Michael Jones (Canadian musician) explained
Michael Jones (1942 – 19 January 2022) was a British-born Canadian new-age pianist and composer, known for his improvisational new age performance style.[1] He was also a writer and leadership educator.
Personal life
Jones was born in Surrey, England, and grew up in Kitchener and later Queenston, Ontario.[2] He died on 19 January 2022, at the age of 79[3] at Mariposa House Hospice[4] in Orillia, Ontario.
Career
Jones' first album, Pianoscapes, was released on the newly formed Narada record label.[5] The album sold more than 100,000 copies.[6] Since then he has released more than a dozen albums of piano music.[7] In 1990 he conducted a concert tour.
He published three books about creative leadership; the most recent is The Soul of Place: Re-imagining Leadership Through Nature Art and Community. Jones was a columnist for the business and leadership website, Management - Issues. He often combined 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.[8]
Original discography
- Michael's Music (Pianoscapes, 1981)
- Reissued as Pianoscapes (Narada, 1983)[9]
- Windsong (Antiquity, 1983)
- Seascapes (Narada, 1984)[10]
- Wind and Whispers (Sona Gaia, 1985)
- Solstice (Narada, 1985)[11]
- Sunscapes (Narada, 1986)[12]
- 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)[13]
- Almost Home (Pianoscapes, 2006)
- Deep Song (Pianoscapes, 2015)
Compilation appearances
Books
- Book: Michael Jones. Solos and Sketches for New Age Piano. 1 January 1991. Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. 978-0-7935-0059-8.
- Creating an Imaginative Life Trafford (1995, 2006)
- Artful Leadership, Awakening the Commons of the Imagination Trafford (2006)
- The Soul of Place:Re-Imagining Leadership Through Nature, Art and Community Friesen Press (2014)
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Free to be Creative at the Piano. New Age Piano Lessons. 157–. GGKEY:42ZU363U7R3.
- http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/new-age-music-emc/ "New Age Music"
- News: 21 January 2022 . This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment . en-US . The Orilla Sun Online . 24 January 2022.
- https://www.MariposaHouseHospice.com
- Maria Armoudian. Look for these New Age labels. Billboard. 6 April 1996. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 51–. 0006-2510.
- Major labels move quickly. Billboard. 25 October 1986. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 1–. 0006-2510.
- "Music earns Michael Jones a second career". Orillia Sun, 26 April 1988, page 4
- http://www.orilliapacket.com/2015/10/08/orillias-industrial-economy-is-a-thing-of-the-past-group-focusing-on-future-opportunities "Orillia’s industrial economy is a thing of the past; group focusing on future opportunities"
- Book: Mother Jones. 1983. Foundation for National Progress. 62.
- Reviews: Pop - Recommended. Billboard. 12 January 1985. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 101–. 0006-2510.
- Book: Keith Tuber. The New Age of David Lanz. Orange Coast Magazine. December 1988. Emmis Communications. 356–. 0279-0483.
- Linda Moleski. Grass Routes. Billboard. 30 August 1986. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 56–. 0006-2510.
- http://mainlypiano.com/reviews/michael-jones-almost-home-review-by-michael-debbage "Album Review: Almost Home"
