Jay Brown is an original,
roots-oriented one-man-band who lives in the Appalachian mountains of
western North Carolina. His music is inpired by countless blues and
jazz artists from by-gone days, classic songwriters such as Dylan, Paul
Simon, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, and John Lennon, Classical
European and Indian music, and regional hero Doc Watson. He performs
regularly with his band, Lazybirds, and as a one-man-band. At his solo
gigs he sings and plays guitar, harmonica, and taps, all while juggling
cats.