TGS PLAYER SPOTLIGHT - BRIAN ASHLEY JONES

Brian Ashley Jones is a soulful singer, accomplished guitarist, and versatile touring Americana songwriter whose songs have been placed in film and television and recorded by other artists.

Jones' music is influenced by the guitar-driven country, blues, bluegrass, and swing that he absorbed in his hometown, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Jones performs about 150 live shows per year at festivals, concert series, radio and TV stations, and songwriter venues. Jones was an official performer at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, has opened multiple sold-out concerts for Delbert McClinton, and footage of Jones performing at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, TN appeared in the British network TV show "Amanda Holden's Fantasy Lives" in February 2010.

As a recommended guitar clinician in Nashville Songwriters Association International's Pros On The Road program (NSAI), Jones leads songwriting/guitar clinics for educational programs and chapters around the USA.

Jones showcases his writing and playing chops with 11 well-crafted original songs in his current release Courier, which has received international radio play and made the Top 40 of the Roots Music Report and the Top 100 of the Americana Music Association's album chart. The swampy instrumental "Pull 'em Up" has been featured in the widely acclaimed PBS television series "Road Trip Nation", and "Take" earned Brian a finalist position in the 2008 Songwriter's Contest at the Flat Rock Music Festival.

Along with his own busy touring schedule, Jones has accompanied a diverse batch of artists on stage and in the studio including Eric Heatherly, Caroline Aiken, Thom Shepherd, Sara Hickman, Donna Hopkins, David Gans, Doug Jones, Donovan Roberts, Jeff Black, Diane Durrett, Ralph Roddenbery, Deep Blue Sun, Celeste Krenz, Wyatt Easterling, and Grammy Award winning songwriter Jon Vezner.

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