1975: born with no other choice but to play music.
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| 1989:
began playing guitar (self taught) in Connecticut, taking tips from players
like Jimi Bell,
Jeff Pitchell and Burt Teague. |
| 1989-1995: joined the band, Twist of Fate (singer/guitarist),
playing classic rock covers. |
| Sept.-Oct.
1995: toured for the United States Defense Department Tours through
South Korea
and Japan as singer/guitarist with Twist of Fate. |
| June-Dec.
1996: sold guitars and studied
under Connecticut guitar legend,
Jimi Bell, at The Music Exchange in Newington, Connecticut. |
| 1997: played a three month tour through the United States
(Pittsburgh through western Colorado) with variety band, Sister Sez. |
| 1998: relocated to Pennsylvania from Connecticut and joined
the five piece traditional blues band, Wall of Blues. |
May 1998-Sept.
2007: started the blues/rock/funk
band, "Hurricane" Jay LaBoy & In Step as frontman/guitarist and group manager.
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| May
1998: backed up Chicago blues
legend,
Jimmy
Dawkins, at a show honoring Mr. Dawkins held at the Adams Mark Hotel in Philadelphia. |
| May
1999: released first CD (all original material) entitled,
"Step Aside", with In Step.
Jimmy Dawkins appeared on two tracks. |
| June - Aug.
1999: Nominated twice for Best Guitarist in Philadelphia at the
Annual Abilene
Blues Club Awards. |
July
2000: played the Lehigh Valley
Blues Festival with Sean Costello and Big Joe & The Dynaflows.
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| Sept.
2000: chosen as PhillyBlues.com’s Artist of the
Month. |
| Dec.
2001: released second CD
(original and covers) entitled, "Pure
Soul", with In Step. |
| June 2003:
played WIP 610 AM’s Annual Beef & BBQ at Veteran Stadium
in Philadelphia with In Step. |
Aug.
2003: played with In Step
for the Phillies organization at Veteran Stadium Podium and became the last podium band at the Vet before it was torn down.
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| Sept.2004:
joined The Buicks. |
| March
2005: signed to Teletone Records as a member of The
Buicks. |
June
2006: recorded first ever solo acoustic CD,
"Songs From A One Bedroom
Apartment". |
July
2006: released "The
Buicks featuring "Hurricane" Jay LaBoy" on Teletone
Records.
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| July
2006: left The Buicks to promote a solo acoustic
release. |
| August
2006: signed to Teletone Records as a solo artist. |
September
2006: left Teletone Records to independently release solo
acoustic CD, "Songs From A One Bedroom Apartment"
and began playing solo and duo acoustic
shows.
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| October
2006: formed acoustic act Acoustically
Speaking with Marc Iezzi. |
| November
2006: reunited with Marc Iezzi and Tom Donovan as The Shakedancer
Band to play shows backing up harmonica player and vocalist, Russ Lambert. |
December
2006: reformed
"Hurricane" Jay LaBoy & In
Step with Marc Iezzi and Willie
Williams.
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December
2006: (along with Marc Iezzi) produced and released the
live "Hurricane" Jay LaBoy & In Step DVD, containing rare live performances from the
band. |
March
2007: joined the chart topping band Hit The Ground Runnin' featuring
Paul Piccari and Adam Ferraioli from the highly successful Led Zeppelin tribute band,
Get The Led
Out, and Kayla Higgenbotham (Billy Paul and many, many other highly acclaimed projects).
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May
2007: re-released "Songs From A One Bedroom
Apartment" re-mastered special edition.
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| May
2007: formed the acoustic duo The Willie
Williams Duo with In Step bassist, Willie Williams. |
| September
2007: left all projects to concentrate on rehearsals with Hit The Ground Runnin' and play solo acoustic shows under the name Acoustically
Speaking. |
April
2008: performed with Hit The Ground Runnin' during a worldwide webcast. (Broadcast at SyncLive.com.)
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April
2008: signed on as the first artist handled by Kerry Rows' Artist Management. |
| August
2008: relocated to Connecticut, playing acoustic shows as Acoustically Speaking and playing with various Connecticut area bands. |
| November
2008: Acoustically Speaking began playing shows as an artist for Top Notch Talent, located in Plainville, Connecticut. |
| January
2009: featured in Wethersfield Life Magazine in his hometown of Wethersfield, Connecticut. |
| August
2009: began an eight month contract with Carnival Cruise Lines aboard the Carnival Miracle as a solo acoustic musician. |
| July
2010: began a one month contract with Carnival Cruise Lines aboard the Carnival Dream as a solo acoustic musician. |
| October
2010: released 2nd solo acoustic CD, "Why Isn't This Working?". |
| October
2010: traveled to Asia for a few months to play shows in Russia and Ukraine to support the release of the 2nd Acoustically Speaking CD. |
November
2010: played a show at the Ukranian House of Culture in Izmail, Ukraine benefiting AIDS awareness, anti-drugs and anti-alcohol. The band consisted of local
guitar professor, Yuri Panfilov, and three young musicians that Jay and Yuri taught
and rehearsed with specifically for the performance. (Musicians: Denis, Kostya and
Vlad.) |
| November
2010: featured in two news articles in the Ukranian newspaper Izmail City. Both articles were written by Maestro Sergei Denisov. (see 1st article - see 2nd article) |
| December
2010: held a Master Class for music teachers and students at the Izmail School of Art & Music. The class involved a Q&A session, a solo performance, band performance with Kostya, Vlad, Denis and Yuri and a jam session with highly regarded jazz musicians from the area including Maestro Sergei Denisov. |
December
2010: featured on the Ukranian television program "Melomania" in a half
hour special focused on Jay's musical styles and performances in the Ukraine. The
show consisted of an interview, photos from various shows in America and abroad
and video clips from rehearsals, jam sessions and performances in Izmail, Ukraine.
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| January
2011: returned to the United States and signed on as an acoustic artist with Cubed Squared in Kensington, CT. |
| April
2011: began a one month contract with Carnival Cruise Lines aboard the Carnival Legend as a solo acoustic musician. |
| May
2011: transferred from the Carnival Legend to the Carnival Fascination to perform for six months as a solo acoustic musician. |
| March
2012: began a six month contract with Carnival Cruise Lines aboard the Carnival Freedom as a solo acoustic musician. |
