PODCAST: Sean Jones

Trumpeter Sean Jones joined the Berklee faculty as chair of brass last year, adding to an already very long list of striking careeer accomplishments as a recording artist, educator, and artistic director of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh jazz orchestras. He has performed and/or recorded with Joe Lovano, Jimmy Heath, and Nancy Wilson, as well as with Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter in the 2011 Tribute to Miles tour. 

He has released seven albums as a leader on the Mack Avenue Records imprint.

Jones will perform on July 31 at the Newport Jazz Festival with the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra, one of the most prestigious performing groups at Berklee. The ensemble is directed by Greg Hopkins, a professor in the Jazz Composition Department, who also teaches trumpet and ensembles at Berklee.