Jonas Berkeley
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Jonas Berkeley is a saxophonist
from the Southern Ontario region of Canada, and his work was nominated for a Juno Award
(Best Alternative Album) with the Constantines
on 2003's Shine A Light (see nomination listing for the following year). He has been playing for 17 years and is conversant on tenor and baritone sax, flute, clarinet and bass clarinet. He has worked on cruise ships, and in a variety of musical theatre productions, such as Grease! and Jesus Christ Superstar (see Hamilton Spectator reviews, 1997–2000). His West-coast funk band, Foundation, was named The Nerve Magazine Best Local Band of the Year by their in-house critic, Filmore Mescalito Holmes
(see Best of the Year, 2006). He is also an actor, having appeared in X-Men: The Last Stand
, RV, Wildfires, the 4400, Eureka, Kyle XY, The Evidence, Stargate: Atlantis, Dungeon Siege and more. He is a traveller, having visited most of the Western Hemisphere in a plane, van or ship. He is an accomplished sailor, having done some racing on the Eerie Witch out of Port Dover. He has lived in the Caribbean for the last 3 winters and does not plan on remaining in Canada for another.
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
from the Southern Ontario region of Canada, and his work was nominated for a Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
(Best Alternative Album) with the Constantines
Constantines
-History:The band was formed by Steve Lambke, Bryan Webb, Doug MacGregor, and Dallas Wehrle in 1999, following the break-up of Webb and MacGregor's emotional hardcore band Shoulder...
on 2003's Shine A Light (see nomination listing for the following year). He has been playing for 17 years and is conversant on tenor and baritone sax, flute, clarinet and bass clarinet. He has worked on cruise ships, and in a variety of musical theatre productions, such as Grease! and Jesus Christ Superstar (see Hamilton Spectator reviews, 1997–2000). His West-coast funk band, Foundation, was named The Nerve Magazine Best Local Band of the Year by their in-house critic, Filmore Mescalito Holmes
Filmore Mescalito Holmes
Alan Ranta is a Canadian music journalist. Ranta is known for tersely-written capsule reviews, and a focus on "bringing North American attention to electronic sounds."-Biography:...
(see Best of the Year, 2006). He is also an actor, having appeared in X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film and the third in the X-Men series. It was directed by Brett Ratner and stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones,...
, RV, Wildfires, the 4400, Eureka, Kyle XY, The Evidence, Stargate: Atlantis, Dungeon Siege and more. He is a traveller, having visited most of the Western Hemisphere in a plane, van or ship. He is an accomplished sailor, having done some racing on the Eerie Witch out of Port Dover. He has lived in the Caribbean for the last 3 winters and does not plan on remaining in Canada for another.