Welcome to the Official Website of Salena Jones . . .

In beginning 2010, Salena again sold out at London`s Pizza on the Park, Hyde Park Corner, where she returns on April 17th and May 24th. Very sadly, it is rumoured this fine venue will close its doors permanently in June for a hotel redevelopment.

Salena appears at a number of UK theatres, including The Radlett Centre in Hertfordshire, www.theradlettcentre.co.uk (April 15th); and the Regent Centre in Hampshire, www.regentcentre.co.uk (June 24th). These UK dates will be with the Geoff Eales Quartet. More theatre dates are in the pipeline to be listed.

Salena will be in Japan, recording in the spring, prior to an album release anticipated for September, with further promotional and concert visits to follow to the far east.

Salena`s great version of "Am I The Same Girl", arranged by  Keith Mansfield,  is on the new Soul Cellar album about to be released by Jazz fm, and is in company with Aretha Franklin, Ben E King and Little Richard. You can hear this classic track on this website, under Videos.

During 2009, Salena made three concert and festival visits to Japan, and headlined the "Diva's In The Park" July festival in Thailand.

In October, Salena appeared at London's Ronnie Scott's, where she holds the record of her seven consecutive weeks' run at this famous club. The full performance review by Frank Griffith, Director of Performance Arts at Brunel University can be seen at The London Jazz website -  http://londonjazz.blogspot.com/2009/10/review-salena-jones.html .Extracts from the review include:

"American vocalist Salena Jones made a triumphant return to Ronnie Scott's on Monday, backed by the stellar Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra led by pianist and MD, James Pearson.

Jones, petite and elegant in white, mentioned to the nearly full house her previous long-standing engagements at the fabled club. There is a firm and poised quietude to her voice and delivery as well as her stage presence. Free of histrionics or gratuitous melisma, her rich contralto rings true through the styles in an understated manner.

Also noticeable was the playful, bordering on provocative visual banter between her and MD Pearson during some of the songs. Particular highlights included a tasty bossa nova treatment of Brook Bowman's 'East Of The Sun' with engaging harmonic richness coupled with lush textures utilising flutes, mutes and clarinets especially noteworthy in an ensemble chorus following Jones' vocal.

The Billie Holiday classic, 'You've Changed', medleyed up with 'Monk's Round Midnight', was tendered beautifully by a trio backing. A rousing flag waver arrangement of a 1960s gem, 'Moment of Truth' completed the set, and sent audience and band, not so gently, into that good night.

Most of the arrangements were by Keith Mansfield, a towering figure of British big band
and TV themes having got his start writing and producing for Canadian trumpeter,
Maynard Ferguson, in the late 1960s for a series of albums for Columbia. While announcing him to the crowd at the end, Salena also added that she is now Mrs Mansfield - they were married in January. A most musical match in every aspect and lets hope that its not
another 20 years before their next visit to this venerable Soho jazz institution."

Following what was a special occasion, the Ronnie Scott's management wrote to thank Salena and Keith - "for a very classy and wonderful evening of great music."

Salena celebrates 50 years as a recording artist with her latest album 'Love & Inspiration', issued throughout Asia by JVC Victor. The album is a swinging mix of originals, contemporary songs and standards with arrangements and production by Keith Mansfield.

Samples and downloads of the tracks can be heard at: www.jvcmusic.co.jp

... the beautiful voice of swing