Singer/songwriter Jonathon Hampton grew up in Chicago, taking in and showing off the sounds of R&B, Soul, Blues, and Jazz, the passionate and vibrant stylings of which he fuses in his compositions with guitar and piano.

Now in DC, he's made guest appearances at Jojo, The Artemis, and Mr. Henry's. In California he's performed at Oakland Yard, The Octopus, Rosenblum, Duvin, Martunis, Octavia Lounge, and Les Joulins Jazz Bistro. In New York City he's taken the stage at the Cotton Club, St. Nick's Pub, Creole Jazz & Supper Club, and St. Peter's with Billy Harper.

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His solo album, Negro Spirituals: Songs of Trial and Triumph, complements his singing on 17 commercial choral albums. Hampton has also recorded and performed several lead roles: Smudge in Forever Plaid at Caribbean Community Theatre, Wilbur Wright in Brother Brother by Aaron Siegel, Fab in WOW by Joe Diebes. He has also recorded with The Sto'ways, for Carnegie Hall's national education program, Link Up, and has sung with the a cappella groups The Barkers, We Rub, Reality, Harmony's Essence, The Brothers, and conducted Continuum.