Style: Country Folk Blues soft Rock and original song.

Jay Stapley arrived in London 1979 and began doing session works.

Jay’s recognition as a top-flight player was early in his career and in 1987 Jay replaced Eric Clapton as guitarist with Roger Waters on his ‘KAOS’ tour and album works.

The KAOS project also featured lead band members Roger Waters, Andy Fairweather-Low, Mel Collins (sax), Paul Carrack (vocals).

KAOS tour took Jay on a national tour of the United States and Canada to many famed venues including Madison Square Gardens. The climax of the tour was two consecutive nights at Wembley Arena.

The big tours proved good training ground for Jay and soon Jay was found in the band of Mike Oldfield on lead guitars for his reworking of the legendary ‘Tubular Bells’ which culminated in a live broadcast from Edinburgh Castle to millions and a concert at The Royal Albert Hall.  

Jay was now hugely in demand and an offer from the million selling German band ‘Westernhagen’ was hard to refuse. 

Other artists to have benefited from Jay's guitar playing have been Kirsty McColl, Roger Chapman, Suede and what Jay refers to as the highpoint of his career a recording with ‘The Chuckle Bothers’!

Film and television credits include:

·         Withnail And I

·         How To Get Ahead In Advertising

·         Hale And Pace

·         The Duty Men

·         When The Wind Blows

Sessions for advertising include:

·         McDonalds

·         Cadbury’s

·         Mars

·         T.W.A.

·         Pernod

·         Lee Jeans

·         Martini

Jay has produced and released four CD albums of his own compositions with WEA Records.

Jay is looking forward to discovering new audiences as he performs songs and tunes using both acoustic and electric guitars. Essentially Jay's new works are a solo venture primarily allowing Jay to offer a side of him that previous front men have kept under lock and key!

Web links for further study:

www.jaystapley.co.uk

www.myspace.com/jaystapley  

Jay Stapley is available as a solo performing artist and upwards through to full band line-up for selected events.

Summary;

High standard professional performance.

Good rapport with audience using subtle humour and stories about the song.

Sounds like: Country Folk Rock - Cohen-esque to Dylan-ish.

Song: Original articulate compositions with occasional eclectic cover song.

Influences: Bob Dylan, J.J. Cale, Little Feat, Poco, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Gram Parsons, Tom Petty.

Venue type: All - festivals to intimate club preferably a seated audience such as culture house, cabaret.