Jonathan Auerbach
Jonathan Auerbach
Jonathan Auerbach: BUY * LINKS
- MySpace
- My YouTube
- Videos of my "live" performances
Sponsors
- Larrivee Guitars
See me on Larrivee guitars artist roster, in company with notable guitarists as diverse as Leslie West (of Mountain), John Hiatt, John Sebastian, and Tony Franklin (Jimmy Page, the Firm). click on "Artists".- L.R. Baggs
Look for me on the artist roster of L.R. Baggs, which boasts -- to name but a diverse few -- The Allman Brothers, Jackson Browne, Lenny Kravitz, Alison Krauss and Kieth Urban. Baggs pickups, amp and other gear for acoustic guitars are legendary and have received domestic and international acclaim.- SWART Amplifier Company
I've been kickin' it with the Atomic Space Tone Amp -- the cabinet has classic vintage style and the workings are uncompromising. It’s pure Zen -- the best of old-made-new in one masterfully portable classy package. An exaltation of truth in tube tone -- tone for days -- complete with reverb and tremolo of highest sonic order. The AST renders gorgeous gouts of sound like nothing else on the market.- Evolution Tourist Marketing
Booking and tour support for Jonathan in Italia provided by Francesco Comotti, director of this top Italian-based international marketing and communications firm.- Reynolds fotografo
Official Italy tour promotion and Siren Call CD art photographs of Jonathan taken in Trieste, Italia, by Paolo Rinaldi, award-winning Italian fotografo superlativo! To view his spectaular photos, click this link.
My Philanthropy
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Since 1947, cancer patients from around the world have come to DFCI to battle their disease. The care offered is recognized as the finest of its kind, providing cancer patients with the best treatment available today while developing tomorrow's cures through cutting-edge research. Jonathan raises money through his music for this Boston-based facility, and also serves on the DFCI's Leadership Council.- Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies
The Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies at Dana Farber opened in 2000 with a mission to enhance the quality of life for cancer patients and their families by integrating complimentary therapies with traditional cancer care. The Center provides integrative therapies to help alleviate many of the symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment to patients and their families; offers education on these integrative therapies to patients, families and staff; and advances knowledge of the effectiveness and outcomes of these therapies through peer-reviewed, evidence-based clinical research.
2008 marks year five of the “Making Music” music therapy program offered through the Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrated Therapies. The program takes place in DFCI’s Betty Ann Blum and Marjorie Blum Pediatric Resource Room of the Jimmy Fund Clinic. Led by board-certified music therapist Brian Jantz, sessions are a respite from the sometimes-stressful world of the clinic – a place to be kids rather than patients. Its aim(s) include increasing self-expression and self-confidence while decreasing anxiety and providing opportunities for normalcy and control.
The program provides group and individual music therapy sessions to pediatric patients and their families. Sessions include singing, playing instruments, learning to play piano or guitar, composing original songs, recording CD’s, dancing, or just showing up to see what it’s all about. All ages and abilities are welcome. Music therapy is also offered to patients who are confined to beds receiving chemotherapy, blood transfusions or have compromised immune systems.
With an increase in hours and additional access to patients, the program has truly flourished and is now reaching out to hundreds of additional patients and family members, who are now able to receive weekly clinical music lessons on guitar, piano, drums or voice. A program focusing on music recording technology has been implemented and well received. Through this program, participants can record CD’s, compose original musical scores, create movies, comic books, and slide shows and burn these to DVD’s. Many parents volunteered to comment on their satisfaction with the music therapy program. Patient and family satisfaction level is extremely high.
Rock guitarist and singer/songwriter Jonathan Auerbach volunteers his time and talent, donates money and helps raise funds in support of the music therapy program. In March of 2008, Jonathan begins teaching a series of master class workshops at DFCI for patients in the music therapy program, titled "Rock-in'-Time: a Rock Music Performance Jam.” The workshop will be interactive and entertaining as well as instructional. “Music therapy is about safety in song,” says Jonathan. “I’ll be teaching kids who already have the ability to play an instrument to enhance their playing and performance skills. Performing music well while having fun doing it empowers and builds confidence. Each child has unique health challenges, but music is a universal gift: music moves, music frees, music heals.”- The Jimmy Fund
The Jimmy Fund is the fundraising arm of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Jonathan helps fund music therapy programs for children's cancer research and care at this organization - through the Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies.