Lee Jones is a British jazz guitarist and composer, combining influences from modern jazz, fusion, blues, avant-garde and rock styles. Lee has regularly performed throughout the UK scene and recorded/performed/studied alongside Larry Coryell, Martin Taylor and Mike Stern.

Since graduating from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Course in 2007, he has released seven solo albums with former WEA producer Simon Tittley and in 2019 completed a PhD in music composition at the University of Salford, Manchester.

Lee now resides in Australia where he is active in live performance, recording and music education/research. Lee released his latest solo guitar project, 'A World Away', in late 2023 and has a subsequent album release scheduled for 2026.

Australian Dates in 2025

2nd May 2025 - Newport Jazz Festival, Melbourne VIC

3rd May 2025 - Newport Jazz Festival, Melbourne VIC

4th May 2025 - Newport Jazz Festival, Melbourne VIC

20th May 2025 - The Ellington Jazz Club, Perth WA

5th July 2025 - Miss Celie's, Sydney NSW

8th July 2025 - The Jazzlab, Melbourne VIC

2nd August 2025 - Inverloch Jazz Festival, VIC

3rd August 2025 - Inverloch Jazz Festival, VIC

11th November 2025 - St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne VIC 1.00PM

Japan Tour 2025

3rd April 2025 - KMC @ Zatto Four, Osaka, Japan

4th April 2025 - Ikuno Park, Osaka, Japan

5th April 2025 - The Wex Irish Pub, Nishinomiya, Japan

7th April 2025 - Azul Terrace, Osaka, Japan

8th April 2025 - Hi Five, Osaka, Japan

JAPAN SOLO TOUR - 2027

Lee is currently planning a return jazz guitar tour of Japan (Tokyo/Sapporo/Kansai) for 2027, following a successful trip in April 2025.

(further concert updates will be posted on the live dates page)

EXPANDED REVISED EBOOK

A revised and expanded version 3 of Lee's 2020 eBook

'100 Examples for the Modern Intermediate & Advanced Guitarist' is now available!

(see teaching page for further information)

NEW RECORDING

Lee's next album will be a live recording project featuring leading Melbourne-based musicians.

(further updates will be posted on the music page via Bandcamp)