Ayron Jones finds his way through the Seattle sound

Ayron Jones’ music sometimes resembles a synthesis of all the major sounds that have famously come out of his native Seattle. You can hear the influence of Nirvana’s caustic grunge, Jimi Hendrix’s swirling guitars, the muscular rock of Pearl Jam and the snarling metal of Alice in Chains.

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Jones and his two-man backing band the Way often make stops in Spokane, and they will perform at the Red Room Lounge on Saturday night as part of Inlander’s Volume Music Festival. Listening to Jones’ debut LP “Dream,” it’s obvious that his stylistic influences come from all over the place.

“Soul and gospel and blues, a lot of music that was cultivated by black communities – that stuff was around me from a young age,” Jones said. “But I was also a kid growing up in Seattle in the ’90s, so my head is also filled with the sounds of the rock bands of the time.”

Jones is a self-taught musician, and he first got a taste for performing and songwriting as a child attending church with his aunt.

“She’s a deeply religious person, so we were always in church,” Jones said. “I started out in church, singing and acting. Once I got to grade school, I started playing the drums. In middle school, I picked up the violin, then I started teaching myself the guitar.”

Jones began performing as Ayron Jones and the Way in 2007. Though his two-person backing band has since gone through several permutations, he says he chooses collaborators based on their versatility both live and in the recording studio.

“What I’m looking for is a band that can bring it on the stage but do it in the studio, too,” he said. “You’re talking about two different sounds and energies. You’ve got to do both well. … I’ve been working with cats who are learned in music. It’s high caliber musicianship and the ability to work on the fly.

“When you see my band play, it’s like fireworks. We never play the same show twice. We always try to throw a curveball in there. We’ll take you to Mars and back.”

Ayron Jones and the Way’s debut LP, 2013’s “Dream,” was produced by Seattle rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot, and Jones continues to attract Pacific Northwest music royalty: He says he’s currently being mentored by Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready.

“It’s really cool to be able to work with them,” Jones said. “I’m really just a kid in this industry, and I’m now being brought into the circles of people who have been there and are helping guide me into this new position.”

Jones is currently working on his follow-up album, which he hopes to have released by the end of the year. The upcoming record will still maintain the rock-soul hybrid, Jones says, but the new songs have expanded his boundaries as a songwriter.

“I’ve been settling into my sound and who I am as an artist,” Jones said. “I’ve done my homework. I’ve worked really hard on developing a sound in my voice. I’m putting authentic rock ’n’ roll into a new age sound. I think this album is going to launch us into a place that’s pretty special.”