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Presented By: Gifts of Art

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Gifts of Art presents Gospel & Blues Music & History

Rev. Robert Jones Sr. & Bernice Jones

Photograph of Rev. Robert Jones Sr. by Peggy Brisbane. High resolution version available upon request. Photograph of Rev. Robert Jones Sr. by Peggy Brisbane. High resolution version available upon request.
Photograph of Rev. Robert Jones Sr. by Peggy Brisbane. High resolution version available upon request.
Reverend Robert Jones Sr. is a nationally recognized musician and educator from Detroit with more than 25 years of experience as a performer and storyteller. A talented multi-instrumentalist, Jones has opened for Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal and Leon Russell, to name a few. For this program, he and his wife Bernice Jones will showcase the gospel, blues, inspirational folk and roots music that form the basis of American popular music. Rev. Jones plays and describes American music in its historical context and speaks of how traditional African American music helped give rise to musical forms that are beloved around the world.
Photograph of Rev. Robert Jones Sr. by Peggy Brisbane. High resolution version available upon request. Photograph of Rev. Robert Jones Sr. by Peggy Brisbane. High resolution version available upon request.
Photograph of Rev. Robert Jones Sr. by Peggy Brisbane. High resolution version available upon request.

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