A Maryland native, Jonathan Jensen credits several influences with shaping his path as a composer and performer: the songs his mother played and sang at the piano, his brother's collection of 78 rpm records, the concerts and Broadway shows he attended as a child, hootenannies out on the patio, and years of music lessons. All of this eventually led to a career as a musical chameleon: Baltimore Symphony bassist, pianist for folk and ballroom dancing, mandola player with the Baltimore Mandolin… more