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Brian Jones Double Quartet pay tribute to Paul Motian

Last week, the jazz world lost a prized possession in drummer Paul Motian. Motian’s sensitive drumming, on point intuition, and paintbrush-like touch is made eternal through his recordings with pianists Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett and through the countless drummers he influenced. Brian Jones is one of the many drummers who was touched by Motian, […]

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November 30, 2011

Wurl wind of a night

Richmond’s most prolific, versatile and adventurous drummer, Brian Jones has a boundary-less discography that will make your head spin. His live performances have a similar effect. Whether playing in a duo or big band context — or anything in between like his (Wurlitzer) Trio — Jones’s signature voice always shines through his drumming and compositions. […]

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August 27, 2011

Fight the Big Bull with Brian Jones at Balliceaux, March 2

Continuing Spacebomb’s bi-weekly series at Balliceaux, Fight the Big Bull performs with conductions by Brian Jones next Wednesday.

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