Sean Jones is modern jazz trumpeter and composer from Warren, Ohio who decided he wanted to become a professional musician after discovering the music of Mile Davis as a fifth grade student. After studying classical trumpet performance at Youngstown University and getting his masters at Rutgers Univesity, he began working as a session musician for various established name, including Joe Lavano, Tia Fuller and Gerald Wilson. As his reputation as an ardent sideman began to grow, he earned the position as lead trumpeter with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in 2004, around the same time he released his debut album as band leader, Eternal Journey, with his long-time label Mac Avenue. He ha since continued to perform and record new material with his own group.
