House concert in the Sanctuary followed by "live karaoke."

Jay Brown will be performing with his one-man-band a set of original songs, with a few classic covers that speak to the times we find ourselves in. The performance will be in the Sanctuary by the piano 7-8pm. Following the concert, from 8-9pm Jay will host a "live karaoke" supporting anyone who wants to sing with guitar, harmonica, and percussion. Particularly songs from the 1960's and 1970's are in Jay's wheelhouse, but he'll try to back you up on anything y9u like. If the whole thing turns into a singalong hootenany we won't worry too much about it. 

Suggested Donation - $20

Half of the proceeds go to CCLD.

Payment via cash or Venmo at the event.

“The timeless voice of a poet”

— Performing Songwriter Magazine

““The secret is out , Jay Brown is the most authentic songster to come out of the Carolina High Country since a man named Doc Watson” ”

— Ketch Secor, Old Crow Medicine Show

Jay Brown is a roots music one-man-band from Black Mountain, North Carolina, who has been playing guitar since the age of 7.  A prolific songwriter, Jay's performances draw from a couple hundred original songs, as well as countless covers from the roots of Americana and beyond.  Jay has spent years traveling and playing around the U.S., absorbing our rich musical heritage and performing with artists such as Doc Watson, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Etta Baker.  Jay has also taken multiple trips to Ghana, West Africa, where he studied and performed traditional African music with the Ghanaians.

His eclectic musical tastes found expression in 1996, when he became a founding member of Lazybirds, a band that blends a wide variety of musical styles, including jazz and blues, country and rock ‘n roll, to create a fresh and soul stirring sound.  Lazybirds have been a mainstay of the North Carolina roots music scene for over 25 years.

Jay also formed the Indian folk fusion band Shantavaani with his wife Aditi, which put out 3 classic albums during its 2 year period.  Jay continues to perform with Aditi, blending Aditi’s Indian folk and classical influences with his own folk and original music. Aditi and Jay also recorded 2 critically acclaimed records with their friends in The Appalucians. 

Jay is a music therapist, and he worked for Hospice in Asheville for 8 years.  This enriching work, as well as the work he continues to do along with Aditi at the Center For Conscious Living and Dying, has been a deepening influence in Jay's music over the years.

Over the last several years Jay has been the host of the original music showcase Local Live! twice monthly at The White Horse Black Mountain, one of the premier music venues in the southeast, giving him the opportunity to share the stage with countless amazing and original musicians in and around Western NC. Jay also performs occasionally as a pianist for silent Chaplin films. Once in a while he even brings the herd of cats out to do a family band show with the wife and 3 kids, known as SB 5.

A versatile musician, Jay is as much at home swingin' the blues and boogie with his buddies in the Lazybirds as he is playing songwriter showcases and house concerts, but you can easily find him blending his styles in the pubs and listening rooms around the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina.