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T.Jay

People will come, Ray.

About Me

"Ever since I could remember, music was a huge part of my life. There’s a song to express the way any single person feels at any given point in their day or their lives, and that is nothing short of amazing to me. I first started to pick up the guitar after playing trumpet for years. (Never went to band camp, but I hear its a good time). I was about twleve years old when I started messing around with both guitar and piano and haven’t stopped since. My family has influenced me with a range of all different types of instruments including piano, guitar, bass, banjo, harmonica, melodica, drums, trumpet and the list goes on. Some of my earliest musical memories inlcude jammin in the living room with my father (who plays keys), or my cousins promising me they’d teach me a new riff but not before making me suck on a freakin lemon for ten minutes. From a huge crowd that shouts out request, after request and sings along, all the way to the old man in the back of the bar that only listens when an old jazz standard is played; I identify with it all. I guess all I can really say about music is, ’It just makes me smile.’"********************************************** ******************** NEW SONG!!!! - STATE STREET BLUES performed live at The Bitter End - NYC!!! ************************************************************ **** "Pretend You’re Driving" - LIVE with FULL BAND at The Chance Theater - Poughkeepsie, NY... ************************************************************ **** "Hey Fool" performed LIVE acoustic on the 101.5 Coop & Tobin Morning Show - Feb 14th ************************************************************ **** "Hey Fool" performed LIVE with the FULL BAND at The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, NY - December 7th, 2007... Featuring Brian Lindsay (Bass) and Brian Rinaldi (Drums)."Grady on the Run" acoustic LIVE performance and interview on the Coop and Tobin Morning Show on 101.5 FM and 106.3 FM - December 7th, 2007.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/25/2005
Band Website: tjaymusic.com
Band Members: Just me and a couple guitars, with no real set list and a few foot pedals that add a great deal of depth to the show.
Influences: Everything from jazz, to blues, to oldies, to motown, to funk, to classic rock and 80's, all the way to newer acoustic sounds and jam bands. Names?...Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Temptations, Bob Marley, The Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton, The Allmann Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Billy Joel, Elton John, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Phish, Moe., Counting Crows, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, and Maroon 5...to name a few.
Sounds Like: I try to gather ideas from all genres of music...dig it.CHECK OUT AND STREAM WWW.INDIELIFERADIO.COM TO HEAR THESE TUNES PLAYED LIVE ON THE AIR!!!
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Boston show!!!

Hey out there all you Boston fans...just booked another show in the area.  I’ll be out there on May 29th at the Harvest Cafe in Hudson, MA from 8pm - 10pm.  It’s going to be a gr...
Posted by T.Jay on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:51:00 PST

Finally a Full Length Album...

Hey again everyone...I was sitting down thinking about all of you and remembered that many of you have been asking about a full length album.  Well here we go...I’m in the studio right now ...
Posted by T.Jay on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:48:00 PST

Opening for FASTBALL!!!

This just in, hot off the press...Just comfirmed an opening slot for FASTBALL on May 30th, 2008 at The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, NY.  Should be a great show.  If you want to check out ...
Posted by T.Jay on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:44:00 PST

Opening for Graham Parker!

Hey everyone...wow what a great show!!!  Thank you all so much for coming.  I didn’t know that an opening act could be asked back for an ENCORE!!!  Man, that was a great feeling.&...
Posted by T.Jay on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:41:00 PST

Boston!!

Thanks to everyone who came out!  What a great experience.  I had a blast... I'm looking forward to booking more shows in Boston (already in the works for a few places on Mass Ave in Cambrid...
Posted by T.Jay on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:49:00 PST

Thanks to everyone who came to The Chance in Poughkeepsie!!!!

We had a blast!!!  Thank you to everyone for your support!  The feedback has been almost overwhelming.  The Chance even invited us back to do some more shows, as well as play some opene...
Posted by T.Jay on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:52:00 PST