#13 - JON SAVILLE - Local Legend

A for Aleph Podcast

In this episode of the Aleph Podcast, A For Aleph Founder Umair Dar had the pleasure of inviting the legendary, Jon J. Saville. The conversation is about Jon’s journey into the music industries starting from his childhood to what he is doing currently. A for Aleph Founder, Umair gets into the details of Jon’s musical endeavors, inspirations, achievements and how it’s been for him working on different projects and bands recently.
Jon Saville, born in Karachi is among the legendary musicians of the city and is one of the pioneer jazz piano and keyboard players in Pakistan as well as a producer, composer, arranger, and teacher. Apart from being a virtuoso Pianist, Jon is also a multi-instrumentalist, that excels at guitar & bass. Also played the Clarinet and Sax at the early age of 7, but did not really pursue the path of wind and reed instruments. Indulging in a variety of music styles from western classical to country, blues, progressive rock & jazz, Jon has ventured through almost every genre and has adapted and moulded his own playing with influences from Modern Jazz, Funk, Fusion, Bop, Smooth Jazz, and Latin-Jazz. He won the UNESCO International Jazz Day in 2013. He has played with top names in the Pakistani music industry including Najam Sheraz, Milestones, Aamir Zaki, Abbas Premji, Louis 'Gumby' Pinto, Brain Masala and is featured on Mizmaar's first album.
Currently, Jon Saville teaches music and heads the department of Piano & Keyboards at the Arts Council Karachi, Karachi. His latest project is Surkhwaab, a south-asian classical fusion group that mixes ragas with blues & jazz arrangements.
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