Two guys walk into a bar……..

Back in 2003, two guys walk into a bar at the Sheridan Hyatt hotel in Chicago and began an epic friendship and partnership. Singer, Amedee Jones, who was on break from performing with a band at the hotel, and Producer/Artist Manager, George (Gar) Roberts, Tour Manager for Teddy Pendergrass who was staying at the hotel after a concert performance in town.

George (Gar) Roberts

Gar Roberts, has worked professionally with some of the biggest names in Jazz and R&B. He has worked in the industry as a Concert Promoter, Tour Manager, and Manager and has done production for entertainers such as Roy Ayers, Jean Carn, Teddy Pendergrass, Pieces of a Dream, Dexter Wansel. Norman Conners, Anita Baker, B.B. King, Natalie Cole, Jeffery Osbourne, Phyllis Hyman, and The Whispers, to name a few. Making a solid mark in the music industry.

Amedee Jones

Jones has been involved in the music industry going back to the 60s. Growing up in Detroit during the Motown 60”s, a young Jones witnessed firsthand the growth of the Motown music era by attending many of the Motown Revue shows at the Fox Theater. Jones caught more of the music bug, through the eclectic tastes of musically diverse parents. He was exposed to various genres of music, from jazz to R&B to 60’s rock and classical. Jones lived in and traveled extensively around the world learning different languages, music, and music culture. From Asia (living in the Philippine Islands for 5 years), and Europe (living in Italy for 5 years), from Rome to Padua then working down the Italian Adriatic coast from Trieste to Pescara in the Abbruzzo region, in clubs and discotheques, as a club DJ, and on radio as the second African American radio personality in Italy, (Mr. Dee), on then, newly initiated FM radio formats, Radio Pescara, Radio 7G7, and Radio Luna. Music education continued as he returned to the US attending Roosevelt University, and Columbia College, as a Music and Music Business major, eventually starting a career as a professional singer/musician/producer. For the past 35+ years, Jones has worked for/with and behind the scenes with various artists in the music world such as Ramsey Lewis, Vaughn Halyard, Danny Leake, Billy Dickens, Steve Cole, Tom Tom 88, Bonnie Pointer, Billy Porter, Ce Ce Penniston, Byron Stingley, Vince Lawrence, Duane Buford, Shay Jones, Rick Brown, Steve Grisette, Nannette Frank, Arnold Henning, Crystal Waters, Chris Botti, and many more.