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Jonas Berkeley is a
saxophonist The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpi ...
from the Southern Ontario region of Canada. In 2003 the
Constantines Constantines is an indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario, Canada. History Constantines was formed in 1999, by vocalist and guitarist Bryan Webb, drummer Doug MacGregor, and guitarist Paul Bright, all of whom had played together in the emo band S ...
received a
Juno Award The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's mu ...
(Best Alternative Album) nomination for their '' Shine A Light'' (see nomination listing for the following year) LP release that Berkeley had provided saxophone assistance on. He is conversant on tenor and baritone sax, flute, clarinet and bass clarinet. He has worked on cruise ships, and in a variety of musical theatre productions, such as ''Grease!'' and ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (see Hamilton Spectator reviews, 1997–2000). His West-coast funk band, ''Foundation'', was named ''
The Nerve Magazine ''The Nerve'' was a free Canadian monthly music magazine. It was founded in 1998, and was distributed in Vancouver, Victoria, Bellingham, Seattle, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, ...
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/ref> Best Local Band of the Year by their in-house critic, Filmore Mescalito Holmes (see Best of the Year, 2006). He is also a background performer/extra, having appeared in '' X-Men: The Last Stand, RV, Wildfires'', the ''4400, Eureka, Kyle XY, The Evidence, Stargate: Atlantis, Dungeon Siege'' and more. He is a traveller, having visited most of the Western Hemisphere in a plane, van or ship. He is an accomplished sailor, having done some racing on the Eerie Witch out of Port Dover. He has lived in the Caribbean for the last 3 winters and does not plan on remaining in Canada for another.


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