Juan Ignacio Rafaelo Lorenzo Trapaga y Esteban, known professionally as Ignatius Jones, was a Filipino-born Australian events director and journalist who fronted the shock rock band Jimmy and the Boys.
14 Facts About Ignatius Jones
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Ignatius Jones had minor roles in comedy films including Those Dear Departed and Pandemonium.
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Ignatius Jones worked with David Atkins on the 2000 Sydney Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, which included co-directing the horse segment that launched the opening ceremony.
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In 2017, Ignatius Jones was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Australian Event Awards.
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Ignatius Jones's paternal grandfather was a conductor while Jones' father, Nestor, was a musician playing violin, conga and bongo drums.
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Ignatius Jones became a naturalised Australian in 1971, but maintained a dual Spanish-Australian citizenship.
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Ignatius Jones followed Monica to her dance lessons and started a theatrical career as a classical ballet dancer but switched to more contemporary music.
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In 1985, Ignatius Jones was a member of the swing jazz-cabaret band Pardon Me Boys, with O'Riordan and Ignatius Jones' sister, Monica Trapaga.
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Ignatius Jones was responsible for Sydney's Millennium Celebrations and directed its New Year's Eve and Centenary of Federation celebrations.
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In 2002 with Atkins, Ignatius Jones co-wrote and co-directed the stage musical The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular.
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Also that year, Ignatius Jones staged the Independence Ceremonies of the Democratic Republic of East Timor for the United Nations.
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From 2011 until 2019, Ignatius Jones was creative director of Vivid Sydney.
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Ignatius Jones died after a short illness at his home in the Philippines, on 7 May 2024, aged 67.
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Ignatius Jones was honored with the Filipino-Australian of the Year Award 2014 by the Filipino Communities Council of Australia on the 13th Annual Conference gala night in Parramatta City, New South Wales.