Darius Jones | |
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Born | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | May 3, 1978
Genres | Jazz, avant-garde jazz, New Music, experimental |
Occupation(s) | Composer, Alto saxophonist |
Instrument(s) | Alto saxophone |
Years active | 2003–present |
Website |
dariusjonesmusic |
Darius Jones (born May 3, 1978) is an American saxophonist, [1] composer, [2] and professor [3] of African-American music. [4]
Jones has been recognized for work ranging from solo saxophone to chamber and vocal ensembles, [5] [6] with musical interests including Black music, avant garde music, and experimental music. [7] [8] His compositions and recordings have been included in best-of lists in publications including NPR Music, [9] The Wire, [10] and PopMatters, [11] and his live performances have been acknowledged as among the year's best in The New York Times. [12]
In 2024, Jones was announced as incoming Assistant Professor of Music at Wesleyan University. [13]
Jones was born in Virginia [5] and graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies in 2003. [14]
Jones moved to New York City in 2005. [5] In 2008, he was awarded a Van Lier Fellowship [15] and earned a Master of Arts in Jazz Performance/Composition from New York University. [14] [16] He received the French-American Jazz Exchange Award in 2013 [17] and a Jerome Foundation Commission in 2014. [18]
Jones taught saxophone and improvisation at Columbia University in 2017. [14] The following year, Jones received a Harvard University Fromm Music Foundation commission [19] and joined the faculty at The New School, [6] where he taught in the College of Performing Arts and Contemporary Music. [20]
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. [21] Jones was the inaugural Artist-in-Residence and curator for the 2022 MATA Festival. [22]
In 2024, Jones was announced as incoming Assistant Professor of Music at Wesleyan University. [13]
Jones' musical collaborations include performing with Matthew Shipp, the quartet Grass Roots, and the punk-jazz quartet Little Women. [23] 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. [24] [6]
Notable releases include Man'ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing), his debut album as a leader ( AUM Fidelity, 2009); [25] [26] Big Gurl (Smell My Dream) (AUM Fidelity, 2011); [8] Raw Demoon Alchemy (a lone operation), his first solo saxophone project ( Northern Spy Records, 2021); [8] and the four track LP fLuXkit Vancouver (-i-t-s- suite but sacred), co-released in 2023 by Northern Spy Records and WeJazz. [27]
Release year | Artist | Title | Label | Notes |
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2007 | Little Women | Teeth | Sockets | Jones, Travis Laplante (tenor sax), Ben Greenberg (guitar), Jason Nazary (drums) |
2009 | Darius Jones Trio | Man'ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing) | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Cooper-Moore (piano, diddley-bo), Rakalam Bob Moses (drums) |
2010 | Little Women | Throat | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Laplante (tenor sax), Andrew Smiley (guitar), Nazary (drums) |
2011 | Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp | Cosmic Lieder | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Shipp (piano) |
2011 | Darius Jones Trio | Big Gurl (Smell My Dream) | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Adam Lane (bass), Nazary (drums) |
2012 | Darius Jones Quartet | Book of Mæ'bul (Another Kind of Sunrise) | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Matt Mitchell (piano), Trevor Dunn (bass), Ches Smith (drums) |
2012 | Grass Roots | Grass Roots | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Sean Conly (bass), Alex Harding (baritone sax), Chad Taylor (drums) |
2013 | Little Women | Lung | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Laplante (tenor sax), Smiley (guitar), Nazary (drums) |
2014 | Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp | The Darkseid Recital | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Shipp (piano) |
2014 | Darius Jones | The Oversoul Manual | AUM Fidelity | Composer; performed by The Elizabeth-Caroline Unit: Amirtha Kidambi, Sarah Martin, Jean Carla Rodea, Kristin Slipp (voice) |
2015 | Darius Jones Quartet | Le bébé de Brigitte | AUM Fidelity | Mitchell (piano), Conly (bass), Pascal Niggenkemper (bass), Smith (drums), ft. Emilie Lesbros (voice, piano) |
2021 | Darius Jones | Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation) | Northern Spy | Solo |
2023 | Darius Jones | fLuXkit Vancouver (-i-t-s suite but sacred) | Northern Spy / WeJazz | Composer, Darius Jones (alto saxophone) with Gerald Cleaver (drums), Jesse Zubot (violin), Josh Zubot (violin), Peggy Lee (cello), James Meger (bass) |
Release | Leader | Title | Label |
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2023 | Matana Roberts | Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden | Constellation Records |
2021 | Marc Ribot | Hope | Northern Spy |
2020 | Eric Revis | Slipknots Through a Looking Glass | Pyroclastic Records |
2019 | Fay Victor | Barn Songs | Northern Spy |
2016 | Nasheet Waits | Between Nothingness and Infinity | Laborie Jazz |
2014 | Eric Revis | In Memory of Things Yet Seen | Clean Feed |
2013 | Gerald Cleaver | Life in the Sugar Candle Mines | Northern Spy |
2010 | William Hooker | Earth's Orbit | NoBusiness |
2013 | Adam Lane | Absolute Horizon | NoBusiness |
2013 | Sabir Mateen | The Sabir Mateen Jubilee Ensemble | Not Two |
2013 | William Parker | Essence of Ellington | Centering |
2010 | Mike Pride | Betweenwhile | AUM Fidelity |
2013 | Mara Rosenbloom | Songs from the Ground | Fresh Sound New Talent |
2012 | Federico Ughi | Songs for Four Cities | Skycap |
