Awards & Winners

Jonah Jones

Date of Birth 31-December-1909
Place of Birth Louisville
(Kentucky, United States of America, Jefferson County, Area code 502)
Nationality
Also know as Jones, Jonah
Profession Trumpeter
Jonah Jones was a jazz trumpeter who created concise versions of jazz and swing and jazz standards that appealed to a mass audience. In the jazz community, it can be argued that he might be best appreciated for his work with Stuff Smith. He was sometimes referred to as "King Louis II," a reference to Louis Armstrong. Jones started playing alto saxophone at the age of 12 in the Booker T. Washington Community Center band in Louisville, Kentucky before quickly transitioning to trumpet, where he excelled.

Awards by Jonah Jones

Check all the awards nominated and won by Jonah Jones.

1959


Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Honored for : I Dig Chicks!

Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album I Dig Chicks!

1958


Nominations 1958 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing Baubles, Bangles, and Beads