In 2009, his three volume edition, The Collected Folk Suites of William Grant Still was published and featured at the Inaugural William Grant Still Tribute Conference in Natchez, Mississippi.
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He has written extensively on the music of William Grant Still. His research has focused on African American classical musicians. Jones is an accomplished scholar and published author. In addition to his commitment to teaching and conducting, Dr. The performances were primarily viewed by young Italian grade school students and benefited the Meyers Children Hospital in Florence, Italy. While in Florence, he conducted seven performances of the contemporary ballet, “On the Day You Were Born” by American composer, Steven Heitzig. Jones was invited to perform at the famed Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Teatro in Florence, Italy. He has been accepted to prestigious conducting programs like the Tanglewood Music Festival (auditor), the Conductors Institute in South Carolina (fellow), and the Leiston Abbey Conducting Masterclass in England (fellow).
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Jones has conducted youth, university and professional orchestras throughout this country and abroad.
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Jones has appeared with the Utah Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, Siena Chamber Orchestra, Detroit Youth Symphony, Omaha Area Youth Symphony, Binghamton Youth Symphony, and the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, to name a few. Dr. Jones has studied with internationally recognized conductors like Louis Lane, Gustav Meier, Kirk Trevor, Donald Portnoy, Timothy Perry, Kenneth Kiesler, and Gary Lewis.