Jay Weik, M.M.
Biography
Jay Weik is a Senior Lecturer with the University of Toledo, where he joined the faculty in 2006. Jay has taught music at several New England area colleges in addition to his tenure at the University of Toledo.
Jay began studying the guitar in 1977, and in 1987 he won the Jim Hall Jazz Masters Award and relocated to Boston. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 1990, he went on to earn a Masters Degree with academic honors in Jazz Studies from the New England Conservatory in 1992. He has studied extensively with Jerry Bergonzi, Mick Goodrick and Charlie Banacos. He was a Boston based studio and concert guitarist and worked with producer Miguel Pessoa among others.
In 2007 he performed and recorded John Coltrane's opus "A Love Supreme" with John Hendricks and the University of Toledo Jazz Faculty. This performance received positive review by noted Jazz scholar and critic Ashley Kahn. Jay also plays the Shakuhachi (Japanese Bamboo Flute) which he has studied with Michael Chikuzen Gould Sensei. He is the internationally published author of two Mel Bay Books 'Daily Dexterity Studies for the Guitarist' and 'Daily Sight Reading Studies for the Guitarist." He is a recording artist and composer, is featured on many recordings listed in the dsocograpy below. Notably, he has concertized with Jazz legends Gary Peacock, Jon Hendricks, Tad Weed and Vic Juris. He has performed with the Toledo Jazz Orchestra,The Toledo Symphony Orchestra, and is a highlight at local Jazz Venues such as the legendary Murphys Jazz Club, historic Crystals Lounge and currently Lucilles Jazz Lounge at TolHouse in downtown Toledo.
Recently released Free Birds, a duo record with Jazz guitar great Vic Juris released, he produced and performed on Lotus by Isabella Weik and his Zen Arts Ensemble released Flower Garland Suite 1: A Vast Land on Summit Records,
Discography
- 2022 Free Birds, a Duo record with Jazz guitar great Vic Juris Released by Wheel Turning Wizzard Records
- 2020 Recorded These Foolish Things with Isabella Weik
- 2018 Produced and Performed on Lotus by Isabella Weik in 2018 Released by Lotus Records
- 2015 Recorded Night and Day live in concert with UTrio.
- 2015 Composed and Recorded Zen Arts Ensemble released Flower Garland Suite 1: A Vast Land Released on Summit Records
- 2015 Composed & Recorded Booster Released on Summit Records
- 2015 Composed & Recorded I Gotta Hear You Play Releaased on Summit Records
- 2014 Composed and Recorded Last Hug for Awhile.
- 2013 Played live in Concert with Vic Juris at the University of Toledo
- 2013 Played live with Jon Hendricks and Clifford Murphy at the Art Tatum Heritage Concert
- 2012 Played in Concert at the Jazz Education Newtork Conference
- 2012 Performed Traditional Indian Music with Sumkali Live in concert.
- 2012 Composed and Recorded I Like It Released on Summit Records
- 2012 Composed & Recorded Waltz for Isabella Released on Summit Records
- 2012 Recorded Watz in G by Ferdinand Carulli
- 2007 Performed Angel Eyes at Murphys with UToledo Jazz
- 2007 A Love Supreme featuring Jon Hendricks 2007 Released by UToledo Jazz
- 2000 Appeared in Concert with Gary Peacock in NYC
- 2000 Published Daily Sight Reading Studies for the Guitarist with Mel Bay Publications.
- 1998 Pubished Daily Dexterity Studies for the Guitarist with Mel Bay Publications.
- 1995 Now I Know You Soundtrack Released by Dharma Communications
