BIOGRAPHY
The Jay Groovara Band yields from Southern England. They have been writing original material and performing for several years , gigging across the Uk, Ireland and the United States. Their songs are a blend of blues and folk rock, sprinkled with a hint of grunge & punk undertones. Their influences vary but they have been compared to Elvis and Nirvana, to which they deny.
"The song writing process comes very easily to me, improvisation is really just an extension of that art in its purest form"
So says Jay Groovara.
Of particular note is his ability to come up with a song based on audience suggestions. Give him three ideas and he
will give you a song from thin air. A skill he has transposed to the band, enabling them to create compositions on the spot during gigs. It might not be very tuneful, (it might even suck) but it will be something you can call your own.
You can check out their improv tunes HERE:
Jay Groovara - Singer Song Writer
Jay Groovara is a singer songwriter from England. He is completely blind and can only see with the aid of special "sonic shades", that enable him to interpret his environment. Currently he is running a music night called Broken Mic.
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Raz Poppa - Drums
Raz joined us just before lock-down so technically has been in the band almost three years. Of Romanian descent, we are convinced he is a vampire, as we only ever see him after dark.
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Razvan Ionascu - Keytar and Keyboards
Recent addition to the band is the multi talented pianist Razvan adding his special blend of sludge Keytar and melodic tones. Also of Romanian descent, we are pretty sure he is a vampire also.
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Kristaps Zalitus - Bassist
Kristaps has been playing for the band for nearly five years now and is a regular contributor to Broken Mic.
Originally from Latvia, he drinks 20 cups of coffee a day and has bionic legs.
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Miles Fletcher - Percussionist - Auxiliary Drummer
Founding member of the Jay Groovara Band is Miles. A entrepreneur from California who enjoys dabbling with the sciences. He has many ideas for inventions and hopes to one day build a time machine that will grow back hair follicles. When he's not doing that, he occasionally fills in for us with percussion and is our back up drummer, should our regular drummer explode.
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