Rodney Jones (guitarist)

Rodney Jones

Jones in 1977
Background information
Born (1956-08-30) August 30, 1956
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, teacher
Instruments Guitar
Years active 1970s–present
Labels Strata-East, Timeless, Musicmasters, Blue Note, Savant

Rodney Jones (born August 30, 1956) is a jazz guitarist who worked with Jaki Byard, Chico Hamilton, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lena Horne and as a bandleader.[1] He is cited as a jazz guitarist who uses modern quartal harmony.[2] Jones is a faculty member at Juilliard.[3]

Discography

Credits adapted from AllMusic, Discogs and Bandcamp.[4][5][6]

As leader

As sideman

With James Carter

With Dizzy Gillespie

Further reading

References

  1. Scott Yanow. "Allmusic: Rodney Jones – biography". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. Tom Floyd (2004). Quartal Harmony & Voicings for Guitar. Mel Bay Publications. p. 4. ISBN 0786668113. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  3. "Juilliard: Rodney Jones – faculty". Juilliard.edu. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  4. "Allmusic: Rodney Jones – discography". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  5. "Discogs: Rodney Jones". Discogs.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  6. "Bandcamp: Rodney Jones". bandcamp.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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