Jones's first publication appeared in 1720, a solo cantata While in a Lovely Rurall Seat.
He taught violin as well; Michael Christian Festing was one of his pupils.
He was a stage composer at a time when Georg Frideric Handel's music dominated the British stage, and much of his music, or what of it survives, shows clear Italianate influence.
He died in 1744, of which his position in Drury Lane was succeeded by Richard Clarke.
His keyboard and violin suites have been noted for their wide, angular leaps and unconventional structure.