On the Ropeadope label Jay Phelps Shares a Platform with Contemporary Jazz Stars Such as Snarky Puppy, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Terrace Martin, David Weiss and Maurice Brown...

“…he has been compared to Wynton Marsalis, but Phelps has much more of a playful side to his approach.” All About Jazz

"Suave trumpeter Jay Phelps has serious jazz chops – his technique is second to none and he’s a great entertainer too. Time Out, London"Assured, clever, fluent, with a lovely soft-edged tone, he is already a player you could easily recognise after hearing him just once." The Observer

“… Phelps exhibits much of Wynton Marsalis' fluency and vocalised tone”- John Fordam: The Guardian

Free As The Birds - THE ALBUM - LISTEN HERE

"Since leaving Canada in 1999, I have met many amazing people from different backgrounds and cultures through music and travel. Free As The Birds is a musical diary of my most recent experiences."

Traveling the world for two years of inspiration, adventure and a bit of self-indulgence, trumpeter and latterly vocalist Jay Phelps has distilled his many exotic experiences into the creation of Free As The Birds - released spring 2018 on Ropeadope Records. Melding influences from his Canadian roots READ BIOG HERE - his adopted home town of London; the hothouse of New York where he was warmly welcomed to Barcelona with it's epic architecture; Thailand's spicy sunshine; and the intensity of living the Brazilian reality. Phelps - who burst onto the international jazz scene as co-founder of the award-winning super group Empirical - has penned an album that caters to the listeners across the board. This 90-min album covers a wide spectrum of musical styles and rhythms, but also carries a unified theme. As well as featuring Phelps’ current touring band, this album also features some of the worlds top musicians from New York and Brazil. Music for our time! Read _ interview by Sebastian Scotney READ LondonJazz INTERVIEW_

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM HERE
VIEW PROMO VIDEO

"JAY Phelps is great believer in the possibility of good outcomes from bad situations." CONTINUE READING SCOTLAND HERALD ARTICLE HERE.

Jay Phelps Quartet (JPQ)

JPQ, lead by trumpeter Jay Phelps is a brand new band dedicated to contemporary jazz and world music. Currently the band is performing music from Phelps’ highly anticipated 2nd album, ‘Free As The Birds’ soon to be released on Ropeadope Records March 23, 2018. The international line up consists of Nasheet Waits on drums, Taurus Mateen on bass and John Escreet on piano. JPQ is definitely on track to be one of hottest bands in the world today.

2017 TOUR (Now Booking 2018 onwards)

28 April - Sheffield Jazz
30 April - Hop Pole Music Festival, Retford
30 April - Ribble Valley Jazz Festival
12 May - Wakefield Jazz
21 May - The Stables, Wavenden
24 May - Jazzbar, Edinburgh
25 May - The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen,
2 June - Doncaster CAST
3 June - Turner Sims, Southampton
4 June - Colston Hall, Bristol
14 June Pizza Express Dean St London
16 June, Dorchester Arts Cenntre
21 June, Glasgow Int'l Jazz Festival
22 June, Tolbooth, Stirling
24 June - Cleethorpes Jazz Festival
28 June Stratford Jazz Club, Stratford upon Avon
7 July - Harrow Arts Centre
9 July - Mostly Jazz Festival, Mosley, Birmingham
31 August - My Chelsea, London
14 Sept - My Chelsea, London
22 Sept - Riverhouse Arts Centre, Walton on Thames
5 Oct - My Chelsea, London*
14 Oct - Herts Jazz Festival
7 December- Jazz Steps, Notts

* Jay Phelps Trio special event