Lee Jones Quintet
Tue, 17 Mar
|The Grand Hotel
Melbourne/British guitarist & composer Lee Jones makes his NIMA debut playing modern jazz, fusion, blues, avant-garde and rock. Lee Jones - Guitar Nish Manjunath - Saxophone Isaac Goldman - Keyboards Callum Eggins - Bass Deva Permana - Drums
Time & Location
17 Mar 2026, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Grand Hotel , 32 Church St, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia
About the Event
Lee Jones is a British jazz guitarist and composer, combining influences from modern jazz, fusion, blues, avant-garde and rock styles. Lee has regularly performed throughout the UK scene and recorded/performed/studied alongside Larry Coryell, Martin Taylor and Mike Stern.
Since graduating from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Course in 2007, he has released seven solo albums with former WEA producer Simon Tittley and in 2019 completed a PhD in music composition at the University of Salford, Manchester.
Lee now resides in Australia where he is active in live performance, recording and music education/research. Lee released his latest solo guitar project, 'A World Away', in late 2023 and was a finalist in the 2025 Made in New York Jazz Competition, winning the category for Best Solo Instrumentalist.
'...an excellent composer and one heck of a guitarist...' - Larry Coryell
Tickets
General Admission
Under 18's must be accompanied by an adult 25yrs and over. Tickets are non-refundable.
$25.00
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