Jay Hoad
Genre:Roots
"I am so excited to be playing back in my home town of Adelaide and have invited a huge list of Adelaide's finest musicians to join me on stage for this show!" - Jay Hoad
Since Jay Hoad last performed at the Fringe Festival in 2010, he has been busy touring North America, Canada, Fiji and the Caribbean playing alongside many well known artists, most recently opening for the Wailers (as in "Bob Marley and the Wailers") on the east coast leg of their North American Tour in August of 2010.
Hoad's music is often categorized as "World" as it is hard to pin down to one genre, but fans and fellow musicians will say it's far from... "I have never seen anything like Jay in my life, the way he plays so many instruments all at once boggles my mind, and the way he effortlessly combines so many genres of music in insane!" - Matthew Lavine, USA. "Must be seen to be believed!" - Sarah Thomas, FIJI.
Hoad says, "I just love combining all styles of music from reggae to rock, tribal to jazz, funk to flamenco... you will see it all with this group!"
Hoad's new album "Songs for the Soul" features many well known SA artist's including Adam Page, Chris Finnen, Jim Miller, Steve Brown and Ria Loof. The album pushes the boundaries, combining unique instrumentation and music genres with thought provoking lyrics all whilst portraying a "happy go lucky" vibe that just makes you want to get up and dance.
Be sure to catch Hoad and his entourage of musicians at this years FRINGE FESTIVAL before he leaves to tour the east coast of Australia, followed by Caribbean and USA Tours. See website for upcoming TOURS, FREE DOWNLOADS AND OTHER COOL STUFF!
World traveler Jay Hoad will be back in South Australia with his 6 piece band and beautiful belly dancer for the Fringe festival lauching their second independent album "STORIES FOR THE SOUL". See Jay performing on Didgeridoo, Dulcimer, Weissenborn Lap Steel, Acoustic Bass, Resonator Guitar and Harmonica to name just a few...
