Jon has become a big star in his own right with album sales well in excess of 6 million worldwide. Jon is without doubt one of the top Latin artists of the 90’s his Album ‘Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte’ achieved number one status in ‘Billboards’ Latin Album chart and gained a Grammy for ‘Best Latin Pop Album’ in 1992. His latest Album ‘Amor’ which was released on October 1995 also won a Grammy award for ‘Latin Pop Performance. ‘
Jon is a National Spokesperson for Music Education on behalf of The NARAS foundation, Inc., the non-profit arm of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). Jon’s primary responsibility is to draw attention to the need for music education in U.S public schools. “Education is the foundation that we build upon and take with us for the rest of our lives,” says Jon. “Music instruction should be a part of every child’s education.”
Another very important feature of Jons work is his help in community projects, he has welcomed the opportunities to perform at fundraising concerts for AIDS related charities (‘LifeBEAT’ and ‘AmFAR’) and also for children (‘UNICEF’)