Sean Jones Brings R&B and Soul Classics to Community Concert Stage

The Golden Belt Community Concert Association will host Sean Jones singing rhythm & blues and soul classics in the association's third concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, in the Great Bend Municipal Auditorium, Lakin and Stone.

The concert is available to concert association members. Full-time students will be admitted to the concert for a $5 donation at the door. The auditorium will open at 6:30 p.m.

Jones takes his listeners on a musical journey through some of their favorite classic love songs. Magnetic, captivating and genuinely soulful are just a few of the accolades describing Jones, who garners praise from the critics and his audiences as well. His interpretive performances of R&B and soul classics have wooed fans from across Canada and the United States.

He has been singing since his formative years in high school, where he joined an R&B vocal group “In Essence,” a five-member vocal group renowned for spectacular harmonies and effortless ability to connect in both the R&B and soul music worlds. Legendary DJ/Producer FunkMaster Flex picked them up for management, and the song “You Will Never Have Another” became a mix show radio hit throughout America. This success led to a multinational record label deal with BMG Music.

In Essence's first album garnered two hit singles and videos. The group won both R&B video of the Year at Much Music and R&B recording at the Juno Awards. But despite their success, Jones, an intensely focused performer, was hearing something more in his heart and something deeper in his music. Within a year, In Essence disbanded.

Jones began performing and recording as a solo artist in 2008. His popular EP, “This Is Love,” led to his first national tour. Currently he is working on his first full-length solo album, and like his show, it chronicles the ebb and flow of relationships.

For more information about the Golden Belt Community Concert Association and the 2011-12 concert season, go to www.goldenbeltcca.org .