Hi, and welcome to my website:
barryjonesjazz.com - "where bebop lives..."

Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. My 1st musicial intrument was the tenor saxophone. At 11, I was considered a child prodigy and was advised to change grade schools to better meet my needs.  I transferred to a school that offered the IGC ("Intellectually Gifted Children") course. AT this new school, however, there were no woodwind instruments, just brass, so I chose the trumpet. Thus began my journey upon this magnificent instrument.
 
A year later, my family and I moved to Queens, NY, where I continued to play trumpet and eventually gigged regularly with local bands and the high school stage jazz band.
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I graduated with a music scholarship from Five Towns College (Currently in Dix Hills, LI.). Studying privately with Allan Colin, whose father is the legendary trumpet instructor Dr. Charles Colin. From here, I began touring with 60's R&B Doo-Wop sensation "The Cleftones," performing at high-end, posh clubs in the NYC tri-state area, and playing jazz in a band created by the students of FTC at local pubs in Long Island.

After graduating, I reluctantly turned down a trumpet scholarship at Elon University in North Carolina and pursued a career in telecom, working with a variety of telecom corporations.    

A serious illness forced me into early retirement, and upon recovering, I decided to return to music. Currently, I'm the CEO of "Nibiru Sound Studios": a recording studio (formerly) in Passaic, NJ, where I produced a myriad of r&b, pop, jazz, and hip-hop acts.

At this stage in my juncture, I have returned to jazz, and I am excited to pick up my trumpet once again with renewed vigor.
 
Enjoy the music,
Barry