Darius Jones & Co. @ NYU Black Box

Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Time: 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: NYU Black Box Theatre, Pless Hall
Street: 82 Washington Square East

Improvisation et Caprice by Eugene Bozza
Darius Jones: Alto Sax

Janus by Paul Hayden
Darius Jones: Alto Sax
Maria Johnson: Flute
(Arr. Jones, Johnson)

Improvisation 1 by Ryo Noda
Darius Jones: Alto Sax

Dai Sospiri by Paola Lopreiato
Darius Jones: Alto Sax
Esther Lamneck: Clarinet

Friction of Things in Other Places by Ricardo Sigal
Darius Jones: Alto Sax

Improvisation in Black by Darius Jones, Mike Pride, Ben Gerstein, Dafna Naphtali
Darius Jones: Alto Sax
Mike Pride: Percussion
Ben Gerstein: Trombone
Dafna Naphtali: Voice and electronics

Darius Jones is an alto saxophonist, composer, and producer. He joined the New York music community in 2005, after living and studying in Richmond, Va. Darius graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelors in Jazz Studies. Jones has also received a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance/Composition from New York University. He is currently finishing a Advanced Certificate in Music Education at New York University. Jones also taught for a year as an adjunct professor at in NYU. Darius comes from a diverse musical background that has lead to his unique, alternative, and soulful approach to music. Jones has composed and performed in a wide variety of areas such as electro-acoustic music, chamber ensembles, contemporary jazz groups, avant-garde jazz groups, modern dance performances, and multi-media events. Darius enjoys playing with a steady group of artists and improvisers. The current bands Jones works with are the Cooper-Moore Trio, Mike Pride’s From Bacteria to Boys, Nioka Workman’s House Arrest Band, William Hooker’s Bliss Quartet, Trevor Dunn’s Proof Readers, The Hub, Lewis Barnes’ Hampton Roads, and Period. Darius has collaborated with Andrew D’angelo, Esther Lamneck, William Parker, Jim Black, Charlie Looker, Dafna Naphtali, Sam Hilmer, Weasal Walters, Peter Evans, Nate Wooley, S.E.M Ensemble, Lisle Ellis, Rob Brown, Warren Smith, Alex Waterman, etc. In New York, Darius has produced records for Korean jazz vocalist Sunny Kim and country-folk artist Mary Bragg. Jones has performed in Italy, France, U.S. and Canada. Jones has a band with Travis LaPlante, Ben Greenberg, and Jason Nazary called Little Women, which recently went on a national tour to promote the release of their first record “Teeth” on Sockets and Gilgongo Records. Darius was featured in AllAboutJazz in this years August 2008 issue. Jones is also the recent winner of the Van Lier Fellowship awarded by Roulette.