Anyone who has had the pleasure of witnessing live music on or around Long Beach Island over the last few decades is familiar with local legend Dave Jones. Moreover, anyone who has ever played music in the region has likely shared a stage with Jones or entrusted him with the repair of their instruments. Almost everyone, however, has learned something from Jones, whom most younger musicians refer to as a musical father figure.

Jones, perhaps best known for his band Third Watch, followed a trail blazed by his father, Bob Jones, who performed all…