PAST EVENTS
JULY 2009
July 11
Jessica Jones Quartet with vocalist Candace Jones
Candace Jones, voice
Jessica Jones, piano/saxophone
Tony Jones, saxophone
TBD - bass, drums, special guests
6 - 8:30pm
Puppets Jazz Bar
481 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope
(between 11th and 12th Street)
(718) 499-2622
July 12
Jessica Jones/Candace Jones
with guests Mark Taylor, french horn & Tony Jones, tenor sax
12 - 2:30pm
Puppets Jazz Bar
481 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope
(between 11th and 12th Street)
(718) 499-2622
July 18
Jessica Jones Quartet with Candace Jones
Candace Jones, vocals
Jessica Jones, piano & tenor sax
Tony Jones, tenor sax
Mark Taylor, french horn/mellophone
James Windsor-Wells, drums
Brad Jones, bass
12 midnight
Iridium Jazz Club
1650 Broadway at 51st St.
New York City
(212) 582-2121
$20 cover
July 25
Jessica Jones Quartet with vocalist Candace Jones
Candace Jones, voice
Jessica Jones, piano/saxophone
Tony Jones, saxophone
TBD - bass, drums, special guests
6 - 8:30pm
Puppets Jazz Bar
481 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope
(between 11th and 12th Street)
(718) 499-2622
AUGUST 2009
August 29
Jazz Singer Ed Reed
Ed Reed, vocals
Larry Dunlap, piano
Jessica Jones, tenor sax
Dan Feiszli, bass
Bud Spangler, drums
8 and 10pm
Anna's Jazz Island
2120 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA
OCTOBER 2009
October 17
Jessica Jones Quartet with Candace Jones
Candace Jones, vocals
Jessica Jones, piano & tenor sax
Tony Jones, tenor sax
Mark Taylor, french horn/mellophone
James Windsor-Wells, drums
Keith Witty, bass
12:00 midnight
Iridium Jazz Club
1650 Broadway at 51st St.
New York City
(212) 582-2121
$20 cover
FEBRUARY 2010
February 15
Rucma Orchestra Debut
Sarah Bernstein - violin
Angelo Branford - guitar
Dikko Faust - trombone
Darryl Foster - soprano saxophone
Francois Grillot - bass
Jessica Jones - tenor saxophone
James Keepnews - guitar
Matt Lavelle - trumpet, bass and alto clarinets
Dave Miller - drums
Javier Moreno - bass
Ras Moshe - tenor saxophone, flute
Jean-Carla Rodea - vocals
Lex Samu - trumpet
Dave Sewelson - baritone saxophone
Diana Wayburn - flute
10:00pm -- $7.00
Arts for Art @ Local 269
Houston and Suffolk
NYC
February 21
12:00 noon Kris Davis piano/Kevin Tkacz bass
1:15 Jessica Jones Quartet featuring Candace Jones
2:30 duets and trios: Tony Jones, Kevin Tkacz and Jessica Jones
Puppets Jazz Bar
481 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope
(between 11th and 12th Street)
(718) 499-2622
MARCH 2010
March 28
Jessica Jones Quartet
Jessica Jones, Tony Jones - tenor saxes
Ken Filiano - bass
Kenny Wollesen - drums
also, Connie Crothers Quartet at 8pm
Connie Crothers/Cheryl Richards at 9pm
9:45pm -- $15
Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street (corner of Water Street)
DUMBO, Brooklyn
March 29
Lady Got Chops Women's Month Jazz Festival
Jessica Jones - piano
Candace Jones - voice
8:30-9:30
vocalist Keisha St Joan with Bertha Hope and Melissa Slocum
10pm -- $10 plus $7 minimum
The Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia St NY (off Bleecker)
New York City
212-989-9319
MAY 2010
May 28
Peter Apfelbaum & the NY Hieroglyphics
Peter Apfelbaum - saxophone, piano & percussion
Peck Allmond - trumpet & reeds
Jessica Jones - tenor saxophone
Josh Roseman/Natalie Cressman - trombones
Charlie Burnham - violin
Dave Phelps/Viva DeConcini - guitar
Marcus Rojas - tuba
Dafnis Prieto - drums
9:00 & 10:30pm.
Jazz Gallery
980 Hudson
New York, NY
May 29
Peter Apfelbaum & the NY Hieroglyphics
Peter Apfelbaum - saxophone, piano & percussion
Peck Allmond - trumpet & reeds
Jessica Jones - tenor saxophone
Josh Roseman/Natalie Cressman - trombones
Charlie Burnham - violin
Dave Phelps/Viva DeConcini - guitar
Marcus Rojas - tuba
Dafnis Prieto - drums
9:00 & 10:30pm.
