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Peter Jones

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Musician and writer

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Peter Jones is a singer, bass player and composer who has performed in Switzerland, Ireland, Japan and the USA, and at jazz venues across London, including Ronnie Scott's and Pizza Express, and further afield from the Sands Hotel, Margate, to the Speakeasy Jazz Club in Portishead. He has recorded five albums, two of them with the band Zoöphyte. His recordings have been broadcast on Jazz FM, Worldwide FM and local radio. 


Peter is also an author of pioneering biographies of Donald Fagen, Jon Hendricks and Mark Murphy. He is currently at work on a new book about Ronnie Scott's. His journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The New European, Jazzwise magazine and the website All About Jazz. He also runs Richmond's Off the Rails jazz club and the jazz stage at the annual High Tide music festival in Twickenham.

Tokyo 2024

Nature Boy (Sound Gallery Slope, Tokyo)

Let's Get Lost (Sound Gallery Slope, Tokyo)

East Grinstead 2024

When the Sun Comes Out (East Grinstead Jazz Festival)

Jive Samba (East Grinstead Jazz Festival)

Zoöphyte

Live at The Spin, Oxford, April 2024, with guest guitarist Pete Oxley

Zoöphyte's new album Galapagos

Zoöphyte's new album Galapagos

Zoöphyte's new album Galapagos

Zoöphyte's new album Galapagos

Zoöphyte's new album Galapagos

Zoöphyte's new album Galapagos

'A buoyant soundtrack to sun-filled days of romance and adventure, Galapagos flies the flag for smart pop and accessible jazz. Stylish crossover music that is both sophisticated and fun' All About Jazz


'It’s elegant, sophisticated, lushly arranged and, frankly, quite joyous' Be Bop Spoken Here


'Bacharach-like wind in the hair anthems... goodies for jazz ears to savour' Jazzwise


'Galapagos is a breezy, engaging album sure to bring a bit of light into any day' London Jazz News

Zoöphyte in the studio: Galapagos album trailer

Singer and musician

Singer and musician

Singer and musician

As well as writing songs and performing across the UK as a singer under his own name, Peter has written and recorded two albums for the jazz-pop project Zoöphyte, with Trevor Lever. He will be recording a new album of original material in 2025..

Author

Singer and musician

Singer and musician

Peter's most recent book is Nightfly: the Life of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen (Chicago Review Press, 2022). A paperback edition was published in 2024. He has also written biographies of jazz singers Mark Murphy (This is Hip, Equinox, 2018) and Jon Hendricks (This is Bop, Equinox, 2020).

Journalist

Singer and musician

Journalist

Among the jazz artists Peter has interviewed are Kurt Elling, Carmen Lundy, José James, Jarrod Lawson, Jean Toussaint, Dwight Trible and Zara McFarlane.. He regularly reviews albums and gigs in articles for Jazzwise and The New European.


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