Nigel Mazlyn Jones (born 26 June 1950) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter.

Early life

He was born in

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, England, where he did part-time work at

Dudley Zoo Dudley Zoological Gardens is a zoo located within the grounds of Dudley Castle in the town of Dudley, in the Black Country region of the West Midlands, England. The Zoo opened to the public on 18 May 1937. It contains 12 modernist animal enclosu ...

from the age of 12. In 1969, he moved to

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, to work full-time with the apes at Jersey Zoo (now

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), but "watching people watching animals taught me conservation in the wild is essential" and relocated to north

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, to make his living as a musician. He has been an active campaigner on local community issues in Cornwall, notably as part of the Lowermoor Support Group for people affected by the

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Music

Jones most often appears as a solo performer, but he has collaborated with many notable musicians, including

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, Roy Harper, (he plays guitar and dulcimer on Harper's 1990 album ''

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''),

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and

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from

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Discography

*''

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'' (1976 LP/2002 CD reissue has 23 minutes of previously unreleased material) *'' Sentinel And The Fools Of The Finest Degree'' (1979 LP/2009 CD reissue has six bonus tracks) *''Breaking Cover'' (1982 vinyl LP/CD reissue) *''Water From The Well'' (1987 Cassette only) *''Mazlyn Jones'' (1991 live vinyl LP/Cassette) *''Angels Over Water'' (1993 Instrumental CD) *''Mazlyn Jones & Friends - Live, with Guy Evans & Nik Turner'' (1997 Live CD) *''Behind the Stone'' (1999 songs CD) *''Planet For $ale '' (2007 songs CD) *''Raft'' (2014 songs CD)

Videography

*''Beyond This Point'' (live; video only)

Appearances on other albums

*''

Roll On Dreamer ''Roll On Dreamer'' is a folk/rock album by Johnny Coppin released in 1978, his debut solo album following his time with Decameron. Like the subsequent Coppin solo albums, it includes cover versions as well as Coppin originals and settings of Gl ...

'' (1978) –

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(1978 vinyl LP/2009 CD reissue) - Jones plays 12 string guitar on the track "Archangel". *''

'' (1990) –

Roy Harper (singer) Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) is an English folk rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has released 22 studio albums (and 10 live ones) across a career that stretches back to 1966. As a musician, Harper is known for his distinctive finger ...

- Jones plays guitar and dulcimer. *''Big Men Cry: 20th Anniversary Edition'' (2017) –

- Appears on track 11. "Big Men Cry" (Nigel Mazlyn Jones Version) 05:57.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Nigel Mazlyn 1950 births Living people People from Dudley English folk guitarists English rock guitarists English male guitarists Zookeepers