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Fernando Jones
12+ albums
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"You have blessed me with opportunities beyond my wildest dreams. Thank you for the encouragement in helping m stand tall in a male dominated profession, and always believing that one day my story will be heard.” _Paige Fernandez, Former Student of Jones’ Columbia College Chicago ’11 • Blues Ensemble All-Star “The Blues has always produced tormented souls. The eternal struggle with good, and what others may deem not so good. Nevertheless, one ends up having fun anyway. most of us want to go to Heaven, while daring to get there through hell.” _Fernando Jones Buddy Guy said that Fernando Jones is “one in a million trying to get to the bottom of the barrel of the Blues.” Jones was the last Chicago Bluesman that Willie Dixon mentored; Dixon asked him to “keep the Blues going.” The incomparable Fernando Jones is a 21st Century Renaissance man and the 2008 Keeping the Blues Alive Award recipient (education). Jones is one of the most complete Bluesmen and scholars of his generation with a focus on the next generation. He has been featured on the Travel Channel’s “America the Wright Way” Series (worldwide broadcast, seen in over 125 million households), Eric Clapton’s Crossroads DVD, ABC7’s Someone You Should Know. Dateline NBC, and was interviewed by the publisher of Downbeat Magazine for Musicians Studio. From books to films, from sound recordings to theatrical productions, his contributions to this American art form have been paramount. In Chicago, the Blues Capital of the wor
