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Jay Foote

There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.

About Me

JAY FOOTE is a bassist/composer/improvisor who plays music in New York City. Born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, Foote began playing from an early age with the family band, The Foote Family Band.
Foote attended music school for a while.
Since moving to Brooklyn, he has performed and recorded a wide spectrum of music.
Foote performed on Jim Saltzman's Hidden Intentions, which was selected by the Boston Globe as one of the "Best Jazz Albums of 2007".
His own band's debut album "UBUNTU!", released in mid-2006, was named by Budd Kopman of ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM one of the "BEST OF 2006".
The second effort ANATOMY AND BIRTH is available now.
You can purchase UBUNTU! at CD Baby , and the iTunes music store .
You can purchase Anatomy and Birth at CD Baby. http://jayfoote.com
Foote's peaceful Chamber Music reaches out in the universal language to a world in need of solace and comfort...
---Jim Santella, Cadence, January 2007
[UBUNTU!] sank its tentacles deep into my mind and would not let go for days on end.
---Budd Kopman, allaboutjazz.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/8/2005
Band Website: jayfoote.com
Band Members: "UBUNTU!" features:
Rick Stone - saxophone
Evan Mazunik - keys
Alex Foote - guitar
Jay Frederick - drums

"Anatomy and Birth" features:
Rick Stone - saxophone
Evan Mazunik - keys
Alex Foote - guitar
Jason Nazary - drums

Influences: My interactions with friends/people, art, music, time, stories, and concepts.

and...

Bass Players:
Dad
Charlie Haden
Edgar Meyer
Paul McCartney
Tim Lefebvre
Ben Foote

Musicians:
Bill Monroe
Arvo Part
Aphex Twin
Chris Whitley
Dirty Projectors
Hermeto Pascoal
Jim O'Rourke
Smog
Steve Reich
Kenny Wolleson
Tony Malaby
Nels Cline
David Augiar

Teachers: Mark Urness
Robert Paredes
John Hollenbeck
Angela Webster
David Binney

ALSO:
F. M. Alexander
Tim Hawkinson
Amory Lovins
Thich Nhat Than
Billy LeGrand
Mom
Michael Pollen

Sounds Like: Djaee Fut
Record Label: No, thanks.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

CD RELEASE PARTY -- ANATOMY AND BIRTH -- A SUCCESS

Thank you friends for coming to my CD Release party last Thursday night. It was a resounding success. I am very, very happy.I am excited to release my cd into the world, it sounds amazing, it looks ...
Posted by Jay Foote on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:40:00 PST

CD RELEASE PARTY -- ANATOMY AND BIRTH -- 4/3/08, 9 pm

Hello friends, non-friends, former friends, music lovers, former lovers, Christians, Buddhists, ex-girlfriends, ex-patriots, hipsters, hippies, co-workers, mom, dad, and embarrassed politicians! I am ...
Posted by Jay Foote on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:31:00 PST

March 08 --- and CD RELEASE

Lots of exciting things are happening musically right now...I have been playing a series of gigs with the great Matt Bauer. We just played to a standing room only, completely-silent audience at Zebul...
Posted by Jay Foote on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:54:00 PST

Acoustic Long Island w/ Richard McGraw

Acoustic Long Island invited Richard McGraw and his band to perform a last week and has posted video on their blog of our performance.Scroll down to Jan. 9th and watch about 10 min. of the great Richa...
Posted by Jay Foote on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:22:00 PST

Year in/end Review for 2007

It was a great year.I recorded and performed with a lot of great bands and people. This year I was lucky enough to play with Alex Foote and the Mob Automatic, Loiter, DJ Stil, The Relief Society, one...
Posted by Jay Foote on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:57:00 PST

Busy -- is that really good?!?

I read this article (forwarded from Evan Mazunik):http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/articl e/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html?referrer=diggPlease take the time to read it, and please take the...
Posted by Jay Foote on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:23:00 PST

Recording -- (busy, busy)

The last few weeks/months have been very busy and I am having the time of my life. In October, I recorded with the Jim Saltzman Quartet, featuring Quinn Blanford and Pat Firth. The record is called H...
Posted by Jay Foote on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:45:00 PST

In the NEWS

http://www.alternet.org/story/48278/   In a time when the NYTimes and other organizations label the shlock about Brittany's shaved head and Anna Nicole "Gold-digger" Smith NEWS, ou...
Posted by Jay Foote on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:19:00 PST

Food

I have been interested in whole systems thinking since first starting to read about ecology, naturalism, Budhism, Alexander Technique, nutrition and composition.  Today, January 29, 2007 the...
Posted by Jay Foote on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:17:00 PST

UBUNTU! on Best of 2006 List

I am excited to announce that Budd Kopman has selected my first CD, UBUNTU! as one of his Best of 2006. Best Of 2006By Budd Kopmanhttp://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=24189.. .
Posted by Jay Foote on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:50:00 PST