Saxophonist De’Sean Jones, age 24 is an artist who is on a path to becoming a part of Detroit’s great musical legacy. Mentored by the legendary jazz trumpeter Marcus Belgrave and electronic music pioneer “Mad Mike” Banks of UR (Underground Resistance), De’Sean is well versed in the tradition of jazz as well as the experimental sounds of the future. Since graduating from the Detroit School of Fine and Performing Arts, De’Sean has gone on to tour the world, perform and record with notable names in Gospel: Karen Clark Sheard, Jazz: Christian McBride, and Hip-Hop: Rick Ross. In addition to performing alongside music Icon Stevie Wonder for New Years Eve 2011, De’Sean continues to assert his musical voice with a new album which will be released in 2012 entitled “De’Sean Jones: Septet”. He’s best known for having a colorfully rich tone coupled with a powerful sound that renders high energy musical experiences. De’Sean’s music embodies the essence of Jazz, Rock, Hip-Hop and Soul. Having debuted at the 2008 Detroit International Jazz Festival, Jones continues to actively perform across the country with his band “De’Sean Jones & Concept”.

As a member of UR (Underground Resistance) since 2007, he performs globally with experimental electronic music groups “D3” w/(DJ Mark Flash & Jon Dixon), Timeline w/(Mad Mike Banks & Jon Dixon) and “Galaxy 2 Galaxy”, whose electronic sound defined the genre known as “Hi Tech Jazz”. De’Sean Jones is currently attending school at the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory of Music and is endorsed by AKAI (EWI 4000s) and AIAIAI (TMA-1) headphones.