Background
Jones, Carol Leigh was born on July 23, 1949 in Covina, California, United States. Daughter of Earl Lee and Lucille Elenor (Thompson) Jones.
Jones, Carol Leigh was born on July 23, 1949 in Covina, California, United States. Daughter of Earl Lee and Lucille Elenor (Thompson) Jones.
Grad in Preparatory, Sherwood Music Conservatory, Chicago, 1964. Associate of Arts, Saddleback College, 1986. Student, Bob St. John, Pomona, California.
Student, Bill Thomson, Woodland Hill, California. Student, George Wright, Hollywood, California.
Instructor Gould Music, Covina, 1967-1972. Product specialist Conn Organ Corporation, Oakbrook, Illinois, 1972-1977. Concert organist Conn Keyboards, Incorporated., Carol Stream, Illinois, 1978-1979, Yamaha International, Buena Park, California, 1979-1980, Norlin Corporation, Lincolnshire, Illinois, 1980-1981, Kimball International, Jasper, Indiana, 1981-1986.
Concert artist Gulbransen, Incorporated., San Diego, 1988-1989.
Concert artist museum instrument division Technics/Panasonic, Cypress, California, 1990. Director music education Organ Exchange, Incorporated., San Diego, 1979-1989.
Organist, instructor CLJ & Company, Mission Viejo, California, since 1978. Concert artist Gulbransen Organ, Incorporated., Saint Louis, 1988-1990, Technics/Panasonic Musical Instrument division, 1990.
Artist-in-residence Link United States International, Orange County, California, 1990.
Judge Yamaha Electone Festival, Los Angeles, 1980. Arranger Hal Leonard Artist Series, 1974. Recording artist Have You Met Mission Jones, 1970, Connecticut Organ Presents Carol Jones, 1977, Second Time Around, 1982,My Romance, 1990, People’s-Pourri, 1991, World Class, 1991, Stormy Weather, 1991, P.S. I Love You, 1992.
(video) My Romance, 1992.
Conservatory scholar, 1967. Director, columnist Hurdy Gurdy Magazine, 1989.
Director, columnist Hurdy Gurdy Magazine, since 1989. Member of National Association Music Merchants, American Theatre Organ Society, Amateur Organist Association International (industry director 1977-1980, panelist convention 1982-1987, western regional director since 1988), Keyboard World (favorite female organist 1974).
Married Robert Frank Zadel, January 29, 1977.