It’s the hang, ya’ll. [...]

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The New Recording Fund

May 28, 2011

The time has come to make a new album. As a truly independent artist I have two options available to me: make a cheap bedroom album that might have some charm but wouldn’t live up to my previous efforts and what my fans expect of me…or pony up the bucks and go into a real [...]

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Upcoming Shows

January 25, 2011

This Friday (4/29) at midnight I’ll be playing with The Statesmen at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 It’s our last gig for awhile and the end of our March/April residency there so I hope you come down. Here’s a poster that our friend Joshua Marc Levy made for us….

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“World Without Love” on FX’s “Terriers” tonight at 10PM

October 6, 2010

Jonah’s song “World Without Love” from his album “Lights On” will be featured tonight on the FX show “Terriers” starring Donal Logue. Tune in and check it out!

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