Michael Jones (Canadian musician)

Michael Jones
Born	1942 (age 81–82)
Genres	New-age
Occupation(s)	Composer, Pianist, Author, Lecturer
Instruments	Piano
Years active	c. 1980–present
Labels	Pianoscapes, Inc. Narada
Website	www.pianoscapes.com

Michael Jones (born 1942) is a Canadian new-age pianist and composer. His first album, Pianoscapes, was the first album released on the Narada record label. He is also a writer and leadership educator, most recently having authored The Soul of Place: Re-imagining Leadership Through Nature Art and Community, the third book in a series on creative leadership. He is a columnist for the business and leadership website, Management - Issues. He often combines the two sides of his career by performing his compositions at leadership conferences. He is a native of Ontario, Canada.

Original discography

• Michael's Music (Pianoscapes, 1981)
  • Reissued as Pianoscapes (Narada, 1983)
• Windsong (Antiquity, 1983)
• Seascapes (Narada, 1984)
• Wind and Whispers (Sona Gaia, 1985)
• Solstice (Narada, 1985)
• Sunscapes (Narada, 1986)
• Amber (Narada, 1987)
• After the Rain (Narada, 1988)
• Magical Child (Narada, 1990)
• Michael's Music (Narada, 1990)
• Morning in Medonte (Narada, 1992)
• Air Born (Narada, 1994)
• Touch (Narada, 1996)
• Living Music (Narada, 1998)
• Echoes of Childhood ( Pianoscapes, 2002)
• Almost Home (Pianoscapes, 2006)
• Deep Song (Pianoscapes, 2015)

Compilation appearances

• 20 Years of Narada Piano
• Grand Piano (Narada Anniversary Collection)

Pianoscapes The Deluxe Edition (Narada 2002) the Living Music (Narada 1998)

Books

• Creating an Imaginative Life Trafford (1995, 2006) ISBN 978-1-57324-011-6
• Artful Leadership, Awakening the Commons of the Imagination Trafford (2006) ISBN 1-4120-8578-0
• The Soul of Place:Re-Imagining Leadership Through Nature, Art and Community Friesen Press (2014) ISBN 9781460237960

References

• www.pianoscapes.com
• www.thesoulofplace.com
• Michael Jones at AllMusic