The Jay Wallis trio was formed in 1998 by
three musicians all living and working professionally in Barcelona.
Trumpeter & singer Jay Wallis, guitarist David Mitchell and the
bass player Nono Fernández.
Mainly Influenced by the trio of Chet Baker and
singers like Billie Holliday, Carmen McRae, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett
and Sarah Vaughan. The trio uses a varied repertoire that revises
tunes from the American songbook and "standards" from composers such
as Duke Ellington, Cole Porter. Richard Rodgers, Theolonius Monk and
George Gershwin. Intergrating the voice and trumpet with the guitar
and bass to create a powerfull acoustic sound the style of music is one
that reflects jazz from the swing era of the 1940s through to the cooler
style of the 1950s & 60s.
