John Savage
Guitar, Piano, Bass, Voice, Jazz Band
A life devoted to music
John Savage has been performing and teaching on the West Coast for over 40 years. At the Anacortes Jazz Festival in 2007, Clarence Acox Director of the Seattle Jazz Philharmonic, proclaimed John to be, “the real deal”.
Now on his 18th year on the music faculty at Skagit Valley College, he teaches guitar, piano, bass (electric and acoustic) and voice. He has worked with the jazz choir and directed the Jazz Big Band. He enjoys public speaking and has taught numerous workshops and group-focused events. In addition, he has been the musical director and played in the pit for several theater productions in the northwest. John studied guitar with such greats as, Herb Ellis, Howard Roberts, Tal Farlow and Jamie Finley of the Guitar Institute. A musical powerhouse, John taught himself upright bass, electric bass, piano and is a singer and prolific song writer. He has extensive experience in studio recording. On the West Coast, John has performed with many prestigious musicians in a variety of venues including; The Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, John Hodgkins, Robert Cray, Chuck Berry, Tom Anastasio, John Anderson, Trish Hatley, Louise Rose and Josh Cook. In the 1970s, he performed at the Pioneer Club in Los Angeles' Watts District with such R&B luminaries as Smokey Wilson, Etta James, Otis Rush, Jr. Walker, Luther Alison and Jr. Wells among others.
John is currently the leader and front man with Dillinger’s Clambake, the Savage Jazz Trio and Johnny and the Moondogs. Former local bands in which John performed include: The Soul Miners, The Cruisers, The Classics, The Stonetones, The Road Kill Big Band and Frankly Moanin’. You can find out more by visiting the following websites:
- savagejazztrio.com
- johnnyandthemoondogsband.com
- dillingersclambake.com
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