Jones, Isham

Isham Jones Composer, bandleader, and saxophonist Coalton, Ohio, January 31, 1894; Hollywood, California, October 19, 1956. Jones started his musical training early and became proficient on the tenor saxophone. The first composition for which he wrote both words and music, “At That Dixie Jubilee,” was published by him when he was living in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1915. From there he moved to Chicago, where he organized a band that played at the Green Mill. In 1920, he opened the Rainbow Gardens…