Michael Jones (Canadian musician)
| Michael Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 (age 74–75) |
| 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, known for his improvisational new age performance style.[1] He is also a writer and leadership educator.
Early life
Jones was born in Surrey, England, and grew up in Kitchener and later Queenston, Ontario.[2]
Career
Jones' first album, Pianoscapes, was released on the newly formed Narada record label.[3] The album sold more than 100,000 copies.[4] Since then he has released more than a dozen albums of piano music. [5] In 1990 he conducted a concert tour.[2]
He has published three books about creative leadership; the most recent is The Soul of Place: Re-imagining Leadership Through Nature Art and Community.
Jones 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.
In 2015 Jones co-chaired the Mariposa Roundtable, an initiative to improve the economy of Orillia through increased tourism.[6]
Original discography
- Michael's Music (Pianoscapes, 1981)
- Reissued as Pianoscapes (Narada, 1983)[7]
- Windsong (Antiquity, 1983)
- Seascapes (Narada, 1984)[8]
- Wind and Whispers (Sona Gaia, 1985)
- Solstice (Narada, 1985)[9]
- Sunscapes (Narada, 1986)[10]
- 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)
- The Living Music (Narada, 1998)
- Echoes of Childhood ( Pianoscapes, 2002)[11]
- Almost Home (Pianoscapes, 2006)
- Deep Song (Pianoscapes, 2015)
Compilation appearances
- The Living Music (Narada 1998)
- 20 Years of Narada Piano
- Grand Piano (Narada Anniversary Collection)
- Pianoscapes The Deluxe Edition (Narada 2002)
Books
- Michael Jones (1 January 1991). Solos and Sketches for New Age Piano. Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-0-7935-0059-8.
- 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
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References
- ↑ Free to be Creative at the Piano. New Age Piano Lessons. pp. 157–. GGKEY:42ZU363U7R3.
- 1 2 "New Age Music". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ↑ Maria Armoudian (6 April 1996). Look for these New Age labels. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 51–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ Major labels move quickly. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 25 October 1986. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ "Music earns Michael Jones a second career". Orillia Sun, 26 Apr 1988, page 4
- ↑ "Orillia’s industrial economy is a thing of the past; group focusing on future opportunities". By Dave Dawson, Orillia Packet & Times, October 8, 2015
- ↑ Mother Jones. Foundation for National Progress. 1983. p. 62.
- ↑ Reviews: Pop - Recommended. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 January 1985. pp. 101–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ Keith Tuber (December 1988). The New Age of David Lanz. Orange Coast Magazine. Emmis Communications. pp. 356–. ISSN 0279-0483.
- ↑ Linda Moleski (30 August 1986). Grass Routes. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 56–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ "Album Review: Almost Home". Mainly Piano, Review by Michael Debbage