Jonathan Karrant’s album, “On and On” hit #4 in jazz charts. It features such songs as “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”, and “Doodlin’” as well as the title track, and was produced by Tyler Monks, with pianist Josh Nelson, bassist Rob Thorsen, guitarist Mark Shapiro, and drummer Duncan Moore.

Jonathan has received several honors including; the 2014 New York City Jazz Cabaret Honors and, in 2015, “Best Singer” for the Bravo California Awards and 2016, Jonathan was named one of the top 12 rising jazz vocalists in New York by NYC-JR. Also in 2016, Jonathan was asked to present two-time Grammy Award winner, Diane Schurr, with the proclamation of “Diane Schurr Day” in Palm Springs, Ca.

“A voice, romantic without being cloying, warm but not forced, Karrant carries these songs with an emotional weight that make it seem at times as if he had written them himself. Just listen to his jazzy makeover of the Beatles’ eternally beautiful “In My Life” and hear the yearning in his singing.” –Jazz Corner

Jonathan Karrant works straight out of the American songbook with a level of manly confidence and jazz suave and bonhomie that was patented by Mel Torme himself. -The Reader magazine

Karrant was born in the heart of America at the foothills of the Ozarks in the old western town of Fort Smith, Arkansas, east of the Arkansas River. He has played with the Symphony, charitable events, and for jazz concerts throughout the state. He studied performance in New York City at the William Esper Studio, and music with the Seth Riggs Vocal Method with Greg Enriquez in Los Angeles. He also studied privately under the direction of Marilyn Maye and Kurt Eling. Karrant also gives credit to real performance experience in recalling that a lot of what he has learned about singing a song has just come with time, singing to audiences night after night. He has played Las Vegas supper clubs, and while there, initiated a venture with Vincent Falcone, Sinatra’s musical director/pianist, in a ten song CD, entitled “Introducing Jonathan Karrant”. Since, he has toured the states and Europe, gathering fans and gaining recognition wherever he performs.

In his popular single, “Lady in Red”, Jonathan truly shines. Backed by pianist Mikan Zlatkovich, bassist Bob Magnusson and drummer Duncan Moore, Karrant sets himself apart from other contemporaries on this single. Ultimately, he displays a brilliance through phrasing and languid passages that linger. ~ NYC After Dark

Currently, Jonathan Karrant continues to perform with some of the most accomplished musicians, and in some of the most respected music venues. He is working on a new recording project which will be released in 2017. Find him on ITunes, Amazon, and Pandora.

For more information view his website at: JonathanKarrant.com
Contact Jonathan at: jonathan@jonathankarrant.com