Music
Press
This band has no press
Discography
Debut CD "Jay Anthony Willis" 26 April 2009 at the Yardbird Suite in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Recent airplay in January 2009 on CKCU Ottawa. A commemorative song written in 1999 got national airtime on CBC TV, and has been covered by vocalists and military bands throughout Canada and internationally as well (see ProudCanadianSoldier.com)
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
I've been songwriting and performing ever since I picked up a guitar at age 8, but I didn't take it seriously until I won a SOCAN New Songwriter Award in 1991. I come from a proudly dysfunctional (Canadian Navy) military background, and music was my escape while in the service.
My primary influences were/are: Mahalia Jackson, R&B(Motown), Taj Mahal, Carlos Montoya, Carlos Santana, Ry Cooder, Kurt Elling, Jonathan Coulton, and burlesque (especially the music/lyrics of Monty Python). My music really reaches and out and touches people who find themselves in a state of arrested development and/or denial.
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