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Lee Jones is a British jazz-rock guitarist and composer, combining influences from modern jazz, fusion, blues, avant-garde and rock styles. Lee has regularly performed throughout the UK scene and recorded/performed/studied alongside Larry Coryell, Martin Taylor and Mike Stern.Since graduating from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Course in 2007, he has released seven solo albums with former WEA producer Simon Tittley and in 2019 completed a PhD in music composition at the University of Salford, Manchester.
Lee now resides in Australia where he is active in live performance, recording and music education/research. Lee released his latest solo guitar project, 'A World Away', in late 2023 and was a finalist in the 2025 Made in New York Jazz Competition, winning the category for Best Solo Instrumentalist.
Tonight, Lee will performing original material from his back catalogue of ensemble albums, 'Swish', 'Songs from the 13th Hour' and 'After the Pier' in addition to some brand new pieces from his forthcoming release. Lee will be joined by a stellar line-up of NSW jazz musicians.
'an excellent composer and one heck of a guitarist' - Larry Coryell
'a fully developed personal style' - The Observer
'tuneful originals and fluent solos' - London Evening Standard
'an emerging talent ***' - Jazzwise UK
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Event Venue
The Grand Hotel Newcastle, 32 Church St, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia, Newcastle
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