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Musician Profile - Jeffrey Jones
What is your hometown?
Akron, Ohio
How long have you been with the BPO?
Since September of '75
What is your favorite part of being a member of the BPO?
The opportunity to play so much great music, year in and year out.
What is your favorite piece of music?
Often whatever we're working on in any given week.In the grand scheme of things, the Nimrod sequence from Elgar's "Engima Variations"
What other orchestras have you performed with?
Utah Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, NACO, Baltimore Symphony, Aspen Festival Orchestra
What types of music do you like to listen to?
I used to be a hard-cored "classical" fanatic but over time have broadened my tastes to include everything from jazz to reggae to rock 'n' roll.
Do you play any other instruments?
Do you mean, like… viola??
What do you like to do in your free time?
Practice tennis, sudoku, 3-wheeling
What is your favorite movie?
Some of my favorites: Dr. Strangelove, Harold & Maude, Field of Dreams, Blazing Saddles, Hook, Silverado.
What is your favorite TV show?
Two and a Half Men
What is your favorite restaurant?
Don't really have a "favorite" but especially enjoy Hamburg dining at L'Sola D'Oro & Murphy's
What do you like best about Buffalo?
WNED FM (unique); and the amazing plethora of really good theatre in the Buffalo area and NOTL; Buffalo Chamber Music Society presentations
Biography
A native of Akron, Ohio, Jeffrey Jones joined the BPO in September '75, following seasons with the Utah Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, two seasons as assistant principal Second Violin with the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada (Ottawa), the Baltimore Symphony, and three summers as Assistant Principal with the Aspen Festival Orchestra.
Serious violin study with Donald Weilerstein and Dorothy DeLay followed a stint in the US Army Band Strings, during which time he performed at the White House on several occasions for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
Jeff gained his first orchestral experience as Principal Second with the Akron Symphony under Louis Lane; as a founding member of the Blossom Festival School of the Cleveland Orchestra, he served as Principal Second violin of the Blossom String and Chamber Orchestras under Rafael Druian, Louis Lane, and Pierre Boulez, as well as participating in several chamber groups during those summers of '68- '69.
While in Ottawa, Mr. Jones was invited to perform Mendelssohn's Octet with the legendary Juilliard Quartet – an experience he describes as a "once in a lifetime experience".
Sine 1977, Jeff has been affiliated with the Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra as coach, adjudicator, and member of the Board of Directors.He and his wife, Janice, an oboist, have 2 daughters pursuing careers in teaching.
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