Jazz Gallery
980 Hudson
New York, NY
JUNE 2010
June 23
Large Ensemble Conduction by Kidd Jordan
Angelo Branford, guitar
Bradley Farberman, guitar
Dave Sewelson, bari/alto
Francois Grillot, bass
James Keepnews, guitar
Jessica Jones, tenor
Matt Lavelle, trumpet/bass clarinet
Mike Golub, drums
Ras Moshe, tenor/flute
12 Midnight
Vision Festival Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center
107 Suffolk Street
New York, NY
June 24
Large Ensemble Conduction by Hamid Drake
Angelo Branford, guitar
Bradley Farberman, guitar
Dave Sewelson, bari/alto
Francois Grillot, bass
James Keepnews, guitar
Sarah Bernstein, violin
Luke, alto sax
Ingrid, soprano sax
Jessica Jones, tenor
Matt Lavelle, trumpet/bass clarinet
Mike Golub, drums
Ras Moshe, tenor/flute
12 Midnight
Vision Festival Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center
107 Suffolk Street
New York, NY
June 26
Music Now Large Unit
Ras Moshe, Matt Lavelle, Jessica Jones, Jamal Moore, Stan Zenkoff, James Keepnews, Mary Cherney, Sarah Bernstein, Angelo Branford, Brad Farberman, Javier Moreno, Alex Obert, Francois Grillot, Chris Forbes, David Miller
7pm & 8pm - $10 cover
The Brecht Forum
451 West St.
New York, NY
212-242-4201
JULY 2010
July 13
Music from Creative Arts Camp Staff
Jessica Jones, saxophone
Paul Cabri, guitar
Ethan Schlessinger, keyboards
various artists
6:30 - 9pm
Two Boots Restaurant
514 2nd Street
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 499-3253
Teacher
Creative Arts Program
Brooklyn, NY
AUGUST 2010
Aug 5
Mo'Rockin Project
(North African Jazz)
12:30pm
Yerba Buena Gardens
San Francisco, CA
Teacher
Cazadero Performing Arts Family Camp
California
APRIL 2011
April 15
Jessica Jones Quartet featuring vocalist Candace Jones
Originals, standards, stellar vocals. Mail your tax forms then come on by.
6-8:30pm
Puppets Jazz Bar
481 Fifth Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
(718) 499-2622
MAY 2011
May 2
Horns With Strings
Jessica Jones, Tony Jones - tenor sax
Mark Taylor - french horn
Charlie Burnham - violin
7pm (first set only)
Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center
107 Suffolk Street
New York, NY 10002
Tel: (212) 260-4080
$10 for one set / $15 for two / $20 all night
Seniors and Students $3 off
We're bringing originals and musical jack-knives for our romping sonic adventures. Improvisation and good times will roll.
JUNE 2011
June 14
Jessica Jones Quartet
Jessica Jones, Tony Jones - tenor sax
Newman Taylor Baker - drums
Keith Witty - bass
8pm
University of the Streets
130 East 7th St. (corner of Ave. A)
New York, NY
(212) 254-9300
$10
June 17
Jessica Jones/Mark Taylor group
Jessica Jones - tenor sax
Mark Taylor - french horn
tba - bass, drums
8:30pm
Blue Whale
123 Astronaut E
S Onizuka St. Suite 301
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: 213-620-0908
June 25
Jessica Jones/Mark Taylor group
Jessica Jones - tenor sax
Mark Taylor - french horn
John Shifflet - bass
Jason Lewis - drums
8pm
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison
Berkeley, CA
AUGUST 2011
August 1
Karl Berger's Stone Workshop Orchestra
9pm
The Stone
Northwest corner of Avenue C and East 2nd Street
New York, NY
August 10
Jessica Jones, Connie Crothers, Peter Apfelbaum
intimate jazz duet performances
8pm
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020
SEPTEMBER 2011
September 14
Joseph Jarman's 74th Birthday Celebration
musicians to perform:
JOSEPH JARMAN
Thomas Buckner (voice)
Thulani Davis (voice)
Rita Warford (voice)
Michael Braudy (violin)
Michel Gentile (flute)
Pam Fleming (trumpet)
Rob Henke (trumpet)
Jessica Jones (tenor sax)
Mike Lee (tenor sax)
Chris Chalfant (piano & voice)
Daniel Kelly (piano)
Diane Moser (piano)
John Ehlis (guitar)
Matt McDonald (guitar)
Pedro Rodriguez (guitar)
Chris Sullivan (bass)
Max Johnson (bass)
Rob Garcia (drums)
Glen Fittin (percussion)
Hector Morales (percussion)
Jon Luks (tap dancer)
7:30pm
Trumpets Jazz Club
6 Depot Square
Montclair, NJ 07042
September 16
John Ehlis, guitar
Jessica Jones, saxophone & flute
8pm
Benefit for Haiti (with silent auction)
