Central Mass Main Presenter
Jay Graham
Jay Graham is a full-time private guitar instructor and performing musician. He began his performance career in the mid 90’s with the Central Massachusetts based original band The Arthur Dent Foundation (ADF) and has continued performing regularly ever since in a variety of bands and solo situations, most notably being his work between 2007 to 2015 with the Sam James Band and Soulstice.Through the years, he has worked in many areas of live performance including clubs and bars, wedding ceremonies, cocktail hours, receptions, pit band work for musicals, as well as various ensemble and solo work. During this time and continuing to the present Jay has maintained a regular schedule ranging between 50-100 performances per year in either solo or band settings. In addition, he has maintained a regular teaching schedule of over 50 students per week since he began working as a private guitar instructor in the fall of 2000. In 2014 he released his first album of original compositions entitled “Better Days”. In 2019 he reunited with ADF bandmates Robert Belanger (drums) and Keith McLinden (bass) to form the Jason Graham Trio, his most current group focused on performing a mix of upbeat cover songs as well as original compositions. The Jason Graham Trio is currently preparing to record an album for release in late 2022 or early 2023. Check out his website for more information at www.jaygmusic.com.
Thank you as always !
Paul
Jay Graham is a full-time private guitar instructor and performing musician. He began his performance career in the mid 90’s with the Central Massachusetts based original band The Arthur Dent Foundation (ADF) and has continued performing regularly ever since in a variety of bands and solo situations, most notably being his work between 2007 to 2015 with the Sam James Band and Soulstice.Through the years, he has worked in many areas of live performance including clubs and bars, wedding ceremonies, cocktail hours, receptions, pit band work for musicals, as well as various ensemble and solo work. During this time and continuing to the present Jay has maintained a regular schedule ranging between 50-100 performances per year in either solo or band settings. In addition, he has maintained a regular teaching schedule of over 50 students per week since he began working as a private guitar instructor in the fall of 2000. In 2014 he released his first album of original compositions entitled “Better Days”. In 2019 he reunited with ADF bandmates Robert Belanger (drums) and Keith McLinden (bass) to form the Jason Graham Trio, his most current group focused on performing a mix of upbeat cover songs as well as original compositions. The Jason Graham Trio is currently preparing to record an album for release in late 2022 or early 2023. Check out his website for more information at www.jaygmusic.com.
Thank you as always !
Paul