Jon Ham
About The One And Only Jon Ham
The One And Only Jon Ham’s musical style is the sum of all the various musical styles he’s enjoyed listening to and performing throughout his life.
Growing up listening to They Might Be Giants, Hall & Oates, Steely Dan, and Anthrax; then getting more into The Grateful Dead, Herbie Hancock, Medeski Martin & Wood, The Talking Heads, Parliament, and Stevie Ray Vaughn; and even further down the line finding a love of Umphrey’s McGee, The Slip, Frank Zappa, Freekbass, That One Guy, LCD Soundsystem, Andy Frasco & The UN, and MonoNeon; along with a mellow side affair with Beck, Nick Drake, Brad Barr, Claude Debussy, and Brian Eno.
This wide range of influences is reflected in the diverse genres of Jon’s original songs and performing styles. Some songs stick to one of the styles of one of his heroes, while some mix them together like a stew. Or a margarita. Click over to the videos section to get yourself a taste.
Here’s #Gyilicious, my act featuring the West African xylophone, live looped with bass, beats, and vocals:
Here’s me live-looping an acapella version of “You Can Call Me Al” at Burg Hotel auf Scohnberg in Germany:
Show Times
I play fun shows. They’re mostly at breweries. Sometimes I use fun different instruments. Sometimes I’m the house band for local comedy shows. Here’s where you can keep track of what I’m doing when and where. Invite your friends and come party with me,
It’s time for my final Wednesday at Denver Beer Company in Olde Town Arvada! Gather your friends and join me one last time (for now) for some fun & funky tunes to pair perfectly with their beers, select cocktails, and The Mighty Burger!
2nd Friday of every month is comedy night at Chain Reaction Brewing, and I’ll be kicking things off as your house band for the evening. And we’ve got a super special guest host, my pal Nic Dean! He’s hilarious, and super nice too, so get your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/comedy-night-at-chain-reaction-brewing-company-presented-by-rotating-tap-comedy-wrubptzp
It’s Olde Town Arvada’s St. Paddy’s Day party, and I’ll be rocking tunes on the patio of DBC Arvada from noon-3pm. Come join me.
Not my show, but the homies band Glory Soul will be playing at Cannonball Creek Brewing for St. Paddy’s Day and (Alysa’s birthday), and I’ll be crashing the party to join them on lap steel for a few tunes.
Join me at Ephemeral Rotating Taproom for another intimate acoustic show! It’s always a fun show with some different tones and trial tunes, plus some beers on tap you can’t find anywhere else in Denver.
After a super-fun debut here last month, I’m excited for my return to Cheluna Brewing! They’ve got great beers, and with all the awesome food around Stanley Marketplace, you can really make an evening of it. And you can get your Cheluna beers to-go while you walk around (but then come back to Cheluna and keep rockin’ with me).
Join me in celebrating Six Capitol Brewing & BBQ’s anniversary! They’ve got some of the tastiest Q around, and it’s always a fun party every single time I play there. Come on out, and come hungry!
Always a blast playing at Empourium. The beers are on par (there’s a golf place nextdoor, so I nailed that one), the staff is super cool, and the Tennyson neighborhood vibes are great.
Join me at Lady Justice Brewing to celebrate Pride month for a final push to close out my Trevor Project fundraiser.
Joyride is another one of my favorite breweries! With their delicious beers, fun & silly staff, cool events, and great views from their rooftop patio, they’ve really got it going on. I just wish they had live music more often. BUT they do book me every year for their anniversary (and sometimes for an extra event along the street here & there), so I can’t complain. Plus, they ALWAYS throw a great party. Mark your calendars and see for yourself. Schedule coming soon, but I usually kick off the event, so plan on getting there early!
I had a blast playing the grand opening of the new Old 121 Brewhouse (and it was PACKED!), and I’m excited to be getting back in to rock it again.
This year celebrating the 8 year anniversary of getting laid off from my brewery job, leading to following my dreams and becoming a full time musician! It’s a FREE full day festival event with lots of live music, local crafters & vendors, a collab beer, a live unicorn, food truck, donuts, and tons of the type of positive supportive friends who will encourage you to follow your dreams and hop on your own personal unicorn to spread your wings and fly high into a better future!
With Great American Beer Fest moving to Levitt Pavilion, the party places are moving farther South too. Join me at Lady J for a special GABF Kickoff party with all the drinking tunes you need to pump you up for awkwardly drinking for hours on a slanted hillside…outside…in October. GABF!
Special Events
There are some super-fun events that I look forward to doing every year. Here is where you can learn all about them!
“Up With Downsizing” is a celebration of following your dreams and taking an unexpected setback and turning it into a joyful step forward. When I got downsized from my brewery job, I took the surprise unemployment as an opportunity to try playing music for a living (as I had often wondered if I could).
Now we celebrate that fateful day with “Up With Downsizing,” a free full-day festival loaded with live music, local crafters & vendors, a special collab beer release, and a live unicorn (for photo ops & inspiration). It has also become a fundraiser for Urban Peak, helping SW Denver’s youth rise up out of the cycle of homelessness!
Check back as August approaches for updates on the musicians, vendors, & food truck joining the fun for this year’s event!
Every December I play some fun holiday themed shows. It’s always a festive mix of classic and modern Christmas songs, but all with a funky twist. Sometimes there are other events connected, like ugly sweater parties, cookie exchanges, craft markets, toy/food drives, fundraisers, etc. Sometimes some friends stop by to perform a few tunes as a special “gift” for the audience. If you own a brewery/restaurant/bar/distillery, or even just want to reserve this entertainment for your company/family/neighborhood holiday party, it’s never too early to start booking me and reserve a date in December!
“Dying To Be Heard” is my annual musical tribute to some of the artists we lost in the previous year. Every year makes for an eclectic mix of musicians from different eras, genres, and performing styles, which makes every “Dying To Be Heard” a special event.
I offer these shows in January & February, which are typically slower months for craft breweries (where I mainly perform), so this show has become a bit of a unique draw, to help get patrons to come out in these slow months and show their support to us small businesses and catch this one-of-a-kind show.
I first started doing this series of shows in 2016, when we lost such visionary artists as Prince, David Bowie, and George Michael, acoustic legends like Merle Haggard and Ralph Stanley, and the funky vibes of Maurice White (Earth Wind & Fire), Sharon Jones, and Phife Dawg (Tribe Called Quest), in addition to Leonard Cohen, Elvis’ guitarist Scotty Moore, and more.
Now, each year offers a wide variety: from one-hit-wonders to arena headliners, your favorite modern artists to almost forgotten musicians from years gone by. Whether you’re the type who keeps track of who passes away throughout the year, or you prefer to be reminded as their songs pop up at the show, “Dying To Be Heard” is a special look back on the past year an all the great music created by those who left us.
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