Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening w/ Jager Henry

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    Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening w/ Jager Henry
    08 Dec 7:00 PM
    Until 08 Dec, 11:30 PM 4h 30m

    Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening w/ Jager Henry

    The Wellmont Theater 5 Seymour St, Montclair, NJ 07042
    Organized by Wellmont Theater

    A lot of talented children have probably been asked by a parent to entertain family
    and friends, maybe in the living room, maybe sing a little, play an instrument. No big
    deal and a good way to get used to performing for others. But when Jason Bonham
    was a small child and got called in to entertain, the family friends he played his
    drums for could be anyone from Jimmy Page to some of the guys from the group Bad
    Company. That’s what happens when your father is drummer John Bonham, one of
    the original members of the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin.

    At the age of only five, Jason could play the drums, at least a scaled-down set of
    them, with skill. When he was 17 he was a member of the band Air Race. The group
    signed a record contract with Atlantic Records, recorded one album, and opened for
    big names like Queen, Meat Loaf, Ted Nugent, and AC/DC. John Bonham died in
    1980, but Jason, who has marked a few places in music history himself, has stepped
    in from time to time to help keep his father’s memory alive.

    In 1988, Jason took his father’s spot in the televised, first-ever Led Zeppelin reunion
    at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert, which included Robert Plant,
    Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones. Later than year. he went on to tour with Page and
    recorded the album Outrider with him.

    By 1989, he completed the album The Disregard of Timekeeping, in his new band
    called “Bonham”. One of the tracks from this first effort, “Wait for You,” earned him
    a gold record. By 1992, with partners like Canadian vocalist Daniel MacMaster,
    guitarist Ian Hatton, and bassist and keyboardist John Smithson, Bonham finished
    another album: Mad Hatter.

    Jason teamed up with greats like Paul Rodgers, Slash, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck and
    others in 1993 to work on a Tribute to Muddy Waters album. The record’s success
    brought a nomination for a Grammy Award. A year later, Jason, along with Rodgers
    and Slash, appeared at the memorable Woodstock II. That same year, he recorded a
    new album, Peace 4 Me, in his group now known as Motherland with Marti
    Frederksen on vocals.

    In May 1990, Jason married Jan Charteris, in Stone, Kidderminster in a wedding
    reception that included a jam with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones.
    Jason represented his father when Led Zeppelin was inducted into the Rock and Roll
    Hall of Fame in January 1995, with his sister Zoe by his side. He soon put together
    another solo project which culminated in “In the Name of My Father – The Zepset”
    cd, which featured the songs of Led Zeppelin. Proceeds from the album went to
    charity. The album followed up with When You See the Sun.

    The Healing Sixes soon caught his attention and decided to tour and record them the
    Indiana-based band, from 1999–2003. In 2001, Jason appeared in the film Rock Star
    which starred Mark Wahlberg. The band in the movie, Steel Dragon recorded the
    songs featured in the movie and the soundtrack.

    Following an album with Debbie Bonham, the younger sister of John Bonham, Jason
    was invited to drum for hard rock group UFO. In 2006, he also recorded with Joe
    Bonamassa.

    Jason starred with Ted Nugent, Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard), Sebastian Bach (Skid
    Row) and Scott Ian (Anthrax) on the VH1 reality tv show, “SuperGroup”, in May
    2006. The musicians formed a band called Damnocracy for the show, during which
    they lived in a mansion in Las Vegas for twelve days and created music. Most
    recently, Jason has performed and recorded with Foreigner.

    On December 10th, 2007, Jason played drums in the most anticipated concert of all
    time – the Led Zeppelin reunion at London’s O2 arena with surviving members Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant.

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