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“My music has come of age” says he when asked to define his brand of music; “the first songs I wrote as a teenager were country songs, I guess that came from growing up around country music of the likes of Don Williams, Kenny Rodgers etc.” Gone are those days. William Jones today has given in to influences from jazz, blues, soul, R&B, rock, and reggae music; he classifies his crossover-type music as Folk/pop. His first self-produced album ‘New day’ is finally in the market and work has begun on a follow up album.

“My moving to France in 2002 was widely criticized by friends and family” says the French-Nigerian artist, “but you know I’ve played with bands in different parts of the world including the innervision band, the real deal jazz/gospel group, played in piano bars from Nigeria to the USA and in all around Europe, yet I feel strongly that my place is here in Europe especially here in France where the level of receptiveness to new brands of music is very high.”

Before moving to France William Jones was the highest paid unrecorded artist in a country of over 160 million people. And as to why he didn’t put out an album then he says, “the market there back then wasn’t ready for my music and vise versa…” what a thing for a guy who began songwriting at age 14. He also had a juicy contract with the prestigious Hilton hotel Abuja where he enthralled the ‘Night cap’ at nights with his velvety, mesmerizing voice.

These days William can be seen in concerts in France and beyond. He featured this year in a widely televised concert and fashion show in London organized by ‘loud n proud’.

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