Joe Bonner

An excellent pianist who was simply originally greatly influenced by McCoy Tyner, Joe Bonner is a superb interpreter of modal-based music and advanced very difficult bop. He analyzed music at Virginia Condition College and in early stages used Roy Haynes (1970-1971), Freddie Hubbard (1971-1972), Pharoah Sanders (1972-1974), and Billy Harper (past due ’70s). Bonner, who documented as a innovator for Muse, Theresa, & most prominently Steeplechase, continues to be located in Colorado because the 1980s and continues to be a talented improviser.