Darius Jones | |
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Born | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | May 3, 1978
Genres | Jazz, avant-garde jazz, New Music, experimental |
Occupation(s) | Composer, Alto saxophonist |
Instrument(s) | Alto saxophone |
Years active | 2003–present |
Website |
dariusjonesmusic |
Darius Jones (born May 3, 1978) is an American saxophonist, [1] composer, [2] and professor [3] of African-American music. [4]
Jones has been recognized for work ranging from solo saxophone to chamber and vocal ensembles, [5] [6] with musical interests including Black music, avant garde music, and experimental music. [7] [8] His compositions and recordings have been included in best-of lists in publications including NPR Music, [9] The Wire, [10] and PopMatters, [11] and his live performances have been acknowledged as among the year's best in The New York Times. [12]
In 2024, Jones was announced as incoming Assistant Professor of Music at Wesleyan University. [13]
Jones was born in Virginia [5] and graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies in 2003. [14]
Jones moved to New York City in 2005. [5] In 2008, he was awarded a Van Lier Fellowship [15] and earned a Master of Arts in Jazz Performance/Composition from New York University. [14] [16] He received the French-American Jazz Exchange Award in 2013 [17] and a Jerome Foundation Commission in 2014. [18]
Jones taught saxophone and improvisation at Columbia University in 2017. [14] The following year, Jones received a Harvard University Fromm Music Foundation commission [19] and joined the faculty at The New School, [6] where he taught in the College of Performing Arts and Contemporary Music. [20]
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. [21] Jones was the inaugural Artist-in-Residence and curator for the 2022 MATA Festival. [22]
In 2024, Jones was announced as incoming Assistant Professor of Music at Wesleyan University. [13]
Jones' musical collaborations include performing with Matthew Shipp, the quartet Grass Roots, and the punk-jazz quartet Little Women. [23] 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. [24] [6]
Notable releases include Man'ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing), his debut album as a leader ( AUM Fidelity, 2009); [25] [26] Big Gurl (Smell My Dream) (AUM Fidelity, 2011); [8] Raw Demoon Alchemy (a lone operation), his first solo saxophone project ( Northern Spy Records, 2021); [8] and the four track LP fLuXkit Vancouver (-i-t-s- suite but sacred), co-released in 2023 by Northern Spy Records and WeJazz. [27]
Release year | Artist | Title | Label | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Little Women | Teeth | Sockets | Jones, Travis Laplante (tenor sax), Ben Greenberg (guitar), Jason Nazary (drums) |
2009 | Darius Jones Trio | Man'ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing) | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Cooper-Moore (piano, diddley-bo), Rakalam Bob Moses (drums) |
2010 | Little Women | Throat | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Laplante (tenor sax), Andrew Smiley (guitar), Nazary (drums) |
2011 | Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp | Cosmic Lieder | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Shipp (piano) |
2011 | Darius Jones Trio | Big Gurl (Smell My Dream) | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Adam Lane (bass), Nazary (drums) |
2012 | Darius Jones Quartet | Book of Mæ'bul (Another Kind of Sunrise) | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Matt Mitchell (piano), Trevor Dunn (bass), Ches Smith (drums) |
2012 | Grass Roots | Grass Roots | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Sean Conly (bass), Alex Harding (baritone sax), Chad Taylor (drums) |
2013 | Little Women | Lung | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Laplante (tenor sax), Smiley (guitar), Nazary (drums) |
2014 | Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp | The Darkseid Recital | AUM Fidelity | Jones, Shipp (piano) |
2014 | Darius Jones | The Oversoul Manual | AUM Fidelity | Composer; performed by The Elizabeth-Caroline Unit: Amirtha Kidambi, Sarah Martin, Jean Carla Rodea, Kristin Slipp (voice) |
2015 | Darius Jones Quartet | Le bébé de Brigitte | AUM Fidelity | Mitchell (piano), Conly (bass), Pascal Niggenkemper (bass), Smith (drums), ft. Emilie Lesbros (voice, piano) |
2021 | Darius Jones | Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation) | Northern Spy | Solo |
2023 | Darius Jones | fLuXkit Vancouver (-i-t-s suite but sacred) | Northern Spy / WeJazz | Composer, Darius Jones (alto saxophone) with Gerald Cleaver (drums), Jesse Zubot (violin), Josh Zubot (violin), Peggy Lee (cello), James Meger (bass) |
Release | Leader | Title | Label |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | Matana Roberts | Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden | Constellation Records |
2021 | Marc Ribot | Hope | Northern Spy |
2020 | Eric Revis | Slipknots Through a Looking Glass | Pyroclastic Records |
2019 | Fay Victor | Barn Songs | Northern Spy |
2016 | Nasheet Waits | Between Nothingness and Infinity | Laborie Jazz |
2014 | Eric Revis | In Memory of Things Yet Seen | Clean Feed |
2013 | Gerald Cleaver | Life in the Sugar Candle Mines | Northern Spy |
2010 | William Hooker | Earth's Orbit | NoBusiness |
2013 | Adam Lane | Absolute Horizon | NoBusiness |
2013 | Sabir Mateen | The Sabir Mateen Jubilee Ensemble | Not Two |
2013 | William Parker | Essence of Ellington | Centering |
2010 | Mike Pride | Betweenwhile | AUM Fidelity |
2013 | Mara Rosenbloom | Songs from the Ground | Fresh Sound New Talent |
2012 | Federico Ughi | Songs for Four Cities | Skycap |