1 Topic by Greenose (edited by Greenose 2009-05-12 13:17:01)

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Here’s a new name for most of you, Jay Tamkin.

The Jay Tamkin Band are an up and coming rock blues band from Torquay who over the course of the last 18 months have toured the UK, Europe The US. They have been snapped up by German label ROKOKO/In-akustik & their album "Sorted" was released on last week.

Jay Tamkin is a funky rock blues guitarist who like so many is influenced by SRV, Walter Trout and Hendrix, at 22 years old, and is a hot shot guitarist who is on the way up.

Jay learnt his craft with Devon Youth Jazz , Jools Hollands, Dennis Rollins, to name a few; In the last 2 years he and his band opened for the likes of Ian Parker, Aynsley Lister, Ian Siegal, Nine Below Zero, Sherman Robertson, Roy Ayers, MAN, Danny Bryant, POPA CHUBBY, Stan Webb's CHICKEN SHACK.

A fresh, exciting player with as many good songs as he has explosive licks in his locker, Jay Tamkin is one of the most exciting up and coming guitar players on the circuit.

His websites are here:

http://www.jaytamkinband.com

http://www.myspace.com/jtbluesband

And some youtube links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuq6jiOCjc0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI6gFNae4dk

and this is one of Tripsys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATPtByYaFNo


And finally some of his tour dates, for those of you in London, check out his CD launch.

15 May 2009 21:00 The Riga Club, Southend
16 May 2009 20:00 New CD Launch ’SORTED’ Zoom @ The Moon SE24, London
28 May 2009 21:00 The Fenton Leeds
29 May 2009 22:00 John Paul Jones Tavern, Whitehaven Cumbria
30 May 2009 21:00 The Central,Egremont Cumbria
31 May 2009 5:00 The Fletcher Christian, Cockermouth Cumbria
13 Jun 2009 19:00 Annual Motorbike Music Bash London
19 Jun 2009 21:00 The Sherwood Inn Mansfield
20 Jun 2009 9:00 Venue in Kirkby in Ashby, Kirkby in Ashby
4 Jul 2009 0:00 Austria - Music Festival Austria
17 Jul 2009 0:00 Abertillery Blues Festival, Abertillery, Wales
18 Jul 2009 21:00 MilkWood Jam Swansea
23 Jul 2009 21:00 Alexanders Chester
24 Jul 2009 - 26 Jul 2009 Maryport Blues Festival, Cumbria

I’ll be seeing him at the end of this month and will give a report then, but check him out if he's near you! smile

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Yeah - I've seen Jay Tamkin quite a few times and he is hot on the heels of Oli Brown - great guitarist - Jay is playing at the Half Moon, in Herne Hill, South London, this saturday, 16th May, supported by the Ramon Goose Band, so it should be a great night - details at www.feenstra.co.uk

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Oops, I forgot to mention why I posted this today, Jay and his band were featured on Paul Jones's show last night.  The song was I Remember When and was second song on the night (three songs before Joe).

You can hear the show here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kbgc6

"The recently formed Edinburgh Blues Club has identified an appetite for the personal communication between musicians and audience that the blues long ago perfected." The Herald Newspaper (Scotland)
http://www.edinburgh-blues.uk
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I've seen Jay, he is an excellent guitarist and a great keyboard player too.

Do catch him if you can smile

5 Reply by Tripsy (edited by Tripsy 2009-06-03 19:20:30)

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Thanks Duncan for posting about Jay. I thought I had posted about him here before but couldn't find it so I guess I didn't. Eldo introduced me to them....thanks Eldo smile

I agree, the Jay Tamkin Band are one of the most exciting new bands on the circuit. Jay is a hugely talented multi instrumentalist, singer, writer and very likeable young man with a great sense of fun.

I was thrilled to hear Paul Jones play I Remember When on monday. Especially after Jay had been promised that he would get a play two weeks ago and it never materialised.

I must mention Nick Ramos Pinto on drums and Pete Searle on bass. Lovely fellas and a great rhythm section.

The band are working very hard to get themselves known and that means a lot of travelling up and down the country and sometimes playing to only a handful of people, as was the case at the Albert a few weeks ago. But even then they gave their all and had fun doing so.

Here's my vid of I Remember When from the Albert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inKRRC7LfcA

And Troubles which is also on the cd Sorted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl4-lRY_ … re=channel

So, if you get a chance go along and support them smile

Tripsy smile

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Tripsy wrote:

The band are working very hard to get themselves known and that means a lot of travelling up and down the country and sometimes playing to only a handful of people, as was the case at the Albert a few weeks ago. But even then they gave their all and had fun doing so.

