$ 36.75 per 30-minute session

Joel Jones is the youngest of three sons, was born in Houston, TX, and has also lived in Washington State. He grew up listening to many kinds of music, and attempting to recreate those tunes he enjoyed on the family piano. After moving to North Dakota, he went to Minot State, where he began taking clarinet lessons with Dr. James Fusik, and Dr. Charles Young. After graduating with a BA in music, he moved to Fargo, ND, where he completed a Master of Music degree, studying with Dr. Cassie Keogh. He has played with the Fargo‐Moorhead, Minot, and Bemidji symphonies, and has frequently participated in the Dakota Chamber Music Festival. Joel particularly enjoys chamber music, and is a founding member of the Mellifluous clarinet trio. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar, reading fantasy novels, trying new restaurants with friends, and occasionally playing chess.