Dr Hannah Catherine Jones

Tune in SAT 9 MAY @ 2PM! What a privilege it is to guest host @foxymoron87 The Opera Show on @nts_radio Where I’ll be exploring experimental opera, contemporary classical & cross-genre music. I’ll be joined by the incredible @gaister___ We‘ll be diving into their magical self titled album GAISTER, speaking about the world of Opera and the power of improvisation & experimentation ✨ Also featuring music from @oliver_leith @elainemitchener1 HausWasser & more…

achtung !!! i’m leaking my EP live on @nts_radio tomorrow!! ⏳2pm⏳i’ve been a big fan of the opera show and the work of Dr HCJ @foxymoron87 for many years~ v gr8ful to be asked to takeover this month’s show! 🎀 adored putting this show together— exploring sounds n vocals from between/betwixt/beyond binaries of genre n gender… ♪( ´θ｀) playing new or unreleased tracks from @pond.floor , @volume_one_tongue , @geoaghinea , @arcanjiel , @iamfyamusic , @xixi_asinshe , @sarahsson_ , @lyra.pramuk , @operotica , live excerpts from my own Ne0-pera Parasites of Pangu… + some new tunes off my forthcoming EP ~ midnight pollen ~ out at the end of summaahhh !!! hear us thru the airwaves, waving, tomorrow at 2pm!!! j’adore this portrait by @avaelizasmith , taken at my studio *contemplating* + big upz @memoryplay_music for their engineering on a bunch of the trax u will here

🌳🫀Soma Sessions🫀🌳 Our first selection of 2026 Soma Sessions are now live! 🎨🎶🍄 Join us for three spaces that engage with the sensory and the sonic to support our continual entanglement with the natural world: 🫀April: Transmuting Ground w/ @_kim.chin 🌳 May: Unlocking Choral Chiron w/ @foxymoron87 🫀 June: Constellations, Interludes w/ @ashley____holmes (rescheduled from 2025) Book via the link in bio ⬆️ **Illustrations by @somegalart

📢 ARTIST EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT We are delighted to announce a major new commission by Hannah Catherine Jones @foxymoron87 to be displayed in Central Court at Leeds Art Gallery this summer. UNEARTHING(S) is the first exhibition in Hannah’s home county and her largest solo exhibition to date. UNEARTHING(S) will explore individual and collective themes of grief and regeneration. Considering personal and cultural losses across space and time, the exhibition draws upon the artist’s own history and experience growing up as part of the region’s Caribbean diaspora. Riffing off Central Court’s chapel-like architecture, Jones proposes to create space for contemplation by using combinations of sculpture, light and sound. UNEARTHING(S) will reference and sample Yorkshire and Bajan culture, filtering it through her unique artistic style, infused with subtle mixtures of poignancy and subversion. 📆 Opening 22 May until 30 Aug 2026 📍Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA For full details, please see the link in our bio ✨ Artist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Jones is known for her use of performance, layered soundscapes and spatial interventions to conjure other-worldly installations. Jones’ work focuses on questions of decolonisation, seeking to disrupt the status quo, (re)centre marginalised voices and create space for collective healing. UNEARTHING(S) is commissioned by Yorkshire Contemporary in partnership with Leeds Art Gallery. It is funded by Arts Council England, Art Fund, Henry Moore Foundation and a Research Support Award from Goldsmiths, University of London. @aceagrams @leedsartgallery @henrymoorefdn_grants #HenryMooreGrants

Excited to be guest hosting🎙️The Opera Show🎙️ Broadcasting on @nts_radio tomorrow: Saturday 14th March at 14:00 GMT 📡🌀  Daniel & I will be sharing some of the music that has inspired us during Assembly 2026, a year-long sound & live performance residency at @somersethousestudios 👂🏽🌊 The show will be immortalised in the NTS archive shortly after broadcast for your (re)listening pleasure  A very special thanks to @foxymoron87  for giving us the space!