Here's my vid of I Remember When from the Albert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inKRRC7LfcA

And Troubles which is also on the cd Sorted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl4-lRY_ … re=channel

So, if you get a chance go along and support them smile

Tripsy smile

Tripsy, it's hardly surprising that there were not able to fill the Albert Hall, only guys like Joe can fill that! lol

Sorry this is a shameless bump to the post, remember The Riga Club, Southend tonight and tomorrow CD Launch ’SORTED’ Zoom @ The Moon SE24! smile

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Yeah - cheap, but funny, Greenose!!! I was at the gig on 16th May at the Half Moon, Herne Hill, South London and Jay was on fire as usual, not literally, Greenose!!! Jay's fluidity on the fretboard is amazing, so check him out if you get the chance. Jay was supported by the equally excellent Ramon Goose Band. Ramon is a blues player of the Robben Ford school, technically brilliant. Ramon's band will be playing the Beaverwood Club in Chislehurst, South London borders, in June, details at  www.feenstra.co.uk and a new album is scheduled for autumn release.

8 Reply by Greenose (edited by Greenose 2009-05-27 11:34:20)

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Remember Jay is heading north later this week.  If you're near Leeds or Cumbria then come along and see him...

Here's a review of his debut album Sorted:

http://www.bluesinthenorthwest.com/inde … and-sorted

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9 Reply by lucky simon (edited by lucky simon 2009-05-27 22:19:26)

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i am going to see them tomorrow at leeds really looking forward to it i hope there will be a full house for them

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what a great night last night the band did not disappoint jays singing playing and keyboard playing were great he played some bluesy stuff and tracks from sorted and then as if that wasnt enough he had a long jam with chantel mcgregor  what a finnish it was even worth the 35 quid parking ticket i got

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I'm really sorry I missed that one Simon. I wanted to go but circumstances were against me sad

Sounds like it was a lot of fun!

Tripsy smile

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apart from the ticket yes it was but it needed an expert video taker in attendance

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Hey sounds good, nice to hear about the jam with Chantel too, I'd have loved to have seen that.

What I have not mentioned publically until now is that I will be reviewing Jay's concert for Blues Matters and doing an interview for the same magazine! I can't wait smile

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FYI - I just googled 'Blues Matters', followed the link to their website and immediately got a 'trojan' warning from my antivirus.

RIP Iron Man

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I wonder if if gave you a link other than www.bluesmatters.com the site is perfectly safe smile

Greenose wrote:

Hey sounds good, nice to hear about the jam with Chantel too, I'd have loved to have seen that.

What I have not mentioned publically until now is that I will be reviewing Jay's concert for Blues Matters and doing an interview for the same magazine! I can't wait smile

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of seeing and meeting the Jay Tamkin Band, and thoroughly enjoyed their set and speaking to them.  Both the band and I were a long way from our respective homes in the setting of Cockermouth. It was worth the distance to see them though.

I had the fortune to have a long conversation with Jay before the band kicked off, and he is a very pleasant guy, intelligent, self deprecating and very knowledgeable when it comes to music. Hopefully this will form the basis of an interview shortly and what he had to say was very interesting.

Even better was watching Jay and the band playing. His guitar playing was superb and certainly as good as any other players of his age, but age is less important that talent and Jay has so much of it. The band was tight, Jay's vocals were great, while Jay alternated between guitar and keyboards at times, it worked really well. His songs are great too, with great hooks and melodies. While there were around four songs played from the album "Sorted", Jay showed he is continuing to develop great tunes incorporating several into the setlist. The Freddie King song Same Old Blues was played, before a audience member requested Hey Joe based on a viewing on youtube, and it was a great new slant on an old song as was the closer Talk To Your  Daughter. The crowd was not huge, but they were appreciative and the promoter too was impressed.

Get to see this band when you can. They are great! smile

Will try to add some photos later...





Get to see this band when you can. They are great! smile

Will try to add some photos later...

"The recently formed Edinburgh Blues Club has identified an appetite for the personal communication between musicians and audience that the blues long ago perfected." The Herald Newspaper (Scotland)
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Hi Duncan,
Glad you enjoyed meeting Jay and hearing them play. They are a really nice bunch of people....full of energy and fun.
I'm looking forward to reading your interview in Blues Matters.

Tripsy smile

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Tripsy wrote:

Hi Duncan,
Glad you enjoyed meeting Jay and hearing them play. They are a really nice bunch of people....full of energy and fun.
I'm looking forward to reading your interview in Blues Matters.

Tripsy smile

Yes, they certainly are, and it certainly does help create a favourable impression too! smile

Here's the photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenose

Will keep you posted about BM, I may have been beaten to the line on that one... hmm

"The recently formed Edinburgh Blues Club has identified an appetite for the personal communication between musicians and audience that the blues long ago perfected." The Herald Newspaper (Scotland)
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