Jay Azzolina
fusion contemporary jazz post-bop
Influences: Pat Metheny, Mick Goodrick, John McLaughlin
Jay Azzolina is a guitarist whose playing blends contemporary jazz harmony with fusion-era electric guitar tone, drawing on a 30-year career as a leading figure of the New York scene. He is a Berklee graduate who studied with Pat Metheny and Mick Goodrick, toured with Spyro Gyra, and recorded with Michael Brecker and John Patitucci. This London date features him with UK musicians Riley Stone-Lonergan, Oli Hayhurst and Matt Skeaping, playing his own compositions, material from his 2025 album "Present Tense", and reworked standards.
Personnel:
Jay Azzolina (guitar)
Riley Stone-Lonergan (saxophone)
Oli Hayhurst (bass)
Matt Skeaping (drums)
Upcoming gigs
- Wed 09 Dec — 20:00 — Jay Azzolina ft Riley Stone-Lonergan at 606 Club