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Upcoming Appearances
(August 2010)
  • MONDAY, August 30, 8:00 PM
      JTBlues @ The Bullfrog Brewery
      with Ann Kerstetter & Friends
  • WEDNESDAY, September 1, 6:30 PM
      JTBlues @ The Governor's Pub
      Come get a little deck action...
  • WEDNESDAY, September 1, 10:00 PM
      JTBlues @ The Bar
      Where everybody knows your name...
  • THURSDAY, September 2, 10:30 PM
      Maxwell Strait @ The Phyrst
      
  • FRIDAY, September 3, 5:00 PM
      JTBlues @ Kildare's Irish Pub
      Come get a little green for Happy Hour
  • SATURDAY, September 4, 8:00 PM
      Blau² @ Private Party
      JT & Natascha bring it to your house...
  • SUNDAY, September 5, 7:00 PM
      JT w/Dave Fields @ Lock Haven Regatta
      NYC Bluesman floats the West Branch
  • WEDNESDAY, September 8, 6:30 PM
      JTBlues @ The Governor's Pub
      Back for more!
  • THURSDAY, September 9, 10:30 PM
      Maxwell Strait @ The Phyrst
      
  • FRIDAY, September 10, 7:00 PM
      at Zeno's w/The Triple A Blues Band
      
  • FRIDAY, September 10, 10:00 PM
      Blau² at The Bar
      We got Blues, Jazz, and Soul
  • SATURDAY, September 11, 7:00 PM
      JT w/The Ann Kerstetter Band
      Sailing the Susq on the Hiawatha Riverboat
  • WEDNESDAY, September 15, 6:30 PM
      JTBlues @ The Governor's Pub
      It's nice here...
  • THURSDAY, September 16, 10:30 PM
      Maxwell Strait @ The Phyrst
      
  • FRIDAY, September 17, 7:00 PM
      at Zeno's w/The Triple A Blues Band
      Best Beer & Blues on the Planet!
  • SATURDAY, September 18, 6:00 PM
      JTBlues @ Lemont Granary
      Annual Fundraiser Dinner
  • SATURDAY, September 18, 9:00 PM
      Blau² @ Rotelli
      Party in the Basement on Calder Way
  • WEDNESDAY, September 22, 6:30 PM
      JTBlues @ The Governor's Pub
      Yep, really nice here
  • THURSDAY, September 23, 10:30 PM
      Maxwell Strait @ The Phyrst
      
  • FRIDAY, September 24, 7:00 PM
      at Zeno's w/The Triple A Blues Band
      The Summer of Triple A #20 closes out...
  • SATURDAY, September 25, 9:00 AM
      JTBlues @ JAVA Tailgate
      WE ARE - PENN STATE!
  • SATURDAY, September 25, 5:00 PM
      Blau² (JT & Natacha) at Private Party
      and there'll be private dancing, too

Check Complete Schedule for more info

 

What are these different bands JT plays with?

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September Rolls
Last year, I had a nice busy summer, but things ground almost to a halt once fall kicked in. Not so this year - just look at the schedule. Three regular gigs every week, weekend parties, The Bar, a Friday at the new Kildare's Irish Pub, trips to play with songstress Ann Kerstetter and NYC Blues guitarist Dave Fields. And Natascha's back, so Blau² is partying at Rotelli, The Bar, and your neighbor's house. And, and, and -- I'm finishing up my first CD. Stay tuned....

August Heat
I don't know if it can get any hotter than July, but August usually does. The gigs are definitely hot! Besides the weekly throw-downs at the Gov Pub, Phyrst, and Zeno's, I'll be Bar-ing in Boalsburg, Art Fest-ing in Bloomsburg, and Fat Girl Slim-ing in Lock Haven and Rehobeth Beach - Chrissy knows where the water is. And we'll also celebrate Natascha's return from her European Adventure with a rousing Bar Party the last Saturday of the month. So forget about cool and enjoy the heat!

JazzPA
Friday and Saturday, July 23 & 24, Bellefonte hosted the 2010 Summer Jazz Celebration JazzPA. Featuring a NYC All-Start lineup of Wycliffe Gordon, Russ Kassoff, Jay Leonhart and Dennis Mackrel, this year's evet promises to be better than ever. Local musicians appearing include the Zeropoint Big Band, Arthur Goldstein, Skytop Blues, The Friends Band, and The Tarnished Six. But what about JT? I was there, too, not as a featured Jazz performer, but holding down the after-party at The Governor's Pub, starting at 9:30 both nights.

Go West...
Back in June JT went to Las Vegas - on business. Really. He attended the 98th American Federation of Musicians Convention at the Riveria Hotel as the representative of the Central Pennsylvania Musicians' Association, Local 660.
Gambling? No way...

Regular Gig on the Calendar
Since April 21, JT has been appearing at the Governor's Pub in downtown Bellefonte every Wednesday at 6:30 pm, playing a mix of Blues, popular, and original songs. Stop in and enjoy dinner and drinks on the deck.
>> 211 West High Street.

JT Wins at Blues Competition!
On Sunday, March 21, JT competed at the Billtown Blues Challenge in Williamsport, PA, winning the solo/duo competition. He gets to appear at the Billtown Blues Festival on June 13, and also will make a trip to Memphis next February to compete in the International Blues Challenge

  

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JT made the July 2009 cover of
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"Many thanks for the beautiful music...You helped make the day very special" - BG
"...residents are still talking about the wonderful concert you presented...You are a wonderful entertainer and pianist!" - SD
"SPECIAL THANKS TO JT - THE PIANO MAN! WHAT A HIT!!!" - SK
"Thanks - the band was a big hit!" - JL


Playing the Blues is no guarantee of a successful music career, but John "JT" Thompson somehow makes it happen. Now, it's not always pure Blues, but the passion of the Blues influences his approach to everything he plays.

Originally from central Pennsylvania, JT headed south in the late 1970s, doing his internship in the swamp music dens of Louisiana, the cowboy bars of Texas, the juke joints of Mississippi, the Blues clubs in Georgia, and rock venues up and down the East coast.  Over that time, this talented musician has shown incredible diversity. He's backed up notable performers including soul icon Percy Sledge, legendary Blues great Lotsa Poppa, Cajun swamp pop singer Charles Mann, R & B artist Little Alfred, and internationally-renown casino entertainer Cody Marshall.   He has opened shows for B. B. King, the Pointer Sisters, Bob Seger, Iron Butterfly, Lee Greenwood, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Lattimore, Bobby Rush, Lenny Williams, Coco Montoya, and Ruthie Foster.  JT has traveled the hotel show circuit, played corporate parties for clients such as Coca-Cola and Wolf Camera, the PSU Alumni Association, performed at weddings large and small, and fronted his own hard-rock band, The Chase.

He is currently a fixture in the State College PA music scene, fronting his own group the JTBlues Band, and performing regularly with local favorites Maxwell Strait, The Triple A Blues Band, and chanteuse Natascha Hoffmeyer.

JT has distilled all this experience into a spirited solo act. Beginning with his original Blues and Boogie-Woogie tunes, and throwing in cover that span the decades - from the 30's and 40's right up to today's hits - you'll find JT thrilling an audience with his intuitive style and eclectic taste.



Music is a moral law; It gives wings to the mind, a soul to the universe,
flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, a life to everything.

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