Episode 4: Flyin’ Jay Armant, Jr.

Jay Armant, Jr never thought he’d become a member of Fishbone, much less co-lead vocalist of Year of the Dragon with Walter “Dirty Walt” Kibby. A self-described nerd, “Flyin’ Jay,” (as he would become known), figured he’d continue being a video game tester.

But as a school kid, he took music as an elective, where he got turned on to the trombone. He immediately fell in love. And as he got older, the ‘bone kept calling him—until he found himself playing in a band and teaching music himself. Then his mentor/boss Fernando Pullum hooked him up with the opportunity of a lifetime…

In this fun, info-packed interview, Jay chops it up about his indoctrination into the art of crowd-surfing, gigging with Al McKay of Earth Wind & Fire, crazy road stories, life after Fishbone, his project Electric Gremlin with Adam Fuller, and how much love and devotion his crew Year of the Dragon put into recording their new album, Take Control.

Produced & Hosted by Ace Alan
Cohosted by Jay Stone
Website & Art by 3chards
Recorded at DRS Studios, Roswell, GA — dammahumrecordingstudio.com
Engineered by Wahid Gomes

VERY Special Thanks to Freddie Martucci

BIG shout out to Dirty Walt, Marc Rey, T-Bone, and Kerim Imes.

Intro & Outro tracks are by the Funkanauts, “I Can Never Be” & “Some People” respectively, both from the upcoming album, Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.