JEFF JONES’ illustrious career has been focused mainly on playing bass and providing background vocals for such Canadian musical greats as Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, The Infidels (featuring Molly Johnson), Lawrence Gowan, The Carpet Frogs and now The Bachman-Cummings Band.
Jones’ career started at the tender age of 16 as a member of Ocean -- best known for their multi-million selling single “Put Your Hand In The Hand”. Working his way through the ranks of the Canadian music star system he has been a primary player for the better part of 25 years. His talent and dedication has garnered him a Juno Award, 3 platinum album awards and 2 gold records.
Jones has spent the last few years songwriting while maintaining a very active touring schedule and performs approximately 150 times a year with the likes of the reformed Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, The Carpet Frogs, and Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings among others. In the past he has toured across North America and has appeared with Red Rider supporting Shania Twain on the 2003 Juno Awards and with Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings on the 2005 Juno Awards. The highlight of this year was being invited to perform at Live 8 in Barrie, Ontario for famine relief.
After many years in the background, his desire to establish himself as a solo artist was realized. “Positive”, his solo CD debut, was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001 and was produced by Red Rider’s Ken Greer with remixes by legendary producer Terry Brown (Rush, Klaatu, Cutting Crew).
Bullseye Records has been supporting Jeff’s career mainly through his involvement as member of another of their acts, The Carpet Frogs and encouraged Jeff to step out on his own. “Positive” spawned FOUR radio singles including the hits “In Through The Out Door” and “I’ll Be There”.
After two years on the road supporting Tom Cochrane & Red Rider’s greatest hits package “Trapeze: The Collection” & the hit “"Pictures from the Edge". Jeff Jones is ready to take back the reins of his solo career & record another album. Songs have been written & production begins this fall.
