Member Since: 8/8/2005
Band Website: jayjacobson.com/
Band Members: Songs written, and all vocals by Jay Jacobson. All songs produced and arranged by Manuel Iman. Manuel also plays all guitars, and the mandolin in "Finest Friend"!I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
Influences: I grew up listening to all kinds of music (and still do), from pop to world to jazz to rock to dance to trance to classical to chill to electronic to new wave to Broadway, and everything in between! I'm sure somehow, all these artists influence my music since they all, in some way, move me. They are not listed in any particular order (and I'm sure I'm forgetting some very important ones):Gino Vannelli, Brenda Russell, Heaven 17, Bent, Barbra Streisand, Dead Can Dance, Grace Jones, Zero 7, Sarah Brightman, Chicane, Chaka Khan, k.d. Lang, Keane, Kate Bush, Moby, Miguel Bose, Joni Mitchell, Burt Bacharach, Chemical Brothers, Tori Amos, Madredeus, Patti Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Kaskade, Joan Armatrading, ATB, Blue Nile, Crosby - Stils - Nash (and Young), Bonnie Raitt, Cat Stevens, Al Jarreau, Billie Holiday, Elvis Costello, Marc Almond, Nina Hagen, Bobby Darin, Johnny Mathis, Bette Midler, Pet Shop Boys, Toni Childs, Morrissey, Mills Brothers, Lamb, Count Basie, Herbert, Imogen Heap, New Order, Patti LaBelle, Mum, Natalie Cole, Snap, Randy Crawford, Hooverphonic, Lena Horne, Anastacia, Chicago, Jackson Browne, Oliver Mtukudzi, Linda Ronstadt, Talking Heads, Olive, Martha Wash, Robert Palmer, Rufus Wainwright, Placido Domingo, Sparks, Sigur Ros, O'Jays, Peggy Lee, Diana Ross, Cole Porter, Dianne Reeves, Death Cab for Cutie, George Winston, Luther Vandross, Isley Brothers, Pearl Bailey, Mary J. Blige, Marvin Gaye, Madonna, Neil Young, Elton John, The Cure, Earth - Wind and Fire, Devo, Dolly Parton, John Denver, Stevie Wonder, R.E.M., Gipsy Kings, Stylistics, Eric Clapton, Carl Orff, Suzanne Vega, Syreeta, Tracy Chapman, Johnny Mercer, Saint Etienne, U2, Shaggy, Quincy Jones, Marianne Faithfull, Sammy Davis Jr., War, Phyllis Hyman, Frank Sinatra, Bill Withers, Nat King Cole, Doris Day, America, Vangelis, Weekend Players, Simon & Garfunkel, Tears for Fears, Sarah McLachlan, Seal, Lionel Hampton, Peter Gabriel, Rolling Stones, The Eagles, Angela Winbush, Fleetwood Mac, Judy Garland, Quinn, Basia, Andrew Sisters, Geoffrey Oryema, Steely Dan, Carpenters, The music of Cirque du Soleil, The music from Cafe Del Mar, and many more I'm sure....TO DOWNLOAD SONGS FROM "INFINITE MAN", CLICK HERE:
Link to: Jay Jacobson
Sounds Like: I really don't know who I sound like. Would love to know what people think!People have mentioned sounding similar to (and I would love to connect with fans of): Sting, Josh Groban, Seal, George Michael, Robbie Williams, Supertramp, Christopher Cross, Sarah Brightman, and Marc Anthony.
Record Label: Moving Sound Music
Type of Label: Indie