This site is about Jonny Webb, music teacher at Mill Hill County High School (MHCHS), who passed away on 26th April 2018 (read more here).
November 2019: An album of Jonny’s music is now available on all major streaming services, including Spotify, Deezer, YouTube, iTunes etc.
March 2019: Jonny’s ashes were interred at Golders Green Crematorium on 13th March 2019. You can now visit his memorial. Click here to read more about visiting.
This site was contributed to by family and friends of Jonny and built by Kris (click here to contact me).
Jonny’s Music
Jonny’s album: The Music of Jonny Webb
On 21st of October 2019, an album of Jonny’s recordings was published. It is available on all major streaming services, including Spotify, Deezer, YouTube, iTunes etc.
The album consists of two parts.
The first part has three individual tracks: Love Me Still (featuring singer Rumbidzai Samasuwo), The Nearness of You, and I Look at the Sky.
The second part contains his two soundtrack pieces, Redemption and Phoenix. The second is inspired by music commonly used in war films.
Jonny’s album on SpotifyAlbum artwork for The Music of Jonny Webb
No money is earned from any of Jonny’s music from any streaming or music service. All songs are free to listen to and download below.
All recordings
Here are recordings of Jonny Webb’s music. Tracks can be streamed or downloaded.
If you have any music that features Jonny, and you would be happy for it to appear on this website, please send it to me at jonnywebbmusic@gmail.com or via the contact page. Thank you.
Redemption: Jonny composed this piece, performed it, and recorded it at home. It’s part 1 of a 2 part series of film score music:
Phoenix: As above – composed, performed and recorded by Jonny. Part 2 of his film score music:
Love me Still by Chaka Khan – sung by Rumbidzai Samasuwo, arranged by Jonny. All instruments played by Jonny. Recorded in February 2016.
The Nearness Of You by Hoagy Carmichael – arranged for piano, played, and recorded by Jonny Webb. Recorded October 2017.
I Look At The Sky: I don’t know anything about this song. It was recorded in 2016. It was presumably a composition of his.
Song 1: Shoot the Moon Song 2: That Ole Devil Called Love
Jonny played this medley on 8th July 2017. He had been practising it with a view to playing professionally in clubs.
The Lady is a Tramp: Jonny practicing a piano version of The Lady is a Tramp, from the 1937 musical Babes in Arms. This track is edited together from various takes.
Four Wheel Drive – Jazz quartet recording
The following four songs are by jazz quartet Four Wheel Drive in which Jonny played clarinet. The first three tracks were recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in summer 1986 . The fourth one was recorded in 1986/7 at Long Millgate Hall at Chetham’s School of Music.
Songs recorded with singer Emily Cobbing
Blue Moon: sung by Emily Cobbing, piano by Jonny Webb.
Fly Me to the Moon: sung by Emily Cobbing, piano by Jonny Webb.
Cry Me a River: sung by Emily Cobbing, piano by Jonny Webb.
Tale As Old As Time from Beauty And The Beast: Jonny can’t quite hold it together.
Goodbye: composed and sung by Emily Cobbing, instruments by Jonny Webb.
Summertime: sung by Emily Cobbing, piano by Jonny Webb.
Various: Jonny Webb accompanies Emily Cobbing for three exam recordings.
Unknown classical music recording – Jonny is presumed to be playing lead clarinet on this recording. Composer and piece name are not known. If you know the composer, please contact me.
Kissing You – a version of the 1996 song by Des’ree and Timothy Atack. Recorded December 2016 with Emily and Jonny:
My Funny Valentine – a version of the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart song. Recorded December 2016 with Emily and Jonny:
That Ole Devil Called Love – a version of the 1944 song by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher. Recorded December 2016 with Emily and Jonny:
Jonny played this on 8th July 2017. It was a medley that he had been practicing with a view to playing professionally in clubs.
Song 1: Shoot the Moon
Song 2: That Ole Devil Called Love
The Nearness of You (introduction) – recorded 8th July 2017:
Jonny played saxophone in a band for three songs in 2004:
Jonny playing What Is This Thing Called Love? by Ella Fitzgerald on saxophone at a gig in a Mill Hill social club. Filmed on Friday 18th September 2015:
I was Jonathan’s maths teacher until I left Chetham’s School of Music in 1986. For no particular reason, it just entered my mind the other day to try to find out how he was getting on and the news of his passing shocked me. As a pupil, Jonathan was very intelligent. He was in the …
Mill Hill County High School headmaster, Geoffrey A Thompson, wrote about Jonny in the June 2018 edition of the Head’s Newsletter. The full piece appears below. Click here to view this written piece as originally appeared in the PDF. “Teacher, performer, accompanist and friend” Jonny Webb attended the world-renowned Chethams School of Music, Manchester, an independent …
“A tribute to Jonny Webb: Jonny: an extraordinarily talented musician, colleague and family friend” Don and I had known Jonny for almost 23 years – just about half of his life – and it was back in 1995 that Jonny applied for the post of clarinet teacher at MHCHS for two days a week. His …