35 West 19th St., 3rd floor
New York, NY
$20
OCTOBER 2011
October 9
Arts for Art: Music in the Gardens
Jessica Jones, tenor sax
Peter Apfelbaum, tenor sax
2pm
6th St. btwn Aves. B & C
New York, NY 10009
Free
DECEMBER 2011
December 11
Peter Apfelbaum's NY Hieroglyphics
Peter Apfelbaum - tenor saxophone/piano
Steven Bernstein - trumpet
Josh Roseman - trombone
Natalie Cressman - trombone
Jessica Jones - tenor saxophone
Tony Jones - tenor saxophone
Charlie Burnham - violin
David Phelps - guitar
Viva DeConcini - guitar
Patrice Blanchard - bass
Justin Brown - drums
9 & 10:30 pm
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson St
New York City 10013
FEBRUARY 2012
February 10
Left of Center Concert Series
Special Guest, Andrew Lamb
Andrew Lamb, tenor sax
Jessica Jones, tenor sax
René Hart, bass
Newman Taylor Baker, drums
7pm
Brooklyn Friends School
375 Pearl St.
Brooklyn, NY
MARCH 2012
March 16
Left of Center Concert Series
Tony Jones Trio & Miss Kelley's Conundrum
Jessica Jones, tenor sax
Tony Jones, tenor sax
Mark Taylor, french horn
Charlie Burnham, violin
7pm
Brooklyn Friends School
375 Pearl St.
Brooklyn, NY
APRIL 2012
April 20
Left of Center Concert Series
Special Guest, Ken Filiano
Jessica Jones, tenor sax
Tony Jones, tenor sax
Ken Filiano, bass
7pm
Brooklyn Friends School
375 Pearl St.
Brooklyn, NY
MAY 2012
May 18
Left of Center Concert Series
Special Guest, Connie Crothers
Jessica Jones, tenor sax
Connie Crothers, piano
Tony Jones, tenor sax
Ken Filiano, bass
Roger Mancuso, drums
7pm
Brooklyn Friends School
375 Pearl St.
Brooklyn, NY
JUNE 2012
June 8
Left of Center Concert Series
CD Release Concert for Live at the Freight: Jessica Jones & Mark Taylor
Jessica Jones, tenor sax
Mark Taylor, piano
Tony Jones, tenor sax
Ken Filiano, bass
Chad Taylor, drums
7pm
Brooklyn Friends School
375 Pearl St.
Brooklyn, NY
28-29
Leading Workshop : "Jazz for Young People: an Ear-Based Approach"
Graz Conservatory
Graz, Austria
JULY 2012
July 1-13
Teaching at REALM Charter School Music Camp
REALM Charter School Music Camp
2023 8th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
July14-26
Artist in Residence
Oakland Public Conservatory
Summer Music Academy
1616 Frankilin Street
Oakland, CA 94612
July 25
The Jessica Jones/Angela Wellman Project
Jessica Jones, tenor sax
Angela Wellman, trombone
Juan Medrano Cotito, cajon
Lori Wellman, vocals
Kev Choice, piano
Gary Brown, bass
tbd, drums
8pm
Freight & Salvage
2020 Addison St
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020
$20.50 in advance/$22.50 at the door
MARCH 2013
March 3
Jessica Jones Quartet
Jessica Jones, Tony Jones - tenor sax
René Hart - bass
Dave Miller - drums
3:00 p.m.
Arts for Art
107 Suffolk Street
New York, NY 10002
APRIL 2013
April 24
Jessica Jones & Connie Crothers
CD release preview event for "Live at the Freight: Jessica Jones & Connie Crothers"
Connie Crothers - piano
Jessica Jones - tenor sax
7:00 p.m.
Shapeshifter Lab
18 Whitwell Pl.
Brooklyn, NY 11215
JUNE 2013
June 15
Vision Festival
Moderating a forum on teaching improvisation in music.
Co-Leading the Visionary Youth Orchestra with Jeff Lederer, special guests Hamid Drake and William Parker.
12:30-1:30 p.m. Forum
2:00-5:00 p.m. Concert
Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue at Third Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(212) 219-8242
AUGUST 2013
August 12-18
Music teacher
Cazadero Family Performing Arts Camp
5385 Cazadero Hwy
Cazadero, CA 95421
(707) 632-5127
SEPTEMBER 2013
September 20
CD release show
Live at the Freight: Jessica Jones & Connie Crothers
Jessica Jones, tenor sax
Connie Crothers, piano
7:00 p.m.
