
Jon Griffin
Havana, Cuba/Mesa, Arizona
I started playing guitar when I was 7 years old and haven't looked back since. After I had some facility with the guitar I started listening to a lot, and I mean a lot, of progressive rock and fusion. My early influences were early Genesis, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, and of course ELP and Yes. I also listened to a LOT of Frank Zappa and even got to play with him in 1978 (I will write a post about that sometime, but it is R rated). I loved Mahavishnu Orchestra and that got me into Paco DeLucia and Flamenco music along with the Phrygian major mode! I also tried to keep up with Larry Carlton and Lee Ritenour.
I didn't grow up in a vacuum of eclectic tastes though and also listened to most of the rock at the time. I listened to a lot of southern rock and blues players like Duane Allman and Johnny Winter as well as Lynyrd Skynyrd. And then I went to Grove school of Music and Cuba...
Anyway, I could go on forever, but Cuba changed my whole musical mindset and I ended recording many songs there. I got married there as well, which makes me somewhat Cuban, and life hasn't been the same since.
Jazz With A Bounce
By Jon Griffin
If I Had a Dime
By Jon Griffin
Back Home to My Love
By Jon Griffin
Me quedo en esta isla
By Jon Griffin
Amado Mio
By Jon Griffin
Agarra lo tuyo
By Jon Griffin
No te estrelles
By Jon Griffin
Calor de Cali
By Jon Griffin
Yuca Jam
By Jon Griffin
Entertainingly Disagreeable
By Jon Griffin