Mike Jones (jazz musician)
Mike Jones, born August 11, 1962, has appeared onstage with Penn and Teller for the last four years, and continues to play with them during their nightly show in Las Vegas.
Mike first garnished praise as a young musician, performing professionally at the age of eight years old. Following the advice of Oscar Peterson, Jones attended Berklee School of Music, in Boston. While still attending the school he started work as a studio musician.
During his time commuting from Boston to New York, Mike worked as the on air pianist and music director of the Nancy Merrill Show. His talents were noticed by Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, and several more of his heroes. It wasn't long before he was recording on Chiaroscuro Records.
Later Mike was invited to perform on ships including the Queen Elizabeth II. It was after his third album, "Runnin' Wild", that Penn Jillette and his friends found him playing in a Las Vegas Resort. Within weeks, he was invited to become part of the show, which he still is.
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Mike Jones (rapper)
Michael "Mike" Jones (born January 6, 1981 in North Houston, Texas) is an American southern rap artist, who initially was affiliated with the record label Swishahouse, then left to be the owner of Ice Age Entertainment. Recently, Jones announced his return to Swishahouse to distribute Ice Age.
Mike has written the theme tune for Penn Jillette's radio show Penn Radio, including many variations (Penn plays bass on many of these themes). He also created some special themes for Monkey Tuesday.
Jones lives in Las Vegas with his wife, author Cathe Jones. Neither has any children.
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Mike Jones (basketball)
Mike Jones is an American basketball player who currently plays for the University of Maryland. He went to high school at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts. Due to his success there, he was invited to the McDonald's All-American Game. According to recruiting website Scout.com, he was the 4th best shooting guard in the country coming out of high school. He [1]
Jones is known for his 3 point shooting ability. Due to his shared name with rapper Mike Jones, the Maryland student section usually yells 'Who?' after every basket Jones makes.
On December 13, 2006, Jones set the all-time University of Maryland record by making nine 3-pointers in a game. He broke the record of seven that he shared with Walt Williams.
He is currently projected to be a late 2nd round pick in the NBA Draft.
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Mike Jones (football)
Michael Anthony Jones (born April 15, 1969, in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. During his NFL career, which started in 1991 and ended after 2002, Jones played on three teams: the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, the St. Louis Rams, and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Jones attended college at the University of Missouri, where he originally played as a running back. He was converted to the linebacker position when he signed with the Raiders as a rookie free agent.
He is well known for his actions during the final play of Super Bowl XXXIV, known as The Tackle, when he tackled then-Titans receiver Kevin Dyson at the one-yard line to preserve a Rams victory. He also had a superb performance during the regular season that year, recording 1 sack and 4 interceptions, which he returned for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also recovered 2 fumbles, returning them for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Jones finished his 12 seasons with 8 sacks, 8 interceptions, 132 return yards, 5 fumble recoveries, 94 return yards, and 4 touchdowns (2 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries) in 183 games.
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Mike Jones (wrestler)
Mike Jones is a professional wrestler better known as Virgil in the World Wrestling Federation and Vincent in World Championship Wrestling.Mike Jones is a professional wrestler better known as Virgil in the World Wrestling Federation and Vincent in World Championship Wrestling.
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Mike Jones (personal trainer)
Michael F. “Mike” Jones (born 7 May 1957, in Colorado) is a personal trainer and a former escort and masseur who gained notoriety when he came forward with allegations that he had had a three-year affair with Ted Arthur Haggard, an American evangelical preacher and founder of the New Life Church.
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