Desmond Jones Press Kit

Desmond Jones
Five-piece American Rock
Grand Rapids, MI

BAND BIO: Desmond Jones is a five-piece American rock band from Michigan. The original music is centered around melodic guitar riffs, funky bass lines, groovy drumbeats, and smooth saxophone. The group takes influence from Frank Zappa, The Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Charles Mingus, Phish, The Band, and Led Zeppelin to name a few. Desmond Jones puts on exciting and high-energy shows with a high level of musicianship and skillful improvisation. Each show, set list, and song is different from night to night. The group has played 800 shows all over the country and has shared the stage with bands like Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Papadosio, Ripe, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, EOTO, Here Come the Mummies, Aqueous, Mungion, Dopapod, Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers, and many more. Desmond Jones has released two EPs and three full length studio albums available on all major platforms. The band is touring in 2022 and hitting every diner along the way.

TOUR HISTORY: Desmond Jones has been nationally-touring for 10 years and has played 800 shows all over the country.

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HAS PLAYED WITH: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Papadosio, Ripe, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Here Come the Mummies, EOTO, Dopapod, TAUK, The Werks, Aqueous, Mungion, Joe Hertler, The Verve Pipe, and many more

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FESTIVALS PLAYED: Electric Forest, Resonance, The Werk Out, Founders Fest, Some Kind of Jam, Pink Moon, Cowpie, Big Fam