Peter Jones is a well-established jazz singer based in London. He gigs regularly at jazz clubs there and throughout the south-east. His three albums to date have received excellent reviews, with tracks played on Jazz London Radio, Jazz FM, Worldwide FM and several other stations in the UK and overseas.
London Jazz News said of his 2017 album Under the Setting Sun: ‘The level of creativity and skill on offer makes this a valuable and important collection for anyone remotely interested in contemporary jazz singing and songwriting.’
Peter has worked with some of the top names in British jazz, including Roger Beaujolais, Henry Lowther, Mornington Lockett, Nigel Price, Misha Mullov-Abbado, Duncan Eagles, Alex Hutton and Vasilis Xenopoulos.
His book This is Hip, about American jazz singer Mark Murphy, was published by Equinox in March 2018.
‘An exemplary text… Journalist and singer Peter Jones has written the definitive biography of Mark Murphy.’ Angelo Leonardi, All About Jazz
‘Assiduously researched and adeptly written… Jones not only sets the material in context but also writes insightfully about the music.’ Peter Quinn, Jazzwise
‘A model biography. Richly detailed, balanced and consistently thoughtful, it should be enjoyed not only by its core audience, committed Murphy admirers, but also by the general reader.’ Chris Parker, London Jazz News
‘Meticulously researched, skillfully written… Perhaps with a biography this fine, this honest, and this carefully researched, Mark Murphy will reach the wider audience that eluded him in his lifetime.’ Mick Carlon, Jazz History Online
‘An “all-one needs to know” on the outcat supreme… Recommended without reservation.’ Larry Hollis, Cadence
‘Peter Jones has shaped what will be known as the reference point for the history of vocalist Mark Murphy.’ Damian Wilks, UK Vibe
Jazz in Europe report on the book
In-depth interview about the book with The Jazz Podcast
Gilles Peterson raves about Mark Murphy
Sunday 17 June
The Boaters, Kingston
with Leon Greening (piano), Andrew Cleyndert (double bass), Adam Osmianski (drums)
Friday 29 June
The Memorial Hall, Finchampstead, Berks
with the Remix Jazz Orchestra
Wednesday 4 July
‘An Evening with Nat King Cole’
The Clockhouse, Teddington
with Mark Aston and his quartet
Sunday 22 July
Wood Street Jazz Festival, Guildford
with Somethin’ Else Big Band w/Nigel Price
Sunday 19 August
Toulouse Lautrec, Kennington
with J.P. Muir (piano)
Friday 26-Sunday 28 October
Cork Jazz Festival (3 shows – details tbc)
Wednesday 21 November
Mill Hill Jazz Club
with J.P. Muir (piano), Tom Bartlett (bass), Matt Skeaping (drums)
2019
Tuesday 15 January
Twickenham Jazz Club
band tbc