Darryl Jones (lahir 11 Desember 1961) adalah seorang bassis Amerika. Dia telah melakukan rekaman dan tur dengan Rolling Stones sejak 1993. Dia juga bermain di band-band antara lain dengan Miles Davis dan Sting.
Darryl Jones lahir pada tanggal 11 Desember 1961 di Chicago, Illinois, di sisi selatan kota. Ayahnya adalah seorang drummer dan ibunya sering mendengarkan musik soul di radio.
Ketika Jones berusia tujuh tahun, ayahnya mengajarinya cara bermain drum dan gambang. Ketika dia berumur sembil...
Darryl Jones (lahir 11 Desember 1961) adalah seorang bassis Amerika. Dia telah melakukan rekaman dan tur dengan Rolling Stones sejak 1993. Dia juga bermain di band-band antara lain dengan Miles Davis dan Sting.
Darryl Jones lahir pada tanggal 11 Desember 1961 di Chicago, Illinois, di sisi selatan kota. Ayahnya adalah seorang drummer dan ibunya sering mendengarkan musik soul di radio.
Ketika Jones berusia tujuh tahun, ayahnya mengajarinya cara bermain drum dan gambang. Ketika dia berumur sembilan tahun, dia melihat tetangganya Angus Thomas bermain bass di pertunjukan bakat sekolah, yang menginspirasi dia untuk beralih ke bass. Dia mulai belajar di bawah bimbingan Thomas, Dalam setahun, dia tampil bersama saudaranya di pertunjukan bakat sekolah berikutnya. Ibunya akan mengantarnya ke pertunjukan. Setelah menyelesaikan kursus musik di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan Chicago pada usia 17 tahun, Jones mulai bermain di kancah musik Chicago, bermain bersama Vincent Wilburn Jr., Matthew Rose, dan Perry Wilson. Dia kuliah di Universitas Illinois Selatan Carbondale.
Pada tahun 1985, ia menjadi anggota band solo pertama Sting bersama Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, dan Omar Hakim. Dengan Sting dia merekam album Dream of the Blue Turtles dan Bring On the Night, dan tampil dalam film dokumenter pembentukan dan tur band, yang juga diberi judul Bring On the Night.
Pada tahun 1993, Jones mengikuti audisi untuk bergabung dengan Rolling Stones setelah bassis Bill Wyman pensiun. Dia berhasil, melakukan tur bersama mereka pada tahun 1994. Jones telah melakukan tur dan rekaman dengan band sejak itu.
Dia sedang mengerjakan film dokumenter tentang dirinya bersama Eric Hamburg.
Darryl Jones (born December 11, 1961) is an American bassist. He has been recording and touring with the Rolling Stones since 1993. He has also played in bands with Miles Davis and Sting, among others.
Darryl Jones was born on December 11, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, on the city's south side. His father was a drummer and his mother frequently listened to soul music on the radio.
When Jones was seven, his father taught him how to play the drums and xylophone. When he was nine, he saw his neighbour Angus Thomas playing bass in a school talent show, which inspired him to switch to bass. He began studying under Thomas, Within a year, he performed with his brother at the next school talent show. His mother would drive him to gigs. After completing the music course at Chicago Vocational High School at 17, Jones started playing on Chicago music scene, playing alongside Vincent Wilburn Jr., Matthew Rose, and Perry Wilson. He attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
In 1985, he became a member of Sting's first solo band with Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, and Omar Hakim. With Sting he recorded the albums Dream of the Blue Turtles and Bring On the Night, and featured in the documentary of the band's formation and touring, also titled Bring On the Night.
In 1993, Jones auditioned to join the Rolling Stones after bassist Bill Wyman retired. He succeeded, touring with them in 1994. Jones has toured and recorded with the band since then.
He is working on a documentary about himself with Eric Hamburg.