'Despite many alternative choices new and old, this recording by Michael Kevin Jones stands out and I couldn’t resist to give it the Blue Moon Award....His phrasing and rhythm synchronize with the intuitive pulse of a dancer...the result is amazing and the sound heavenly..utterly clean and precise bowing and well-controlled vibrato.Jones let loose and quietly rubbed in a hint of modernism or a touch of humoresque as in the "Gavotte" from the Sixth Suite'

David Kan . 6 moons Swiss audio review ..Bach october 2009

''The playing is first rate, and the recording copes well with the difficulties such a combination may present to engineers. This is a particularly interesting record.''

'Robert Matthew-Walker. Musical Opinion april 2008

''This release gripped me immediately, largely because of the superb playing of Jones and Maruri. Cellist Jones is the main attraction, his magnificent tone and expansive phrasing an irresistible figure''

American Record Guide

“BACH BRINGS A SCENT OF RESIN - An energy which took me some moments to grasp....the combination of darkness, even moments of coldness, with the warmth and lyricism which usually characterise performances of these pieces was engaging. Jones brought a very physical feel to the instrument bringing the listener close to the relationship which exists between performer and instrument allowing the mind to be pulled into the music's journeys.”

Gibraltar Cronicle 2007

“A treat to hear such resounding voices... The duo was fantastic and the audience was fully seduced by their charm. Their personalities shone through in their music. There
were tender moments and fiery rages...”

Pro Music New York 2006

“DUO DYNAMISM - The Jones-Maruri cello guitar duo at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Tuesday, November 2, 2004.
Where were you on that fateful, pins-and-needles evening, when the fate of the White House residency and the free world seemed to hang nervously in the balance of numbers? A healthy audience were gathered on Election Night to bask in the warming presence of smartly played chamber music by the intriguing Jones-Maruri duo. We all seemed the better for it.
Throughout last week’s appearance by this unique duo, British cellist Michael Jones and Spanish guitarist Agustín Maruri, showed us why their instrumentation doesn’t deserve its relative obscurity...
…The duo gave a luminous encore of Bach-meets-“Ave Maria” for luck, and they were on their way. We left to meet sobering numbers on the tube.”

Reviewed by Josef Woodard.

"Unique among a multitude of world class cellists."

Pro Musica series, New York, December 2002

"Michael Kevin Jones has a fine, natural sense of phrasing. During over 60 minutes of original music he demonstrated his ability to make the cello speak with both seriousness and romantic longing."

Fanfare, New York

"On a level with the leading contemporary performers."

American Record Guide

"Michael Kevin Jones performs excellently, with taste and sobriety, his interpretation is irreproachable."

ABC Madrid

"Colossal interpretation."

Amadeus Magazine

"Profound, deliciously controlled playing by Michael Kevin Jones."

Daily Telegraph

"Penetrating and pure playing, impeccable technique and control, magnificent ensemble playing."

Monsalvat Barcelona