Michael Jones (he/they) is a percussionist, improviser, and conductor based in San Diego. His work focuses on new works by emerging composers as well as the canonical repertoire of the 20th century avant-garde. He is particularly interested in touch, resonance, and the enchanted currents of percussion objects. They can be heard on the New World, Sawyer Editions, Cold Blue, Chen Li, New Focus and Wandelweiser Editions labels. They regularly perform as a member of the contemporary music projects Offscreen (with Sasha Ishov) and Duo Refracta (with Shaoai Ashley Zhang). They hold degrees from the Hartt School, where they studied with Benjamin Toth, and the University of California, San Diego, where they studied with Steven Schick and Keyavash Nourai. They endorse Marimba One vibraphones and marimbas. michaeljonespercussion.com.