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Jay Reed

Short History:

Piano > 1980 | Guitar > 1987 | Gigs > 1992 | Music College > 1995 | Tours > 1997

​Influences:

​Led Zeppelin | Oscar Peterson | John Scofield | Lenny Breau | Elvin Jones | Glenn Gould | Barney Kessel | Charlie Hunter | Beastie Boys | Woody Shaw |  John Coltrane | The Beatles | Mel Lewis/Thad Jones | Pat Martino | Keith Jarrett | McCoy Tyner | Bill Frisell | Jim Hall | Jerry Reed | Pat Metheny | Dave Holland | Ed Bickert | Larry Young | Wayne Krantz | Derek Trucks | Kenny Wheeler | Charlie Parker | John Abercrombie | Etc. | Etc. | Etc.

Notable Performances/Venues:

​Brantford International Jazz Festival | TD Niagara Jazz Festival | The Blacksheep Inn | Willowbank Jazz Festival | In The Soil Arts Festival | The Horseshoe Tavern | FirstOntario Performing Arts Center | Kinser Jazz Festival | The 1905 

​Played With:

Graham Lear | John Stowell | Kevin Dempsey | Dave Captein | Warren Stirtzinger | Ron Steen | Richard Moore | Jason Logue | Tom Grant | Ed Ringwald | George Kane | Davide Direnzo | Jesse Cobb | Brownman Ali | Dave Watson | Mike Malone | Perry Thoorsell | Brian Griffith | Shamaka Ali | Jackie Richarson | John Sherwood | Mark LaLama | Rodger Niznik | Adrean Farrugia | Ben Markley | Shane Guse | Ron Coulter | Paco Luviano

​Learned From:

Steve Kostyk | Joey Goldstein | Bob Shields | Rick Peckham | John Stowell | Freddie Bryant | Records | Mistakes | Life


Tags

Primary Instrument

Guitar

Location

Toronto

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Pat Martino
guitar
Woody Shaw
trumpet
Ed Bickert
guitar
Lenny Breau
guitar
John Coltrane
saxophone
Bill Frisell
guitar, electric
Jim Hall
guitar
Pat Metheny
guitar
Jimmy Page
guitar

Photos

Music

Videos

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