"Mark Jones is one of Melbourne’s greatest cabaret assets."
The Melbourne Age

 Mark’s credits as a singer/actor include "The Beatuiful Losers" (The Butterfly Club, The Melbourne Comedy Festival, The Adelaide Cabaret Festival),“Eurobeat” (South Korean Tour), “Goodbye Vaudeville Charlie Mudd” (The Malthouse Theatre), "Everybody's Got Something To Hide - except for me and my monkey" (Adelaide Cabaret Festival) “Me  & Mr Jones” (Adelaide Cabaret Festival, The Famous Spiegeltent, The New York Cabaret Convention), “Three Weill Men” (Chapel Off Chapel, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, The Famous Spiegeltent),  “Rosa Waxes Lyrical” (The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Melbourne Comedy Festival) “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris” (Chapel off Chapel, Anthill),  “The Magic Faraway Tree” (The Victorian Arts Centre), “Elegies” (The Athenaeum Theatre), “The Tales of Peter Rabbit” (National Tour). Mark also spent two years with the popular
vocal/comedy group “The Phones”.

Mark has musically directed productions of “What’s a Girl To Do?” (Malthouse  Theatre), “I Love You, You’re Perfect Now Change!” (The Athenaeum Theatre), “The Fabulous Singlettes” (The Melbourne Comedy Festival), “Company” (VCA), “Confidentially Yours” (Malthouse Theatre), “Happy End” (VCA) and is the resident musical director for Garry Ginivan Attractions.

He has won Victorian Green Room Awards for The Beautiful Losers - Best Cabaret Ensemble 2007 & 2006, Me And Mr Jones Best Cabaret Ensemble 2003 (with Melissa Langton), Three Weill Men – Best Musical Direction of a Cabaret 2002 and  Jacques Brel is Alive And Well And Living In Paris - Best Cabaret 2000.

In 2009 he was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best Supporting Actor in a play for “Goodbye Vaudeville Charlie Mudd” (The Malthouse Theatre)

He can be heard on two original cast recordings - “Three Weill Men” and “Jacques Brel – the songs of.....” and also produced and arranged Melissa Langton’s CD “When the Rain Falls Up”.

As an accompanist he has played for many of Australia's most popular cabaret performers including: Judi Connelli, John O’May, Marina Prior, Toni Lamond, Suzanne Johnston, Melissa Langton
and Silvie Paladino.

In 2008 Mark wrote the music for the Lally Katz/Chris Kohn musical play, “Goodbye Vaudeville, Charlie Mudd”. Mark also co-wrote the book, music and lyrics, with Craig Christie, for “After The Beep” – an original musical which was premiered at Chapel Off Chapel in 2003 and received a Green Room Award Nomination for Best Original Australian Musical.

Mark has written the music for three popular family musicals: “Pinocchio – The Greatest Little Show on Earth” (The Melbourne Concert Hall, National Tour), “The Tales of Peter Rabbit” ( The Victorian Arts Centre, National Tour) and NODDY – A Toyland Musical (National Tour)
all in Collaboration with Garry Ginivan.

Mark has lectured in singing at the VCA  School of Drama
from 1995-2008