Jones, Brett

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Biography

Born:

Country: South Dakota

Studies: Texa Tech University (Doctor of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance & Master of Music); University of Colorado (Bachelor in Music Education)

Teachers: Alan Shinn, Lisa Rogers, Doug Walter, Don N. Parker, John R. Beck and Gene Holter

Website: https://brettjonespercussion.com/

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Brett Jones served on the faculty of Texas Tech University from 2003-2004, and Blinn College from 2004-2007. He has regularly performed in the percussion sections of the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra, the Boulder Philharmonic, the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra. Jones also served as the Principal Percussionist of the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra from 2006-2007. He performs regularly with the Duluth Playhouse and as a member of the newly formed Percussion Duo North.

His publications include articles in Percussive Notes, The Instrumentalist, and School Band and Orchestra Magazine, and several published compositions. He was a featured presenter at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio in 2002. Brett Jones endorses Encore mallets, Silverfox drumsticks, Grover Pro Percussion products, and Planet Marimba mallet instruments. Brett Jones currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He is known as the foremost expert on Robert Kreutz's marimba music. His doctoral research culminated in his paper entitled The Marimba Music of Robert E. Kreutz: A Stylistic Study of the Choral Influences in his Compositions for Marimba which has been published in the Percussive Arts Society's Online Research Journal. Jones resides in Superior with his wife, Meghan and their four children.

Works for Percussion

Solo Works

Jerusalem 1099 - Multiple Percussion
Monster Baby - Snare Drum
Star of the Sea - Vibraphone

Works for Percussion

Percussion Ensemble

Water Nymphs - 11 Players