The Gift

A top flight performer and composer, Jon Dalton was active on the UK jazz scene for may years. He has performed numerous concerts to delighted audiences, and recieved a ton of great reviews. Much of Dalton's work has been recorded for national and international broadcast on BBC Radio. His music has already been selected for inclusion on the New York based Instinct Jazz label's compilation releases. Dalton's style is rooted in the classic archtop guitar sound of yesteryear. He plays a melodic almost "vocal" style and has been compared to Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell and Pat Metheny. Even so, his phrasing and presentation are all his own and completely contemporary. Dalton draws on influences from outside of the jazz realm in modern dance styles and soulful R&B with up-to-the-minute sounds and state of the art production techniques. He has maintained a working transatlantic relationship with gifted and like-minded producer/arranger John O'Hara and The Gift is the fruit of their first collaboration.