Member Since: 20/08/2006
Band Website: www.jonnykeay.com
Band Members: Jonny Keay -- Piano, Electric Piano, Lead Vocals and Occasional Guitar.Regular Guest Musicians include:Andy Firth (Basses), Martyn Casserly [of Glass Darkly fame] (Guitar), Mike Bester (Guitar), Jim Martin (Guitar), Pete Harwood (Guitar), Jon Day (Drums), Snack Lightly (Drums), Denise Mander (Backing Vocals), Cate Lipsham (Backing Vocals), Clare King (Backing Vocals)
Influences: I am indebted to the following Greats:Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, George and Ira Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Steve Gadd, the late Michael Brecker (1949 - 2007), Ben Castle, Mark Edwards, Kate Simmonds, Pete Harwood, Andy and Helen Pay.......the list is endless! ALL these great musicians have helped me learn to play, sing and write music and appreciate new things all the time.
Sounds Like: A large slice of Jazz, deliciously topped with a sliver of opaque dry humour, Chunks of driving grooves, spicy layers of rich chords, garnished with great melodies and sandwiched neatly in a bap of Biblical Bebop, sizzling away, flooding your listening space with delightful aromas of cool, sophisticated, soul-stirring, nay, life-changing music.
Record Label: Lipsham Music Records
Type of Label: Indie