Montréal-born Oliver Jones made his debut as a pianist at age five at Union United Church, and by the time he had his first nightclub appearance, he was nine. In his 77 year career he has released an impressive 23 albums (and one DVD). He has been recognized with numerous awards including the Order of Québec; he was appointed an officer of the Order of Canada and is also the proud recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr award.
In early 2016 Oliver announced his plans to retire from performing professionally after one last cross country tour of Canada. His very last show was in Barbados in January 2017 as a tribute to his parents. “It’s been seventy-seven years and I guess that’s more than enough time working any job, but it’s always been my contention I should play until that feeling is gone but the feeling is still there,” says Jones but he can no longer play at the same capacity, though Jones says he still plans on performing a few times a year. His retirement plans include traveling, dusting off his saxophone and helping to promote Canadian jazz artists who are just getting started.
In a career filled with superlative achievements, Oliver Jones remains one of Canada’s finest musicians.
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