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Jack Brag

....walls can bleed....

About Me


JACK BRAG is a band that combines aggressive pop/rock hooks, musical theater and classical into a sound we like to call “chamber pop”, something that at times subtly echoes or suggests 19th century music hall or vaudeville with an energy and drive at home with today’s pop music scene.
Fresh from the success of Real Live Girl (which included airplay on college radio across the US and Canada, TV appearances, and being sponsored by Chrysler Financial on the 100,000 copy pressing of Jeep Trax 2005), JACK BRAG started in 2007 when primary songwriter/bassist TONY DONATO teamed up with vocalist/keyboardist JIM ROBERTAZZI (with his extensive musical theater background) and cellist JAY VARGA. With a direction established and much determination, the live band is rounded out with guitarist RICH FERREIRA and drummer BILL QUINN.
We’re hard at work on our debut full-length album, available on cd and digital download by mid-2008, and we’ve got our live debut as JACK BRAG just around the corner, along with some other surprises up our sleeve.
Check back often for updates. We welcome any and all comments and feedback and your interest is always greatly appreciated.

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Member Since: 11/4/2007
Band Website: jackbrag.com
Band Members: JIM ROBERTAZZI - vocals and keyboards
TONY DONATO - guitar and bass
JAY VARGA - cello and vocals
RICH FERREIRA - guitar
BILL QUINN - drums
Influences: Beatles, Velvet Underground, Talking Heads, REM, The Bongos, Stone Temple Pilots, Foo Fighters, Green Day, John Cale, The Who, Lou Reed, Led Zeppelin, Pylon, Pixies, Rush, Paul McCartney, Barenaked Ladies, Queen, The Feelies, Black Sabbath, Smashing Pumpkins, Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Mould, White Stripes, The Strokes, Winter Hours, Yoko Ono, Nico, The Monkees, Kiss, Husker Du, John Lennon, The Clash...Miles Davis, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Dave Brubeck, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald....and much more, of course.
Record Label: our own
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Winter Hours tribute album

We've finished mixing our contribution to the upcoming tribute album to NJ cult band Winter Hours, to be released at the end of the year on Main Man Records.   Actually, a band is only...
Posted by Jack Brag on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:24:00 PST