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Bass
and Vocals
Jay's been all over the place. He's played
blues, glam-rock, jazz, bluegrass, funk, weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs,
sports events, and at the local bowling alley. He's sung the National Anthem
at White Sox games, at Kane County Cougars Games, and at St. Francis
Spartans games. He's played standing on the sidewalk and in front of
thousands of people. It's been a long, fun ride that he hopes is nowhere
near halfway over. Jay currently works with a number of projects and people.
You can often see him working with the inexorable Carolyn Brady-Riley at
Circle Theater (www.circle-theatre.org) and at various theater venues and
productions throughout the city.
He's also known to jump in quite often, bass in hand, at churches here and
there. He is currently in the studio with his beloved indie project,
Small Shiny Things www.myspace.com/smallshinythingsmusic, other links
from there). On occasion he has the pleasure to play with the Grasslands
Quintette (www.grasslandsmusic.com), and in particular enjoys gigging with
"Brother John" Kattke and his smokin' band (www.brojohn.com) As far as
influences, Jay does his best to invoke the feel of Donald "Duck" Dunn as
much as possible. He also enjoys the stylings of Johnny B Gayden and Nathan
East. Jay plays a beat-up Fender Jazz V and is partial to SWR heads and
Yorkville bottoms.
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