Page 110 - ION Indie Magazine JanFeb 2020 Issue

Jones doesn’t need recognizable names to convince of her
music’s appeal – she just needs to be heard. Her voice in and
of itself is something to experience. She has a range and
versatility that is quite striking – from sweet and subtle to
fierce and powerful…or she will often move in and out of
falsetto effortlessly in homage to some of her diva influences
like Mariah Carey.

Before ending her set, she inserted an acapella rendition of
“The Christmas Song,” a holiday classic done by many, but
with Jones and her voice alone, it was one of the most
beautiful and inspirational takes of it that I have ever heard.

But, she’s quite the instrumentalist as well. In her short set,
she played banjo, guitar, piano, harmonica, and even some
impressive slide guitar work. The final cadenza to her intense
last tune “Tough Guys” even had her wailing on harmonica
and slide guitar simultaneously!

At 29, Caroline Jones hasn’t settled just for making great
music and collaborating with so many performers, she also
hosts her own show on Sirius XM’s The Coffee House
channel where she converses with and performs with other
musicians. She has additionally created an initiative she calls
“The Heart Is Smart” (or T.H.I.S.) in which she works with
school and universities, hundreds so far, to conduct
songwriting and entrepreneurship workshops.

Caroline Jones’ very memorable performance was a striking
glimpse of a great artist whose successes are only just
beginning and that we’ll be fortunate enough to hear much
more from her in the future. Maybe it will be country music,
maybe it will something that doesn’t fit such a rigid definition.
But it will surely be great music.

Caroline Jones links:
https://carolinejones.com/
https://www.facebook.com/carolinejonesmusic
https://www.instagram.com/carolinejones/
https://www.youtube.com/carolinedjonesmusic
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xl6isKUFqJNui79kpdT0Y

Caroline Jones making of “The First Noel”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZqgrWGaRtQ