I'm so glad you're here! Welcome  to Melody and Memory , an online portal to, and archive of, the music, writings, and creative world of me, Colette Jones. I made this site as a way to showcase a full spectrum of creative expression, and connect with followers in a way that feels authentic, artistic, narrative, and deep. I envisioned it as a step back (for myself and others) from the mindless scroll, clickbait, and time trap that is the social media paradigm. While I still in

I thought that each week I could post a collection of things I'm doing, enjoying, or have on my mind. Part recap part favorite things. I'm posting this first one on a Sunday, but seeing as I'm mostly chatting into the void at this point, I don't think anyone will mind. Music updates I've been working hard these past six weeks on visualizing, goal setting, and risk taking. I don't like to give too much away about things I'm working on in the moment; I tend to like to keep thi

As an artist whose name also serves as the name of the act, I often get asked something along the lines of, "ok, so you're Colette Jones, who are those guys?" People seem miffed at the perceived exclusion of my accompanists/band mates from the billing and challenge me on this quite a bit. To me there isn't anything unusual about artist name = band name . Many artists perform under their name, even if they've had the same steadfast band behind them for years. I never realized