Warren Jones

Warren Jones, pianist, was born in Washington, D.C., and lives in New York City. He is Faculty Emeritus at Manhattan School of Music and has taught at Rutgers University and as a guest at the Curtis Institute of Music, the New England Conservatory of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.  Mr. Jones is a lifetime member of the exciting California-based ensemble Camerata Pacifica and has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Brentano Quartet and the Juilliard Quartet.  With partners including Marilyn Horne, Samuel Ramey, Kathleen Battle, Hakan Hagegard, Carol Vaness, James Morris, Barbara Bonney, and Stephanie Blythe, he has played at Carnegie Hall (New York), Symphony Hall (Boston), Wigmore Hall (London), Teatro alla Scala (Milan), the Paris Bastille Opera, Teatro Colon (Buenos Aires), and Suntory Hall (Tokyo), among others. Well-known in the operatic world, Mr. Jones was Assistant Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco Opera, and the Salzburger Festspiele. His discography includes 32 recordings of various styles and periods, and his latest release, Lament, with baritone Sidney Outlaw, mirrors their longtime interest in Black American musical composition and poetry. Mr. Jones’ interests include history, politics, and cooking.