Brandon Jones

Brandon Louis Jones’ sharp and unique interpretation of music for the classical guitar has earned him several prestigious accolades. Among these include 1st prize in the 2005 ASTA California State Solo Competition in San Diego, 1^st prize in the 2005 ASTA/Green Classical Guitar Competition in Los Angeles, and 1st prize in the 2005 Pepperdine University Concerto Competition. He was also the winner of the 2004 Undergraduate Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Inc, the organization well known for presenting the Grammy Awards. Jones has performed as a soloist with the Calabasas Chamber Orchestra and the Pepperdine University Symphony Orchestra. His second full-length album, Determinants, was released in August 2006 on RAE Records. The album includes works by J.S. Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, Agustin Barrios, Sergio Assad, and two original compositions by the Brandon Louis Jones.

Jones began to play the guitar at age 13 with an emphasis in rock and jazz, and later switched over to study classical guitar at age 18. His experience in rock and jazz guitar gives his classical works an added sense of life and energy. After less than two years of classical study, he was awarded a full scholarship to be Christopher Parkening’s first private student in the new classical guitar department at Pepperdine University, in the fall of 2002. Having graduated from Pepperdine, Brandon is currently pursuing a Masters degree in guitar performance at the University of Southern California under the tutelage of Scott Tennant. He works as an adjunct professor of guitar at Pepperdine University.