DARIUS JONES
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, 21st Century Modern, Third Stream • United States

Darius Jones (* Norfolk, USA) is an alto saxophon player, composer and teacher. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. As a composer and musician he works in the fields of electroacoustic, experimental, chamber and jazz music, as well as in modern dance and multimedia contexts. As a critically acclaimed saxophonist and composer, he has a distinctive voice embracing individuality and innovation in the tradition of Black Music. He wants to convey a welcoming component in his music. He recently offered the audience open rehearsals in the run-up to a concert at the artist-run centre Western Front in Vancouver in order to make the creation process of his music comprehensible. How can one address what it means to be a musician while simultaneously approaching music as artistic work, he asked himself during the production of his latest album “fLuXkit (i̶t̶s̶ suite but sacred)”, released on Northern Spy and We Jazz Records, which was created read more...