Honoured to be performing at Sonic Essays before the icon Edward George on Thursday @southbankcentre I'll be channelling, embodying, transforming some of the personal & collective grief I'm/we're holding right now... 🇮🇷 🇵🇸 🇸🇩 🇨🇩 There's still a few tickets left - hopefully see you there... /whats-on/sonic-essays-edward-george/

👀 Spot the difference. Navigating deep grief rn but too enraged not to pipe up… The recent BAFTA editing decisions consolidate that systemically, the BBC does everything in its power to uphold white supremacy. 📸 Still from my intensely decolonial sonic lecture-performance a few years ago @pacegallery (curated by @kj_abudu + still from BBC’s broadcast clip (on iPlayer til recently) when I was a judge on Young Musician 📸: my @divideanddissolve sticker was censored (so much love for Takiaya -always reminding me to keep doing what I/WE do). There was no conversation or even a headsup re the censorship & I didn’t know about it until I saw it broadcast. Throughout the whole filming/broadcast process I rly struggled w/ impostor syndrome (which I leant into 📸) & it srsly affected my mental health. I also had a lot of feelings about the edit + the wider structural problems an institution on that scale should be addressing re access to orchestral music - it hit hard at the time & I’ve not spoken out for various reasons – fear of burning bridges being a big one, I’m ashamed to say… The BAFTAs edit was an intentional move to maintain the status quo – cutting out the end of icon @akinoladaviesjr speech calling for a free Palestine, Sudan & Congo (for “timing”) 📸 whilst leaving in the n-word shouted during MBJ & DL’s presentation segment 📸 is violence on a level that shakes me to my core We’ve entered a point of no return in terms of AI editing capabilities but to know that real people had conversations, 📸 made decisions 📸 & broadcast that edit - knowing & not caring that there would be immeasurable damage reverberating far beyond the broadcast… 📸 its literally kept me awake all night. I guess this is me checking myself & remembering to ALWAYS speak my truth – especially to power. There’s so much global suffering as a result of the intricately woven intersectional web that is the white-supremacist imperialist capitalist hetero-normative patriarchy that keeps evolvin, shape-shiftin & continuing to prevail… Callin myself in to keep fighting & playing my part to dismantle power structures – orchestrally & otherwise & to keep talking about 🇵🇸+ 🇸🇩 +🇨🇩 ✊🏾

The veil is thin... I’ve been pre-emptively grieving dad for a while now - at various points and with various intensities during his heroic 11-year battle with cancer (& diabetes) and the journey into the next realm is currently in motion… Back in April I stood in front of Noah Davis’ Painting for Dad (see last vid) and wept - the epic size of the canvas, the thinness of the paint, the frail patriarchal figure stood on the precipice of the sublime, the unknown, the realm of death… Dad taught me everything I know about music and our relationship is heavily mediated through this shared love. Over the past year I’ve been preparing for his passing, for his ultimate journey, through music: Our Journey Home is Our Journey's End Our Journey's End is Our Journey Home ♾️ Dad has told me that the show must go on… Here’s some excerpts from last years’ @peckhamchamberorchestra  11-year anniversary performance of my arrangement of Alice Coltrane’s Journey with @choir.chiron  @rivoliballroom Come thru next Wednesday 10th December for our 12-year anniversary performance @copelandparkse The show must go on. The veil is thin...

🌕 Giving myself permission to post…an excerpt of a much bigger ting… 🌞 Sun Ra reminding us to never trust the code we’ve been forced to download das the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora, the press wildly misrepresenting - thinking of everyone in JA especially - PCO will be fundraising for Hurricane Melissa support in our next performance (info coming soon)… 🙌🏽 @foluketaylor reminding us to give ourselves permission… profound words of wisdom from her important book 📖 URULY THERAPEUTIC: Black Feminist Writings and Practices in Living Room 📖 looped over layered synths & birdsong (a natural reset for our nervous systems cos our “old brain” deeply remembers & continues to recognise birdsong as a signal for safety…) 🎙️ I asked permission to record her (powerful-gentle, loud-soft, entirely unique) voice in my Lewisham living-room at a Chiron Choir rehearsal session. Sampled in live performance during Act 1 (solo) of 2 (choral) back in April 2025 at the incredible @noahmdavis show at @barbicancentre (thanks to @susanna_idc for inviting me/us)…. 🕊️A post on my beloved @choir.chiron coming soon…

