Jones was born in
Virginia Jones moved to
New York City in 2005. and earned a
Master of Arts in Jazz Performance/Composition from
New York University. He received the French-American Jazz Exchange Award in 2013 and a Jerome Foundation Commission in 2014. Jones taught saxophone and improvisation at
Columbia University in 2017. and joined the faculty at
The New School, Jones has presented and performed major compositional works throughout the United States and Canada, including during
Western Front residencies in
Vancouver in 2019 and 2022. Jones was the inaugural Artist-in-Residence and curator for the 2022
MATA Festival. In 2024, Jones was announced as incoming Assistant Professor of Music at
Wesleyan University. Jones has composed for and worked on projects in new music, contemporary and avant-garde jazz groups, chamber ensembles, modern dance performance and multi-media.
Big Gurl (Smell My Dream) (AUM Fidelity, 2011); ==Discography==