A Thousand Small Things showcases Rodney Jones' harmonically innovative and masterful guitar style on 11 tracks that journey through jazz, quiet storm, soul, groove, and blues. * Rodney Jones is an incredibly versatile guitarist whose playing appeals to fans of George Benson, Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery, Larry Carlton , and Herb Eillis . * Has recorded and performed live with Maceo Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Pete Seeger, Lena Horne, James Brown, Chico Hamilton, Michael Jackson , and Jaki Byard . * Produced Lena Horne's Seasons of a Life for 0Blue Note Records . * Instructor of jazz guitar at the Manhattan School of Music . * Recorded best selling DVD Live at Smoke for Mel Bay Publications, Inc . * Former guitarist for NBC on the Rosie O'Donnell Show. "There are more than a few sophisticated jazz guitarists on the scene today. Only a handful of them, however, truly have the gift of groove. To put it another way, it is a special guitarist who can please bandleaders as varied as bebop godfather Dizzy Gillespie and funk kingpin Maceo Parker." -- Guitar Player