BIOGRAPHY

Benjamin Chakoian Jones is a composer, arranger, and  bassist from Nashville, Tennessee.

 

Jones is a founding member of the band Humming House, with which he actively toured beginning in 2011. Since 2015 Jones has been a regular member of Nashville based chamber ensemble Chatterbird.

 

In addition to his creative endeavors, Jones is the founder and curator of The Nashville Chamber Music Series, “a collective of composers, performers, and music lovers who wish to develop Nashville’s communal passion for classical and jazz music.” Through NCMS Jones has worked to revitalize the capacity for classical music to be enjoyed on a casual and intimate level.

 

As a composer, Jones’ works have been performed and recorded by groups including  Chatterbird, Intersection, Nashville Concerto Orchestra, Trio Siciliano, and ensembles through The Nashville Chamber Music Series and Lockeland Strings series.

 

In 2020/2021 Jones worked with Intersection, Lesa Dowdy , and the Nashville Metro Archives' Audiovisual Heritage Center to create 'People Places Things' a short film built around Nashville audiovisual archived footage. The film's soundtrack was performed live to the film in the Naos room of the Parthenon.

 

In 2025 Jones will release his first studio recording, The Great Space. The Great Space is a string quartet dedicated to the exploration of sonic space. Jones was awarded a Tennessee Arts Commission Grant for four performances of The Great Space in the Spring of 2025. Contemporary dancer, Becca Hoback, will join the performances, expanding the thesis of spatial exploration.