Michael Jones
New Age pianist, author, composer

Michael Jones

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New Age pianist, author, composer
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1942(England, United Kingdom)
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19 January 2022
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Michael Jones (born 1942) is a Canadian new-age pianist and composer, known for his improvisational new age performance style. 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.

Career

Jones' first album, Pianoscapes, was released on the newly formed Narada record label. The album sold more than 100,000 copies. Since then he has released more than a dozen albums of piano music.In 1990 he conducted a concert tour.

He has published three books about creative leadership; the most recent isThe 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.

Original discography

  • Michael's Music (Pianoscapes, 1981)
    • Reissued as Pianoscapes (Narada, 1983)
  • Windsong (Antiquity, 1983)
  • Seascapes (Narada, 1984)
  • Wind and Whispers (Sona Gaia, 1985)
  • Solstice (Narada, 1985)
  • Sunscapes (Narada, 1986)
  • 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)
  • 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