Michael Jones - Background and Reviews


The earth never tires,silent and incomprehensible at first,
soon every moment becomes a miracle,
every blade of grass,
every birdcall
every whisper of wind,
every high
hilltop,
every quiet bay
a reminder that we are almost home.

Adapted from Songs for the Open Road
Walt Whitman


Background

Michael Jones' musical vision has always been to render into music the images that take form in his mind. In Almost Home the images that have inspired his music flow from the rich and evocative imagry of Walt Whitman.


Afoot and light - hearted I take to the open road!
Healthy free the world before me!
The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose!
… To know the universe itself as a road - as many roads – for traveling souls.

Michael is the founding artist of Milwaukee based Narada Records where, for the past twenty- five years, his many music CD’s, including Pianoscapes, Seascapes and After the Rain, (for which he received a Juno nomination in the