Jon Wood

Bio

Jon Wood is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and visual artist who’s been part of the Baltimore
music scene since 1998.

Projects:

Jon Wood-Vacation Brain (release date October 2010)

Jon Wood – guitar, vocals, percussion, songwriter, producer)

Personnel:

Dan Kutcher – bass

Paul Weinburg – drums

Lawrence Lanahan – guitar & vocals

Blake Mobley – keys

Mikey Barnstein – congas

Patrick Rainey – tenor saxophone

Mario D’Ambrosio – tenor saxophone

Brian Shapiro – trumpet

Megan Ween – Lil Smokey amp spinner

Psycho Killers: Tribute to Talking Heads (sextet, 2008-present)

Jon Wood – guitar/vocals

Band Members:

Ryan Porter – bass/vocals

Blake Mobley – keys/vocals

Paul Weinburg – drums

Mikey Barnstein – percussion

Bridget McCallion – vocals

note: large crowds at Fletcher’s and The Ottobar. Sold out the 8×10 4 times.

Feinwood (Acoustic Fringe Bluegrass and Variety Quartet, 2003-present)
Jon Wood – guitar/vocals/songwriter

Band Members:

Eddie Feinstein – guitar/vocals

Dave Frieman – upright bass

Kevin Corbin – banjo

Jumbo Lump (Fun time Party band 2005-present)
Jon Wood – guitar/vocals

Band Members:

Dan Kutcher – bass

Mikey Barnstein – drums

Juicebox (Original Experimental Psychedelic Rocktet, 2000-2002)
Jon Wood – guitar/vocals/songwriter

Band Members:

Lawrence Lanahan – guitar/vocals

Dan Kutcher – bass

Matt Kutcher -drums

Mikey Barnstein – percussion

Kevin McGovern – vocals/percussion

Kevin Corbin – trombone

Rob O’Haver – saxophone

Chuck Orifici – trumpet

Swamp Dog (Original Jam Rock Trio, 1998-2001)
Jon Wood – guitar/vocals/songwriter

Band Members:

Mike Petrella – bass/vocals

Mikey Barnstein – drums/vocals

Fun Firsts!

  • Got first guitar at 3 yrs old (a plastic KISS Destroyer Toys-R-Us model).
  • The first song I learned was ‘Willy and The Po Boys’ by CCR at age 5.
  • My first concert was Iron Maiden in 1988 at The Cap Centre.
  • Won first place in the High School Hot Licks Guitar contest in 1990 while still in middle school.
  • First band was ‘Perfect Angels’ with a bunch of seniors at LaPlata High School. I was still in 8th grade. (I went to get shirts made for the band and misspelled them ‘Perfect Angles’).
  • Went to first Phish concert 11/22/95 at USAir Arena, formerly the Cap Centre.
  • First real band performance not in a storage shed was with Swamp Dog 4/1/98 at Towson University.
  • First professionally recorded album due out this Fall!