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Dill Jones

Dillwyn Owen Paton "Dill" Jones, born on August 19, 1923, in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales, was a Welsh jazz stride pianist. He began playing piano at a young age and developed an interest in jazz at age ten after hearing records by Fats Waller and Bix Beiderbecke. After serving in the Royal Navy during World War II, he joined musical groups before becoming a ship's pianist on the Queen Mary. He formed the Dill Jones Quartet in 1959 and emigrated to the United States in 1961. In New York City, he took lessons from Luckey Roberts and collaborated with notable musicians. ...