ShapeShifter Lab
18 Whitwell Pl
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 11215
(646) 820-9452
$10.00
JANUARY 2014
January 8
Jessica Jones Quartet
Jessica Jones, Tony Jones - tenor sax
Stomu Takeishi - bass
Kenny Wollesen - drums
special guests Candace Jones - voice, Levi Jones - bass
Sets at 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Jazz at Lincoln Center
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019
MARCH 2014
March 15
Director, JazzGirls Day
3-6pm
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th St.
New York, NY 10019
March 18
Jessica Jones, saxophone
Connie Crothers, piano
8 & 10pm
Bluewhale
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St #301,
10 Columbus Circle
Los Angeles, CA 90012
March 19-24
Auditions & rehearsals for Post Pardon, the Opera
Composed by Jessica Jones, libretto by Arisa White
Oakland Public Conswervatory
1616 Franklin Street
Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 836-4649
March 23
Jessica Jones, saxophone
Connie Crothers, piano
9pm
Duende
468 19th St,
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 893-0174
March 26
Jessica Jones, saxophone
Connie Crothers, piano
9pm
Private house concert
Oakland, CA
MAY 2014
May 3
Middle School Jazz Academy, Brooklyn spring concert
Jessica Jones, director
1pm
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Jazz at Lincoln Center
10 Columbus Circle
Broadway at 60th St.
New York, NY 10019
JUNE 2014
June 15
Visionary Youth Orchestra
Jessica Jones/Jeff Lederer directors
2pm
Vision Festival
Roulette
509 Atlantic Ave,
Brooklyn, NY 11217
JULY 2014
July 5
Open Rehearsal
Post Pardon: the Opera
Composed by Jessica Jones, libretto by Arisa White
7pm
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1606 Bonita Ave,
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 841-4824
$5 to $10 suggested donation. (No one turned away)
postpardontheopera.wordpress.com
July 6
Jazz Inside Out with Jim Nadel and Friends
Jessica Jones, tenor saxophone
Josh Thurston-Milgrom, bass
Akira Tana, drums
7:30pm to 9:30pm
Campbell Recital Hall
Braun Music Center
541 Lausen Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
$10 advance/$15 at door/free under 17
July 13
Post Pardon: the Opera - a sneak preview performance
Post Pardon: the Opera
Composed by Jessica Jones, libretto by Arisa White
3pm
The Marion E. Greene Black Box Theater
Ground Floor of The Fox Oakland
531 19th Street,
Oakland, CA 94612
$20 in advance, $25 at the door
Brown Paper Tickets
Post-performance Q&A, moderated by Ellen Sebastian Chang
AUGUST 2014
August 21
Jessica Jones, saxophone
Connie Crothers, piano
8pm
The Stone
Avenue C and 2nd St
New York, NY
October 2014
October 2
Faculty Concert
7pm
Jazz at Lincoln Center Middle School Academy
Church of Christ and St. Stephen's
122 W 69th St
New York, NY 10023
October 14
Jessica Jones Quartet
Stomu Takeishi - bass
Kenny Wollesen - drums
Jessica Jones - tenor sax
Tony Jones - tenor sax
7pm (two sets)
Somethin Jazz Club
212 East 52nd Street, 3rd Floor
(between 2nd & 3rd Ave)
New York, NY 10022
Tickets: $12
All Ages
November 2014
November 17
Duets with Lena Bloch, as part of the Saxophone Spree, benefiting KOTA 7-9:30pm
8:30pm
The Salmagundi Club
47 Fifth Avenue @ 12th St
New York, NYC
$20 at the door, $15 in advance
December 2014
December 8
Jessica Jones Quartet
Stomu Takeishi - bass
Kenny Wollesen - drums
Tony Jones - tenor sax
Jessica Jones- tenor sax
7pm
ShapeShifter Lab
18 Whitwell Place
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(Between 1st and Carroll Str, off 4th Ave- Park Slope)
646-820-9452
Tickets: $12
January 2015
January 4
7:00pm Jessica Jones/Tony Jones sax duets,
special guest vocalist Candace Jones Tortolani
8:30pm Marika Hughes/Charlie Burnham duets (cello, violin, voices...)
Whynot Jazz Room
14 Christopher St,
New York, New York 10014
Tickets: $10 Covers Both Events
August 2015
August 4 & 5
Rahsaanathon 2015
Claire Daly - Baritone Saxophone
Jessica Jones - tenor saxophone
John Kruth - Allsorts
Sonelius Smith - Piano
John Shifflett - Bass
Howard Wiley - Drums
Cafe Stritch
374 S 1st St
San Jose, CA 95113
8:30pm
October 2015
October 10
Jessica Jones & Tony Jones
Jessica Jones - tenor saxophone
Tony Jones - tenor saxophone
Rail Trail Cafe
River Road Extension
Stone Mountain Farm
New Paltz, New York 12561
845-399-4800