Mindtonic Music
Jay Sanders is an Asheville, N.C.-based musician, composer, producer, and bandleader known for his effortless ability to fuse jazz, rock, blues, metal, and African influences with years of improvisational study and training. Jay’s compositions on guitar and bass trend toward the melodic and sublime; expertly traversing between peaceful melodicism, free jazz, and cacophonous noise music.
Jay claims Sonny Sharrock, John McLaughlin, Bill Frisell, Dave Holland, Ornette Coleman, and John Hartford among his primary influences.
Jay has recorded more than two dozen records and toured extensively across the U.S. and internationally as a member of Acoustic Syndicate, Snake Oil Medicine Show, Donna the Buffalo, and the E. Normous Trio. Jay is also a composer who has worked with the ETHEL string quartet, Rational Discourse, and scored several independent films.
His solo recording debut, Evanescent, was released on July 12, 2024. An exploration of influences, Evanescent consists of seven original compositions and a tone poem dedicated to the Voyager spacecraft. The music is brought to life through the help of Jay’s long-time collaborators Justin Ray, Jacob Rodriguez, Casey Driessen, Steve Alford, Zack Page, Evan Marin, and Tyler Housholder.
Impact from Helene: Helene hit our community in ways. I had a recording session scheduled for mid-October that has been postponed until January. The amount of work opportunities was significantly impacted.
The ask: Consider hiring my quartet and come support original, local music created at Little Jumbo.
Direct donations: https://venmo.com/mindtonic