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| Born | Eugene Stephen Jay (1951-01-26)January 26, 1951 (age 75) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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Eugene Stephen Jay (born January 26, 1951) is an American bassist, best known for working with"Weird Al" Yankovic.
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Jay was bornEugene Stephen Jay inDetroit, Michigan on January 26, 1951. He auditioned for"Weird Al" Yankovic in 1981 after answering an ad in the newspaper, and the two have worked together ever since.[1][2] Jay can be heard or seen on all of Yankovic's albums, videos, and concerts.
He is also the founder of the ethno-funk duo Ak & Zuie, with Pete Gallagher. He has scored more than fifty nationally broadcastPBS specials and series episodes, including threeGeorge Foster Peabody Award winners, and contributed to several feature films. He has also done extensive session work, released eight solo records on his own Ayarou label, and produced two albums for the WEA Nonesuch Explorer series.
Jay's background includes a BA and MM Graduate Fellowship in composition from the University of South Florida in 1972. After completing his studies, he went toNiger and spent two and half years studying drumming.[citation needed] Selections from his archival field recordings of traditional West African ceremonies, dances, and solo performances were made into three albums released by Warner/Nonesuch.
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