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Jon Cleary

US funk/R&B musician

New Orleans • b. 1962-08-11

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Biography

Jon Cleary (born August 11, 1962) is a British-born, American funk and R&B musician, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Cleary is an accomplished pianist as well as being a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. Cleary has performed with a number of prolific musicians including Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt (whom Cleary has also opened for), Taj Mahal, B.B. King, Ryan Adams, and Eric Burdon. Compositions by Cleary have been recorded by such notable musicians as Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, and John Scofield on his 2009 album Piety Street. Cleary's current band is Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, who have released six albums. Their album Go Go Juice won the Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album in the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

393 releases · 92 albums · active 1986–2026

  • Performance · 1,254
  • Other credits · 59
  • Production · 12
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Esplanade Studios · Cherokee Studios · Piety Street Recording · Ocean Way Recording

Frequent collaborators

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