John Williams is a multi-talented Bassist and Music Marketer who gives the John Styles Band a very unique sound. As a self taught Bassist, John is a solid musician who plays a variety of music styles. i.e., Funk, R & B, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Neo-Soul, Rock, Country, Latin, Gospel music and more. If you want bring life to your music project or even if you want to do a jam session, just hit John by email at: great_grooves@yahoo.com and you will find that he knows now to find the pocket. As an active session musician, John works very diligently to give an artist what they want to hear as well as hear things that they may not have thought of. His music mentors are Bootsy Collins, Marcus Miller, Marcus Adams, Stanley Clark, James Jamerson, Randy Jackson (American Idol), Nathan East, Chuck Rainey, Charlie Mingus and Marcus Johnson.

As a Music Marketer, Johns' early career began at CBS Records, Sony Music and Luke Records. He has worked with BabyFace, Luther Vandross, L.L. Cool J, The Rolling Stones, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Caesar, Celene Dion, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, George Duke/Stanley Clark, Luke Campbell and Public Enemy etc. Johns' favorite producers Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis, George Duke and Marcus Miller…John's ultimate music goal is to nurture and preserve the funk.

 


Thursday nights
9-12:00 am • John Styles Band, The Spot, 4437 N. Broadway, $3 cover 5/13 • Tommy Bradford at Sushi Samba, 12-2pm 6/22 • Tommy Bradford with Madd Soul, River West, 9:00 pm 6/23 • Tommy Bradford with Mad Soul, Penninsula Hotel 6/30 • Tommy Bradford with Mad Soul, Penninsula Hotel, 9:00 pm

Tommy Bradford
Kristin Warren
Kenny Gray
Matt Hudson
John Williams
Dave Smith
Charles Taylor