“… Phelps exhibits much of Wynton Marsalis's fluency and vocalised tone”- John Fordam: The Guardian
“Fashioning a scintillating tone that sounds like a mixture of Freddie Hubbard, Booker Little and Terence Blanchard, Phelps cites his experience with Andrew Hill’s Anglo-American Jazz Orchestra as a significant guidepost for some of his compositions”- John Murph: JazzTimes
“Trumpeter Jay Phelps is an acrobatic solo displayer, cutting and fiery, and certainly not afraid of extended bouts of self-expression”- Martin Longley: BBC
Trumpeter Jay Phelps is at the forefront of the young and creative generation of jazz musicians in the UK, with an instantly recognizable warm and projecting tone. A Vancouver-born Canadian, Jay was tutored by the city’s top jazz and classical trumpeters and distinguished himself early on as the youngest band-leader in the Vancouver International Jazz Festival's history.
In 1999 aged 17, Jay moved to London, determined to immerse himself in the jazz scene and immediately attracted the notice of Gary Crosby who offered him work with Jazz Jamaica, Nu Troop and, in 2002, the opportunity to be a Tomorrow’s Warrior. Citing Louis Armstrong, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown and Miles Davis as his main influences, Jay went on to create and co-lead the young and hip jazz sensation Empirical, where he spent two years touring major festivals and events, while garnering worldwide media attention that UK jazz musicians haven't enjoyed for years. Jay has has performed and recorded with a veritable who's who of both UK and international jazz artists such as Courtney Pine, Andrew Hill, Wynton Marsalis, Ray Brown, John Hendricks, Nasheet Waits, George Benson, Jamie Cullum, Sir John Dankworth, Dennis Rollins, Guy Barker, Amy Winehouse, Charlotte Church, Hugh Masakela and Jazz Jamaica. Now just turned 30, Jay is determined to educate the next generation of jazz musicians with an education project entitled Jazz Youth.
Jay Phelps currently tours with his eponymous quartet and is featured in a diverse range of bands such as Soweto Kinch The New Emancipation project, Skatroniks, Ska Cubano, Courtney Pine's Jazz Warriors project, and leads his own big band project featuring Clare Teal which can be seen at Ronnie Scott's in September full details and bookings.
For more details and bookings contact:
Danielle White
+44 (0) 07841675263
daniraestar@aol.com
http://www.jayphelpsmusic.com/
Danielle White
+44 01302714202 | +44 07841675263
daniraestar@aol.com
