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Jonathan Scales (born September 14, 1984) is an American steel pannist and composer. He has recorded and produced three albums, the most recent being Character Farm and Other Short Stories, released in April 2011. Since 2007, Scales has recorded and performed with Victor Wooten, Roy "Future Man" Wooten, Jeff Coffin, Jeff Sipe, Casey Driessen, Oteil Burbridge, Kofi Burbridge, and Yonrico Scott. His albums have been reviewed by Modern Drummer and Jazz Times. Scales graduated from Appalachian State University in 2006.
Early life and career details
Scales was born in San Francisco, California and was raised in a military family, spending time in Maryland, Virginia, Fort Bragg, and Germany before settling in North Carolina around the age of fifteen. A saxophonist since high school, Scales took up the steelpan in 2002 and fell in love with the sound of the instrument. Scales enrolled at Appalachian State University in 2002, and after graduating, formed the jazz fusion quartet The Jonathan Scales Fourchestra whose current lineup includes Phillip Bronson on drums and Cody Wright on bass. The band's third album, Character Farm and Other Short Stories, was released in April 2011.