JW-Jones
| JW-Jones | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Background information | |
| Born |
July 15, 1980 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Blues, jump blues, rock and roll, swing revival, soul, roots |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, drums |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | jw-jones.com |
JW-Jones (born July 15, 1980) is a Canadian blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and band leader. He is a Juno Award nominee (2015), Billboard magazine Top 10 Selling artist, and winner of the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge for "Best Self-Produced CD Award" for his release 'High Temperature' in 2017.
Jones' first recording contract was signed with CrossCut Records (Germany) in 2000, who released his first seven CDs in Europe. He was the first artist signed to the NorthernBlues Music label in Toronto and released his first six recordings with the label. Jones has also worked with Ruf Records in the USA, and is now signed to Blind Pig Records. In the last decade, he has released seven albums. He has played in 23 countries in four continents and continues to tour extensively. Jones, who lives in Ottawa, Ontario, has performed at blues festivals, theatres and clubs in Canada, the USA, Europe, United Kingdom, Russia, Australia and Brazil.
On June 19, 2014, Jones was presented with a Forty Under 40 Award by Ottawa Business Journal/Ottawa Chamber of Commerce. It is a celebration of entrepreneurship in Ottawa - a "salute to the region’s young business stars who balance business achievement, professional expertise and community involvement."
In May 2009, Jones' song "Parasomnia" appeared on a Guitar World featured CD, Guitar Masters Vol. 2, among B.B. King, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Carlos Santana. The Canadian national newspaper Globe and Mail referred to Jones as "one of this country's top blues guitar stars". The US Blues Revue magazine' stated that "Jones' style is a fluid amalgam of T-Bone Walker's big, bright chords, Johnny "Guitar" Watson's slashing leads, and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's jazzy sting".Billboard called Jones part of "a new wave of young talent moving onto Canada’s blues stage."
...
Wikipedia