MONONEON

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB / APRIL 9-10

Don’t let MonoNeon’s colorful appearance fool you. Dwayne Thomas Jr. (MonoNeon), whose love of neon light installations inspired his moniker, is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist and bassist. At four-years old, his father bought Dwayne’s first instrument, a guitar Dwayne “played like a bass.” Dwayne’s training ground was his grandmother’s living room and church services in his birthplace, Memphis, Tennessee. MonoNeon’s father, Dywane Thomas Sr., is an esteemed Memphis studio musician who played with Rufus Thomas, Roebuck “Pops” Staples, and has recently played with organist Cory Henry. As a result, “MonoNeon‘s home base is always gonna be Johnny Taylor, Bobby Womack, Denise LaSalle, you know – funk, Bar Kays” to attribute to his signature playing sound. Don’t miss an opportunity to catch MonoNeon live. JJ