John Paul Jones performed with Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 24 as part of the Big Ears music festival.

The performance was the final show Jones played during the festival after playing a rare solo show on March 22 and then performing as part of Sons Of Chipotle on March 23.

Jones and Moore played instrumental songs on stage together with Jones playing a Manson bass guitar featuring his symbol from Led Zeppelin’s fourth album and then a grand piano, according to videos and photos of the performance posted online.

It appears that the show was similar to a previous performance by Jones and Moore when they played a fundraising event at The 100 Club in London on March 28, 2019 with drummer Steve Noble.

Jones’ connection to Moore dates back to at least April 2009 when he joined Sonic Youth and Takehisa Kosugi for performances in Spain and New York celebrating the work of choreographer Merce Cunningham (thanks to Substack commenter Star Track for pointing that out).

Here’s a clip of Jones on stage in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 23 when he performed as half of Sons Of Chipotle, the group he formed in 2019 with Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen: