Lee Jones is a British jazz guitarist and composer, combining influences from modern jazz, rock, blues and free improvisation. Lee has regularly performed throughout the UK scene and recorded/performed/studied alongside Larry Coryell, Martin Taylor and Mike Stern. Since graduating from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Course in 2007, he has released seven solo albums with former WEA producer Simon Tittley and in 2019 completed a PhD in music composition at the University of Salford, Manchester. Lee is now based in Melbourne, Australia and Lee released his latest solo guitar project, A World Away, in late 2023. Lee is currently working on a new compositional project.
Tonight, Lee will be uniting a very special group honouring leading giants of jazz guitar including Barney Kessel and Wes Montgomery. Tonight’s lineup, featuring some of Melbourne’s finest musicians, will be performing a range of diverse repertoire from classic albums including Boss Guitar, Smokin’ at the Halfnote, and Jellybeans with a soulful, blues-inflected passion throughout.
‘…an excellent composer and one heck of a guitarist…‘ – Larry Coryell
‘…a fully developed personal style…’ – The Observer
‘…an emerging talent ***’ – Jazzwise UK
‘…tuneful originals and fluent solos…’ – London Evening Standard
Lee Jones - Guitar
Adam Rudegeair - Piano
Andy Moon - Double Bass
Edward York - Drums
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