Jon Lawson is a tenor, soprano, and alto saxophonist as well as an avid composer and arranger. He has performed in the United States, Europe, Asia, and South and Central America and the Caribbean. Jon prides himself and focuses on the styles of Smooth Jazz, R&B, Funk, Gospel, and Praise music. For the past several years, he has been leading the band Jon Lawson and The Groove. Jon regularly performs with Boston-based band Gimme 5 throughout the New England Region. Prior to JL & The Groove, Jon led the group 3 AM Groove. Jon also regularly composes, arranges, records, and produces music.
In 2017, Jon graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA with a Bachelor of Music degree. He was a Professional Music major with specialized focuses in composition, performance, and music business.
Jon is also an experienced composer, publishing many songs across a vast realm of genres and styles. His styles include Smooth Jazz, R&B, Funk, and Orchestral music. In 2017, Jon finished composing his first full orchestral symphony. Currently, he is in the process of publishing his symphony.
As a recording artist, Jon has produced three full length albums, one with Shine Gospel, one with 3 AM Groove, and a Smooth Jazz album as a solo artist. Separately, Jon has released several singles under the name Jon Lawson Sax. Jon also regularly makes recording appearances as a guest artist, working with many different artists in the music industry.
In regards to his praise and gospel music career, Jon launched Shine Gospel in 2018 with the release of the album The Calling. Shine Gospel combines the traditional musical ideas in praise and gospel with the sound and styling of the saxophone. Jon got his start in the gospel world performing around the world with music mission groups. Aside from Shine Gospel, Jon is currently a member of a Boston-based praise band as well as Washington D.C. based Dunamis.
Jon has been awarded the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award as well as the National Society of Arts and Letters Award for Excellence in the Arts.
Music has been a part of Brent's life since he was a young boy. Raised by two musicians, Brent was trained classically on piano since the age of seven. At the age of fifteen, he became interested in studying singing and songwriting. Brent received a Bachelors Degree in vocal performance from Central Methodist University and then completed a Masters Degree in voice at Northwestern University. After school Brent tried his hand at many different genres of music from Opera to Musical Theater, Blues to Jazz. However, his passion from the beginning was songwriting. In 1996 Brent moved to Boston where he began teaching and performing commercial music. In the year 2000 he started his own musical project, the progressive/pop rock band, Slow Motion Driver. The band dispersed in 2010, but Brent continued writing, teaching and producing music. Currently Brent is one of the best-known contemporary voice teachers in the Boston Area. For the last twenty years he has trained hundreds of professional and aspiring singers from New England and around the World. Brent is also the Praise Band director at Old West United Methodist church in Boston, where he gets to play with some super talented musicians every Sunday morning, including Mr. Jon Lawson! He is super excited to have contributed vocally to the album The Calling and is praying it is well received. (Listen to this album!!)
Julianne is currently an undergraduate student at The George Washington University, pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health.
Julianne is an alto and soprano vocalist with experience in choral, A capella and contemporary style music in the United States, Asia and the Caribbean. In the past few years, Julianne has been involved in the Maryland All-State Senior Chorus, Montgomery County Youth Chorus, Clarksburg High School Chamber Singers, and The Clashettes A Capella Group as a vocalist. Julianne has been singing and leading praise along with her brother, David for the past 7 years as a worship duo and worship team. Last year, Julianne and David were able to create the Dunamis worship team, consisting of talented and spiritually passionate young musicians through the grace of God.
Julianne is passionate about sharing music and continuously strives to spread the gospel and the love of God through praise.
David Lee graduated from the Pennsylvania State University's Smeal College of Business in 2017 with a Bachelors of Science in Supply Chain & Information Systems. He is currently working as an Amazon Operations Manager in New Jersey.
In the early years, David learned how to play various instruments such as piano, violin, and self taught himself to play the acoustic guitar. He led as a worship leader along with his sister Julianne for various churches and non profit organizations, helping to spread God's glory in the United States, South Korea, and the Caribbean.
Through many years of being a worship leader, David met many wonderful musicians and worshippers like Jonathan and Julianne. Soon after, Dunamis Worship Team was created in 2017. David looks forward to see how God will use him as a worship leader for the next generation.
