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Michael Jones

1942 – 2022

New Age pianist, author, composer

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About Michael Jones

Lived 1942 – 2022 (aged 79–80). Michael Jones was a Canadian pianist, composer, jazz musician, author and lecturer.

Michael Jones (1942 – 19 January 2022) was a British-born Canadian new-age pianist and composer, known for his improvisational new age performance style. 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. He died on 19 January 2022, at the age of 79 at Mariposa House Hospice in Orillia, 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.

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

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)

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1942, England
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Michael Jones?

New Age pianist, author, composer

When was Michael Jones born?

Michael Jones was born in 1942 in England.

When did Michael Jones die?

Michael Jones died on 19 January 2022.

What was Michael Jones's occupation?

Michael Jones was a pianist, composer, jazz musician, author and lecturer.

What nationality was Michael Jones?

Michael Jones was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michael Jones

· Wikidata: Q2918931

· DBpedia: Michael Jones (Canadian musician)

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