John Bishop
Origin Records / OA2 Records / Origin Classical
- Role
- Owner Partner at Origin Records
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Bishop
Drummer, record label owner, graphic designer, educator, and festival presenter, John Bishop has been one of the primary voices in Northwest Jazz for 40 years. He has performed in concerts and clubs with Bobby Hutcherson, Ernie Watts, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Julian Priester, Ernestine Anderson, Sonny Fortune, Lee Konitz, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, Jessica Williams, and countless others. He\'s appeared on more than 100 albums, was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 2008, and was named a \"Jazz Hero\" by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2019.Bishop was a member of New York pianist Hal Galper\'s Trio from 20••••21. They released 7 albums and toured around the U.S, Canada and Europe. Other ongoing projects include the 25-year old cooperative group SCENES with John Stowell, Rick Mandyck & Jeff Johnson; and yearly Belgian tours since 2010. In 2023, Bishop released his trio album,\"Antwerp,\" featuring pianist Bram Weijters & bassist Piet Verbist.In 1997, Bishop started Origin Records and OriginArts, a graphic design & CD production company, to help further the exposure of creative artists and their music. In partnership with his ex-drum student, Matt Jorgensen, they have released over 850 recordings by 390 artists from around the world. In 2002 they added another jazz label, OA2 Records, a classical imprint, Origin Classical in 2008, and produced Seattle’s annual Ballard Jazz Festival from 20••••20. Bishop has designed 900 CD packages and multiple book covers, banners, posters, and other graphics for clients around the globe.
Experience
Owner Partner
Sep 1997 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Founder and head of Origin Records, handling: artist relations and development; CD cover design and production; developing and coordinating distribution, marketing & promotional opportunities. Now with a catalog of 850 recordings across three labels from 390 artists. JazzWeek\'s 2009 \"Label of the Year.\"
Education
University of North Texas
Jazz Education
1979 — 1979
University of Oregon
Jazz, Percussion performance
1977 — 1980
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