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Lee Jones
Awards
Jazz FM "Best New Instrumentalist" Award 2003 Caitlin Kickstart Memorial Award 2003
Gear
Ibanez Artist (1979) Gibson ES-335 (2004) Fender Twin Amp Fender Princeton 65
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Lee Jones: Songs From The 13th Hour
by Douglas Payne
This enjoyable and engaging album--guitarist Lee Jones's second as a leader--aims to throw some much-needed wrinkles in to the smoothness of so much contemporary jazz. That's not really newsworthy, of course, but hardly anyone thus far has succeeded in doing it so successfully. While so many of today's new breed of jazz guitarists are either trying to forge their uniqueness into some been-there-done-that formula or regurgitate the sound or style of a guitar hero of the past, Jones ...
read moreLee Jones: Swish
by Douglas Payne
British guitarist Lee Jones emerges from a new generation of jazzers steeped in a digital age that makes record labels, recording contracts and even CDs evermore useless. Rather than woodshedding, as many talented jazz soloists have done before him, getting lost in academia or taking once lucrative studio jobs that probably don't exist anymore, this young guitarist roars out onto the playing field determined to make it on his own. On this, his self-assured debut, Jones shows he's got the ...
read moreRickie Lee Jones on Bix, Billie and the art of song
Source:
Michael Ricci
Rickie Lee Jones, the acclaimed singer and songwriter, is on a short tour that includes a Saturday stop at the Temple Performing Arts Center, formerly the Baptist Temple.
Jones' smashing debut album of 1979, Rickie Lee Jones, brought a jazz-infused, bohemian-poet ethos to both pop music and fashion, and her idiosyncratic approach to composition and singing has influenced artists from Tori Amos to Norah Jones.
Her most recent album, last year's Balm in Gilead, reflected on family, friends, maturity, and ...
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Rickie Lee Jones Adds Dates
Source:
JamBase
RICKIE LEE JONES ADDS FEBRUARY TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF BALM IN GILEAD
Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones has added additional tour dates in February in support of her recently released album Balm in Gilead. The tour includes stops in Chicago, Seattle and Portland, and the set will feature songs from the new album as well as fan favorites from Jones' memorable past albums. The New Yorker called Balm in Gilead Jones' strongest record of the second ...
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Dallas Jazz Vocalist Carolyn Lee Jones at Sandaga Jazz
Source:
Michael Ricci
Dallas, TX Vocalist Carolyn Lee Jones announced today that she will perform at Sandaga Jazz with her group, the Carolyn Lee Jones Quintet on Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:30 pm. The event will take place at Sandaga Jazz, 1325 East Levee St. in Dallas, Texas. Admission is a $10 donation at the door; BYOB and light refreshments available.
Born and raised in Nebraska, Carolyn Lee Jones is an accomplished Dallas-based vocalist whose main ingredients are an outstanding repertoire of ...
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Vocalist Carolyn Lee Jones Releases "Bon Appetit!"
Source:
All About Jazz
Dallas vocalist Carolyn Lee Jones hits the scene with a wonderful first course. Whether she is singing swinging jazz standards, beautiful ballads or jazzy upbeat pop tunes, Carolyn embraces her audience and the music with heart. Supported by her talented friends and New York City musicians pianist Wells Hanley, bassist Saadi Zain and drummer Jacob Melchior, this CD is an innovative collection of classic jazz ("Blue Skies"), stylish new tunes ("Bon Appetit") along with a taste of vintage pop ("Tainted ...
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Dave Gelly - The Observer
Primary Instrument
Guitar
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
Credentials/Background
Private tutor / college
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson