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Denise Jones Passes Away

Dec 4, 2020 | NEWS | 0 comments

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Denise Jones, the president of Jones & Jones Production Ltd., passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 3, 2020.

Jones, renowned event planner and marketer, founded the JAMBANA™, One World Festival, the second largest Afrocentric cultural event in Canada. For over a decade, the festival has celebrated Canada’s African and Caribbean communities through music, food and arts and crafts. The festival was nominated Best Festival in 2013 for the Star Awards, hosted by Canadian Special Events.

Jones was the founding chair of the Reggae category of the JUNO Awards, and supported the Canadian music industry through the Rhythm Canada Talent Agency, which she established in 1990. 

On October 21, 2004 Denise received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Urban Music Association of Canada, for her contribution to the development of the Canadian music industry.

Jones served as Vice President Education and Vice President Marketing of CanSPEP, the Canadian Association Of Special Event Planners. 

As a member of the Brampton Board of Trade Jones served on the Board of Directors, and the Membership and Diversity committee, and was involved with the Ladies on the Links golf tournament. 

Denise was also a member of Jamaica Diaspora Canada Foundation and sat on the board of Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation of Canada. 

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