Jono Manson is a prolific singer/songwriter and veteran performer with a long track record that includes major-label releases as a recording artist and producer. During a career spanning four decades, he has performed everywhere from the local dive to Madison Square Garden. He has released numerous albums and amassed a vast catalog of original material. In this conversation, we talk about:

• The creative process
• Playing the bar scene in New York
• Getting kids into playing instruments
• Santa Fe
• The differences between musician and producer
• The differences and similarities in performing music and acting
• His ties to Italy and Pakistan
• What's next for Jono
• And much, much more

Give it a listen and please let me know what you think.

I like this quote from High Times' Magazine: “If it wasn’t for Jono Manson, then Blues Traveler, Spin Doctors, and Joan Osborne and the New York jam-band scene may never have happened. It was Manson who showed these young whippersnappers how to turn a blasé bar crowd into true believers at now legendary hole in the wall, Nightingales.”

Fun fact: Jono's cousins are the filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODES

• Jono's website
• Listen to Jono's music (Red Wine in the Afternoon is my favorite.)
• Listen to songs from selected projects produced by Jono
• The Sketches and Saif Samejo
• The Gang
• Mandolin Brothers
• Daniel Boling
• Muscle Shoals - If you love music, and have not seen this documentary, watch it now. You can find it on Netflix. (The producer is a friend and I hope to have him on the podcast.)
• The Holmes Brothers