Jonathan Kingham is a folk, pop and jazz musician from
Nashville, TN
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
. He was born in
Woodland, California
Woodland is a city in and the county seat of Yolo County, California, located approximately northwest of Sacramento, and is a part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 61,032 at the 2020 census.
Woodland's origins date to 1 ...
and graduated from
Woodland Senior High School in 1992. Kingham has released three full-length albums, one EP, and appeared on ''
Meet The Bixbys'' as a band member for
The Bixbys in 1999. Since 1997 he has toured nationally. His singing has been featured in WB network's show ''
Felicity''. Kingham is among a group of Seattle artists whose music is featured when a person calling the City of Seattle is put on hold. He is currently playing keyboard and slide guitar with
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Barbara, California, in 1986. The band at the time consisted of vocalist/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss, ...
, supporting the release of ''
New Constellation'', and tours extensively with the band's leader singer,
Glen Phillips, in his solo shows. Kingham also teaches songwriting workshops with students all over the country with Ryan Shea Smith with a program called "Songwriting Made Simple".
Kingham also writes for other artists, produces albums for other artists and has songs featured in numerous music library catalogues.
Discography
* Jonathan Kingham (CD) - 1997
* Hardwood Floors (CD) - Exact Records - 1999 (Exact 001)
* That Changes Everything (CD) - Exact Records - 2005 (Exact 005)
* Smooth Out the Lines (CD/MP3) - Exact Records - 2010
Awards
* 1st place honors in the National Telluride Troubadour Songwriting Contest
* 1st place at The Unisong International Song Contest
* Placed two years in a row in the top five of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest
* 1st Place award in the USA Songwriting Competition in the Folk Category
* Overall Grand Prize winner USA Songwriting Competition
References
External links
Official website*
AllMusic.com review of self-titled album.
Musicians from Seattle
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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