"Through the many years of performing, music has treated me well. I have performed with Donald Byrd, Blue Mitchell, Dexter Gordon, Joe Williams, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Clark Terry, Allen Harris, Ira Sullivan, Melton Mustafa, to name a few."
In addition to working with his own quartet, Jesse gigs with other performers and other bands as a free-lancer. His ability to captivate the audience with the classics, and adapt them to his own swinging interpretations, is legendary.
"I can only thank God for His blessings. And with the love and encouragement of my wife Thelma, family, friends and incredible fans, my heart will continue to pour out the music that we love so well.
I wish you all Love, Peace, and Jazz" - Jesse Jones Jr.
Influences
Jesse usually performs with his own quartet, and sometimes, a quintet with his brother Melton. Jesse is technically superior on the alto, soprano and baritone saxophones, as well as flute. He combines the hard-bop influence of Cannonball Adderley, the funk of Hank Crawford, and the sweetness of Paul Desmond. Their influences may be detected within Jesse's most original riffs. Add to that some of the most unusual "scat" jazz singing when Jesse sings "straight" or through his horns, and the jazz audiences go wild. The humor is international in scope since these are not words but rather sounds that move and groove with the music. The Jesse Jones Jr. Quartet puts on a show audiences remember for a long time.
Jesse Jones, Jr. & Ira Sullivan live at South Florida Jazz & Heritage Festival at Calder Race Course in Miami, Fla. 11 Nov 2007
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