🚨 Broadcasting on @nts_radio tomorrow: Saturday 30th August at 14:00 GMT🚨 This broadcast forms the second part of Crossing Continents, a research project at Cambridge University uncovering the hidden Black and Afro-Indigenous roots of folk music, especially the banjo. Co-researchers @marcarcass a grower//community organiser, @angelcakepie2 a singer//multi-instrumentalist//songwriter, and @island_____girl a multi-instrumentalist//singer from south London are joined by Marie Bashiru (@mariebashiru )—a singer-songwriter and researcher at the University of York exploring the erasure of Black presence in British folk traditions. Through personal reflection, archival research, and Marie’s own insights, this episode deepens the conversation around folk heritage, challenging dominant narratives and highlighting overlooked histories. Expect an intimate discussion and a selection of the hosts’ favourite folk songs including @hannah_mayree ⚡️ @black.banjo.reclamation ⚡️ @cohenbraithwaite ⚡️ @ournativedaughters ⚡️ Thank you to @w1radio for recording this episode. A very special thanks to @foxymoron87 for giving us the space to broadcast on @nts_radio and putting her magic touch on the broadcast! /stories/crossing-continents/ 🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕

Introducing the music and healing lineup at @weoutherefest for @peopledemcollective x @diasporas_now Movements from the Margins Artist, researcher, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist Dr. Hannah Catherine Jones (@foxymoron87 ) is joined by yoga teacher and bodyworker Chloe Gill (@_leoneleoneleone ) for a sound bath with restorative movement Catch Dr. Hannah Catherine Jones and Chloe Gill tomorrow, 17/8 from 13:00-13:30 at the Curiosity Corner, in a lineup that includes: 11:30-12:00 Diasporas Now (@diasporas_now ) / RIEKO (@riekowhitfield ) and Tony Njoku (@tonynjokuartist ) 16:00-16:30 People Dem Collective (@peopledemcollective ) / Victoria Barrow Williams (@victoriabarrowwilliams ) and afromerm (@afromerm ) 🎫 WeOutHereFestival.com 🎫 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘞𝘦 𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭, 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵-𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 – 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬-𝘭𝘦𝘥, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘸.

🗓️ NEXT WEDNESDAY 20th August come thru to the latest live offering from my baby @peckhamchamberorchestra 🎻🎺🥁 I’ve been taking an extreme back seat as I’ve been dealing with some sad stuff / ongoing family stuff but PCO has been powering on with one of the most wild and wonderful programmes yet… Massive appreciation to the powerhouse that is my dear @benji_benji__benji_benji_benji who’s been composing, arranging, conducting, organising and generally keeping the perpetual motion moto perpetuo-ing! His latest offering - BCC feat. the debut from London Community Laptop Orchestra founded by the amazing @other_kat - is not to be missed! We are also blessed to have our @buki.baybee bringing us Dilla, our @robfarhat honouring the late David Lynch 💔 & our Ben bringing us a gorgeous arrangement inspired by a Midsummer Night’s Dream - wholly appropriate this balmy summer - it’s gonna be a v special show! ✨ 🎙️ I’ll be hosting (& viola-ing) in the fabulous 🖤 Unit 8 @copelandparkse 🖤 - our beloved venue partner - it’s fully accessible 🦽 🦯 though if you have any concerns or questions please drop me or PCO a dm! 🚪Doors and bar at 7.30pm - grab a beverage - support local business! 🥂🍷🥤 ⏰ Baton down at 8.30pm! 🎫 Admission FREE. 👥ALL welcome! Bring your mates, lovers, kids…see you there! 👀 📼Benji's I Don't Want A Job feat. P45 Choir from last summer's show 🙌🏽