Jay Burns is a dynamic and emotional Okotoks Alberta based artist who plays a wide range of original and cover music.
His past groups are
Cumberland, The Council, Fleshtone Rockets and
Sans John Henry.
6 years ago, after a decade performing in bands and duos in Alberta, Jay moved back to his home town of Winnipeg to rebuild as a solo artist. Three years later returned to family and friends in Calgary/Okotoks and is quickly got back in the Alberta music scene saddle as a rock solid solo entertainer.
In February of 2018, with help of a friend, made the decision to go to Mazatlan Mexico and play some music. Fast to to present day, Burns now is planning on spending half of his time in Mexico!
On top of guitar and vocals, he has incorporated foot drums, harmonica and pedals to sound like a one man band! That what he is known as now!
Jay has been performing throughout Canada for over 25 years, has two solo CD's on iTunes (Letters Volume 1 and Post Script) as well as 3rd and 4th solo CD's in the works.
Burns also has band Albums with Sans John Henry (Zeal), Flestone Rockets (FTR) and The Council (Recover).
As well a being an entertainer, Jay has devoted years to the studio and has several outside recording projects to his credit as both engineer and producer.
He has also invested deeply in mentoring some of the finest young talent Alberta has to offer, via his renowned Open Mic nights at Incahoots, Rylie's and the Duke in Okotoks.
On top two new solo CD's, Burns is also writing, playing and producing a rock animation project called Bloody Sundays, a project Burns has been working on for several years.
If you are interested in booking Jay for an event, email him directly, via the "Contact/Comment" tab above or jayburns5@gmail.com.
Thanks for the support!