Harlan Jones-A Latin - Jazz & Classical Pianist

This Washington DC native is a vast resource of talent, expertise and knowledge. His education ranges from his exposure to jazz as an adolescent, to his degree in Music from Howard University. He is the Director of the New Sewell Music Conservatory, Inc., founded in 1952 and located in North West Washington D.C.

Mr. Jones started playing piano and organ in Junior high school. His formal training began at Roosevelt high school in Washington DC, after which Mr. Jones attended Berklee School of Music and then received a Bachelor of Music in jazz Studies from Howard University. Some of his personal mentors include Samual Finley, Clyde Parker, Kirk Stewart, John Malachi and Stanley Cowell.

Mr. Jones has performed locally and nationally with artists such as vocalist Jean Carn, jazz recording artists Doug Carn, Wallace Roney and Sandy Lomax among others. He has produced several recordings Including "Super Rich"(One Man jam), "On The Road" (Alice), "Celebrate My Love For You" (Alice), and Frank Mendenhall’s debut CD entitled "TIME". He is currently working on Baba Dontez Harris, second CD entitled "City" and Frank Mendenhall's second CD, as well as Mr. Jone’s own CD entitled "HARLAN, The Contemporary Keyboardist."

The Sewell Music Conservatory was founded in 1952 by Mrs. Gladys S. Sewell, a Howard University graduate and acclaimed Piano and Music Educator. The objective of the Conservatory was to offer a traditional music curriculum to beginners, as well as to those who wanted advance and progressive development of their music experience. Due to her strong determination and perseverance, the School developed into one of Washington's most successful and prominent music conservatories, with an enrollment of more than 400 students weekly. The New Sewell Music Conservatory, is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization under the direction of Harlan Jones, also a graduate of Howard University (with a concentration in Jazz Studies). The conservatory is now geared to fit the needs and interest of today's music enthusiasts. The program now includes, along with the traditional and contemporary curriculum, computer-aided musical learning systems, audio recording, record production, Jazz theory and choral arrangement. Vocal training in gospel, jazz, new world, and rock are offered. Classical music is taught as the technical foundation upon which popular and jazz music is built. A specific musical approach is geared toward a progressive musical experience. A pedagogy is developed to attract the interest of today's young people and this training coincides with real-life music.

About the Director Please click here www.sewellmusic.org/sewdirpag.htm

Classes & Tuition Please click here www.sewellmusic.org/sewpage3.htm

At Sewell, our goal is to bring out the music in you.

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