Jay Oliver
| Jay Oliver | |
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Jay Oliver in Los Angeles with The Dave Weckl Band, December 1999
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jay Russell Oliver |
| Born |
April 26, 1959 St Louis, Missouri |
| Origin | US |
| Genres | Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Rock, Blues, Ambient, World Music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Musician, Engineer, Programmer |
| Instruments | Piano, Synthesizers |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Associated acts | Sheryl Crow, The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Wynona Judd, Glenn Frey, Peabo Bryson, Chick Corea, Dave Weckl, Maynard Ferguson, Russ Kunkel, Aomusic, Tiger & the Helix |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Piano, Synthesizers | |
Jay Russell Oliver (born April 26, 1959) is an American jazz musician (piano, keyboards and synths), composer, record producer, programmer & engineer. He began his professional music career at the age of 19 as the youngest member of Maynard Ferguson’s band. His later credits include: Sheryl Crow, The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Wynona Judd, Glenn Frey, Peabo Bryson, Chick Corea, Dave Weckl, Russ Kunkel, Jay Graydon, Aomusic, Celine Dion and many others.
Jay resides in Los Angeles, where he has worked extensively in music composition and production, ranging from jazz fusion and World music to soundtracks to session work of all kinds.
At the beginning of 2011, after many years of research and field test studies involving the use of sound from a clinical perspective, Jay founded a company called SmartWav, LLC. The company specializes in the use of proprietary tonal, pitch and rhythm mapping technologies that specifically aid infants in areas of brain development and issues of post womb insomnia.
Dave Weckl
Oliver and Dave Weckl grew up together in St. Louis, Missouri where they explored a prolific jazz fusion style. A few years later in Los Angeles, after partnering on Weckl's first three solo releases, they formed The Dave Weckl Band, co-producing two albums.
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