About Harker Concert Series: Jared Schonig Ensemble

Doors open at 6 p.m. for a reception with hors d'oeuvres and drinks outside. 

Jared Schonig, drums; Matt Clohesy, bass; Gary Versace, piano; Patrick Bartley, sax; Michael Olmos, trumpet

Grammy-Award winning drummer, composer and bandleader Jared Schonig has toured and/or recorded internationally with Nicholas Payton, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donny McCaslin, Darcy James Argue and Secret Society, The 8-Bit Big Band, Miho Hazama and m_Unit and Ernie Watts, among others. A favorite among vocalists, Schonig has toured with Grammy Award-winners Kurt Elling, The New York Voices, Kristen Chenoweth, Cynthia Erivo and singer/songwriter Donna Lewis. He has performed around the world from Carnegie Hall to festivals in Zimbabwe. Schonig co-led The Wee Trio, which released five albums, garnering praise from respected publications such as Downbeat and All About Jazz. He recorded two solo albums of original music to be released in fall 2021. He recently held the drum chair for the critically acclaimed Tony, Grammy and Emmy-award winning Broadway revival of “The Color Purple” and is currently playing drums and percussion for “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”

The Harker School

The Harker School is a non-profit, private K-12 school in Silicon Valley that has earned international recognition for its top academics, quality teachers and students' achievements. Founded in 1893, Harker is the largest independent school of its kind in California, with a dedicated campus for each of its divisions – elementary school, middle school and upper school – in San Jose, Calif.