Michael Jones

A native of Ontario, Canada, Jones pursued classical piano studies while maintaining his technical skills alongside university coursework in psychology. While leading workshops tied to his business-management consulting firm, he started weaving segments of spontaneous piano playing into the sessions. Years of urging from associates and participants eventually prompted him to issue Pianoscapes in 1983, marking the inaugural release on the Narada record label. Across subsequent decades he has produced multiple albums featuring solo piano as well as small-ensemble formats, among them a particularly memorable 1987 collaboration with cellist David Darling.