Banshees Bar & Artspace, 131 Brisbane Street Ipswich

Lee Jones is a British jazz-rock 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 is currently touring Australia and also active within music education/research. Lee released his latest solo guitar project, A World Away, in late 2023.

The quintet will be performing a range of diverse original repertoire from Lee’s three ensemble albums, Swish, Songs from the 13th Hour and After the Pier in addition to some brand new material with a blues-inflected passion throughout. Lee is supported by Brisbane guitarist Libby Myers, who is dedicated to exploring the ever-changing identity of the classical guitar.