Marv Jonesi

Marv Jonesi, a professional guitarist/singer, records his own tunes in his 32-track home studio, CD's of which he plans on inserting into the nose cone of a rocket and shooting into orbit around Uranus. ABOUT: Moved out to Sun Valley, Idaho, from Chicago in 1996, then moved to Boise in 2000. Been a professional musician since the age of sixteen, and in Chicago was a staff producer/writer/singer/guitarist for a national jingle company for fourteen years, performing on over 2,000 sessions and creating commercials for United Airlines, McDonald's, Sears, Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Wheaties, Miller Light, Michelob, the original Glade Plug-In spot ("Plug it in, plug it in..."), etc., etc. Played in a zillion rock bands in the Midwest, California, and in Idaho. Early on I played with Jay & the Americans, Sam the Sham, Major Lance, Tony Orlando & Dawn, and the Mauds; in the 70's my own band opened concerts for Sly & the Family Stone, Bob Seger, Steppenwolf, REO Speedwagon, Mike Nesmith (the Monkee), and assorted others. In the 80's & 90's I worked in the studio with Delbert McClinton, Jennifer Warnes, Patti Austin, Tom Paxton, John Sebastian, Rosemary Butler (backup singer for James Taylor, Jackson Browne, etc.), Janie Fricke, Lynn Anderson, Dr. John, Matthew Wilder, Eugene Record (of the Chi-Lites), and Joe Williams (the late, great singer from the Count Basie Band). Currently I fight off musical boredom by occasionally playing da blues in local clubs, recording my little tunes in my home studio, and contemplating the music floating in and out of my navel.  Especially out.