Vince Jones

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This article is about the Australian jazz musician. For the British footballer and actor, see Vinnie Jones.
Vince Jones
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Jones in concert, October 2006
Background information
Birth name Vincent Hugh Jones
Born (1954-03-24) 24 March 1954 (age 70)
Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Origin Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Trumpet, flugelhorn, voice
Years active 1974–present
Website vincejones.com.au

Vincent Hugh Jones (born 24 March 1954) is an Australian jazz artist. He is a singer, songwriter, and trumpet and flugelhorn player. His music includes both original material and new contemporary versions of jazz standards. His themes are often love, inequity, injustice, peace and anti-greed.

Biography

Vincent Hugh Jones was born on 24 March 1954 in Paisley, Scotland.[1] He is the second eldest of four children to John Jones and Mary (neé Docherty); the family moved to Australia in April 1964 and lived in Wollongong.[2][3] He attributes his love of jazz to hearing Miles Davis's album, Sketches of Spain, when he was about 14 and taught himself to play the trumpet. Jones began his career in 1974 in New South Wales as a bebop trumpet player on the club and jazz circuit.[1]

In November 1981 Jones recorded his debut album, Watch What Happens, with John Bye producing at Richmond Recorders in Melbourne.[4][5] Adrian Jackson of Jazz magazine touted Jones as the "new Melbourne jazz star" in June 1982.[6]

In 1994, he contributed "A Song for You" for Kate Ceberanos 1994 album, Kate Ceberano and Friends.

He has sold more than 200,000 albums worldwide and still tours and performs regularly.

Currently he is living on the south coast of New South Wales, on the edge of the Royal National Park, and he teaches part-time at the Canberra School of Music, Australian National University.

On 25 May 2011, Vince appeared as a contestant in Episode #7.4 of music quiz show, Spicks and Specks.

Discography

Albums

  • Watch What Happens 1982
  • Spell 1983
  • For All Colours 1984
  • On The Brink Of It 1985
  • Tell Me A Secret 1986
  • It All Ends Up In Tears 1987
  • Trustworthy Little Sweethearts 1988
  • Future Girl 1992
  • One Day Spent 1993
  • Here's To The Miracles 1996
  • Virtue - Best Of 1997
  • Live 1999
  • Moving Through Taboos 2004
  • Modern Folk 2010

References

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External links

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