If you mix a little bebop with a little Muzak, which one rises to the top?
Stephanie Lynn Jones is a multi-disciplinary creator based in New York City. Stephanie is the director of the 2025 short doc memoir "The Jones Twins: Bebop Souls in a Muzak World," based on the performance art work she created with her twin sister Suzanne Y Jones. Stephanie began her film production career working on production teams for Spike Lee. She then honed her own creative voice, producing, creating, and performing many downtown NYC (and beyond) stage performances with her twin Suzanne, and their band, as the Jones Twins. The JTs were seen and heard at Dixon Place, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, PS 122, NYSF/Public Theatre, Smithsonian African-American History Museum, and more. Stephanie earned an Emmy nomination as a Producer of the iconic kids' musical TV program “Gullah Gullah Island,” airing on Nickelodeon for four seasons. Her original musical Lil Budda (composer, Janice Lowe) was selected for development at the Eugene O’Neill National Musical Theatre Conference. She is a graduate of Howard University and holds an MFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in music theatre writing.
Official Selection
The Jones Twins: Bebop Souls in a Muzak™ World
San Francisco Black Film Festival
San Francisco, CA
2026
Nominee - Best Documentary
The Jones Twins: Bebop Souls in a Muzak™ World
Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase
Cannes
2026
Official Selection and Honorable Mention
The Jones Twins: Bebop Souls in a Muzak™ World
Big Apple Film Festival: First Time Directors & Writers Ed.
New York
2026
WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Jones Twins: Bebop Souls in a Muzak™ World
Atlanta Short Film Festival - Best Documentary
Atlanta
2026
Official Selection
The Jones Twins: Bebop Souls in a Muzak™ World
Urbanworld Film Festival
New York
2025
College
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Graduate Music Theatre Writing
College
Howard University
Media, Journalism and Film
Current City
Brooklyn
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
If you mix a little bebop with a little Muzak, which one rises to the top?
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