I met Jay about ten years ago, in the same place we'll be playing next Friday, at Casa Blanca. He was a long time friend of the former owner of Casa, and had been hired to play New Years Eve, like he used to do each year long before I'd come along. Jay's show was amazing to me. I'd never seen such a practiced group of musicians playing live before. Their show was TIGHT. It forever changed my idea of what a professional musician was, and it showed me that I was not one.
When you sit down to talk to Jay, he'll let you go on indefinitely, until you run out of steam, and then he'll say "You know what you need to do.......", and then he'll tell you in the most frank, honest terms what his vast experience tells him you should do. Word for word, this is some of the most valuable conversation I've ever had, musically speaking. He's helped me find the guitar/amp combination I've been searching for for years, despite my stubborn self (I thought I hated Fender stuff my whole life), simplified my songwriting process, and given me pointers on guitar set-up that I don't go a single show without using.
As long as I've known him, this will be the first time we've done a show together. Come see this guy do his thing. His songs are heartfelt and beautifully written, and he knows exactly how to make them come across. He is a rare find in the music business, and an even rarer find as a friend.
