"Coney Island Serenade":

​"Every once in a while, artists and audiences, are given the gift of essential truth. Here is an example of a body of work which achieves palpable transformation of spirit. A huge stone thrown in the water of a man’s experience which causes immense ripples in the fabric of his life. May we all be moved a little bit too as we are touched by genuine attention given to our shared human experience." - Rise and Bloom (May 2024)

​"Jono Manson is one of the most sincere, creative and original interpreters of American songwriting...the five tracks paint a Manson aware of the precariousness of life and time, but also of the permanence of memories and affections, when these are sincere and full of hope for the future. In fact, the song that closes these twenty minutes of confession and beautiful music, Happy Endings, contains a great truth, in its simplicity: "Happy endings only happen in the end". And we imagine the kind and smiling gaze of Jono Manson, in proposing this handful of songs to us with such passion and conviction, like a gift that comes from the heart." Mescalina Magazine (May 2024)

"The Slight Variations":

"Manson, long a New York fixture, but in recent years ensconced in Santa Fe, is a four-decade veteran of rootsy rock. The Slight Variations finds him co-writing with Caline Welles (his wife) and old pals Chris Barron (Spin Doctors) and Joe Flood. With its bluesy guitar riffing, honky-tonk piano, and gospelish female backing vocals, "Rough and Tumble" recalls the Rolling Stones, except more vital than they've been in years. There are also songs of sweet tenderness (but never sappy) and some thoughtful material that elevates Variations above the roots-rock norm. One of my favorite albums of 2016." The Big Takeover - December 2016

Jono covers Steve Earle for Buscadero compilation album

"Bootlegger Days!!":

​"John Popper is as true blue as he’s ever been on Bootlegger Days!!
The exclamation points are part of the album’s title, though the news is exciting. 
The joint between the Blues Traveler frontman and producer/multi-instrumentalist Jono Manson covers all kinds of blues across its 12 tracks including blues-rock on “Before the Heat Rolls In,” country blues on the banjo-based dirge that is “Cabin Fever” and the grinding blues on “New Cocaine Blues,” on which the narrator sings: “When the sun comes up, I got to crawl down low.” His gun, meanwhile, is making its way from the floor of his car to the side of his head. Deep blue is that one. Popper spends the bulk of Bootlegger Days!! singing with dexterity he rarely favors while eschewing his favored harmonica sounds with the Traveler, opting instead for deeper tones – tones that illuminate his and Manson’s morbid and morose songs of lives of crime (“Heat”), lives mired in the genre (“The Same Old Blues”), lives in search of redemption (“Beneath the Blood Wolf Moon”) and lives of heartbreak as on the the languid and balladic “Your Crazy.” " - Relix Magazine

Read all about Silver Moon HERE!

​"Manson has toured the world and written more songs on a bad day than most folks get out in a lifetime!" - Santa Fe Reporter

“With the recent release of Angels on the Other Side (his first solo release in seven years), Manson has not only showcased a stellar selection of songs from years worth of travel, experience and collaboration, he has also solidified his position as a beloved and iconic member of the local music community.” Santa Fe Reporter 

​"Stars Enough to Guide Me":

A profoundly gifted writer, producer, and performer, Jono Manson weaves the threads of his remarkable life and career into a captivating, cohesive whole on his new album, Stars Enough To Guide Me, released March 31 , 2023 on Nashville's Blue Rose Music. Recorded at Manson’s own The Kitchen Sink studio in Santa Fe, NM, the album brings together a slew of special guests—from GRAMMY-winner John Popper and American Idol finalist Crystal Bowersox to folk/Americana stalwart Eliza Gilkyson—to craft an organic, eclectic sound that manages to look to the future and honor the past all at once.
The songs here are diverse and genre-bending, drawing on roots, rock, soul, and country traditions as they paint vivid portraits of resilient characters standing tall in the face of time’s relentless march, and Manson’s performances are similarly determined, delivered with a passion and conviction that’s as honest as it is empathetic. While it would be easy for Manson to rest on his laurels at this point in his career, Stars Enough To Guide Me is anything but a trip down memory lane; rather, it’s the start of a brand-new chapter, the work of an artist determined to continue forging his legacy one song at a time.

"At the risk of resorting to cliches, it’s clear that Manson has made his masterpiece, one that ought to assure that elevated level of acclaim he so decidedly deserves." —Relix Magazine

“ It’s an instant Americana Classic, with tracks so deep in lyrical profundity and A- List musicianship, you might even say it’s his masterpiece.”—Goldmine

"... a genuinely wonderful offering featuring blues, country, soul, funk, rock and Americana. For my money, it's probably going to be one of the best albums of 2023 – it really is that good! —Blues Matters Magazine

"Silver Moon":

​"Manson thoughtfully penned each song on the album. For many tracks, Manson paired up with a long-time collaborator. The artistic chemistry of the co-written songs creates a unique sound for each cut while remaining in the bounds of a profoundly personal collection of songs. The product is a 13-track album that transcends genre and incorporates those who worked with and inspired Manson along his multi-decade journey as a musician. The tracks skip from Americana to R&B then back to Roots-Rock. With the help of his superstar friends such as Joan Osborne, James Maddock, Terry Allen, Eric Schenkman, and Warren Haynes, Jono Manson has arrived as a legend at album number ten." - American Songwriter Magazine 02/01/20

"Superb… It’s a mix of poetry and hooks that will rival any recording of this type… This is an early candidate for roots album of the year. These songs will stay with you for days, weeks, months, maybe even longer. It may become your 'go to' CD for the car and elsewhere. Everything you appreciate about roots rock n’ roll is right here." - Glide Magazine

​"Listening to Jono Manson’s 10th solo album—with its abundance of instant-grabber hooks and smartly constructed riffs, shiny melodies and warm harmonies, confident, seductive vocal performances and intelligent, relatable story lines—you have to wonder one thing. Why isn’t this guy famous? Manson has been at it for more than five decades, a denizen of the New York City club scene and beyond. His particular spin on Americana draws lines between glorious power-pop and tough-ass barroom rock, rootsy blues and twangy folk-rock...Self-produced, with all of the tunes written in whole or in part by Manson himself, the LP is full of imminently listenable music—as in, you can play it again and again without tiring of it. “Home Again to You,” the first track on Silver Moon, is Tom Petty-level hummable—the kind of upbeat tune The Lovin’ Spoonful would’ve called good-time music." - Relix Magazine 07/20/20

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