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Jade'an Jourden Updated Bio + Links
Jade'an "Blue Jay" Jourden
Co-Founder of The WORLD FREEDOM PROJECT
http://theworldfreedomproject.org
http://theworldfreedomproject.ning.com
Is a Musicians & Fine Artists for World Peace 2009 Board Member Inductee
http://passion.edu/elearn/mod/resource/view.php?id=1671
He also is a member of Toronto Pictures Inc.
http://torontopictures.ning.com/profile/BlueJay
A scheduled performer for this years' Annual Nashville Peace Festival, June 26th, Nashville Tennessee opening for Essra Mohawk,
http://essramohawk.com
He just played the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock "West Fest" 1969-2009
Concert in San Francisco, California, Oct. 25, 2009 and and is working
on the video for his new Song "WORLD FREEDOM SONG (Together We Are One)"
and preparing for his upcoming MYSTIC LOVERS TOUR 2010....
Consulting and performing on two other video projects with worldwide
distribution already in place....he has just formalized a film project
with a major film company to produce music for as well as act in an
upcoming film........
Currently co-producing the INTERNATIONAL BENEFIT FOR THE BEARS CONCERT
SERIES for/with URSA FREEDOM PROJECT
http://ursafreedomproject.ning.com/
where he is the Worldwide Music Manager.
He is also very active internationally in many areas and aspects of
Human and Animal Rights and works diligently in every area of THE WORLD
FREEDOM PROJECT as he seeks to help change the planet for the better
through his Arte........
Jay Jourden is a songwriter's songwriter. He always has a way of
connecting his listeners to whatever he's singing about. From his early
dance tracks of the late 70's (Dance, Dance, Dance, With Me 1979) to his
current folk/rock/blues/country/pop political tribute songs of today,
he reaches you and you get the message.
He has appeared in concerts nationwide and world wide, appeared on radio
and television, at hundreds of benefit shows for such diverse
groups/causes as The American Indian Movement (lifetime member), The
National Society For The Prevention Of Blindness, No Nukes, Ross Perot,
New Jersey & National GOP, Rainy Day Inc., the list goes on... After
writing the song "Wounded Knee" (1972), he performed at all of the
Wounded Knee and The Longest Walk concerts (1972-1978) for The American
Indian Movement in Woodstock, New York, Washington, DC, and around the
country.
At the No Nukes Concerts Series, he performed his hit "No More Nukes"
the song he wrote for the shows.
He has also appeared with and/or knows Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bonnie
Raitt, Essra Mohawk, Peter Yarrow, David Santos, Ron Burton, Rahsan Roland Kirk, Joe
Texador, Jimmy Hopps, Richie Havens, Stevie Wonder, Buffie Saint Marie,
The Thunderbirds, Michael Cornett and The Flow Family Band, The Allen
Harris Band, The Jim Atlee Group, The Band, Chango (Bearsville Records,
1973, Woodstock NY + ABC Dunhill Records),Robbie Dupree, Dr. John, Ricky
Skaggs, Muhammad Ali, Gerardo Velez, Martha Velez & Jerry Moore,
Don Moore, Raif Denktas,(Gorrilla Guru, 1979), Rob Turner (Life
Force),Otis Smith, Michael Royal, Hott Traxx ( Dance, Dance, Dance, With
Me & Don't Get Lost In The Dark 1978), and others.
In the late 80's and early 90's he began branching out with his musical
endeavors with political support radio/tv commercial soundtracks for
various PACS and other Republican Party Coalitions with the songs
"Florio Has Got To Go" 1989, and later all of the "Florio Free In '93"
commercials for the Christine Todd Whitman Gubernatorial Campaign that
she won. It was reported in the press that his songs helped win that
election. During this time, he also formed Rainy Day Inc. a not for
profit corporation with the specific mandate to put on concerts and
musical events for natural disaster victims and their families.
Working with FEMA, the American Red Cross and other agencies, he put on
the Disaster Relief '96 Concert Series Tour where headliners from across
the country performed. The hit "When The Rains Came" was written at
this time and received substantial airplay nationally. For these
efforts, and other projects he has worked on over the years, he has
received numerous letters of recognition/support/commendation from such
notable political figures as Rudolph Guliani, Former New York Govenor
George Pataki, the late Senator Pat Moynihan, New York State Senator
Charles Cook, Bill Clinton, and others.
When Ross Perot ran for president, he called upon him, a fellow Texan,
to write for, produce, and perform at his rallies. He wrote the working
man's theme song "Enough's Enough" (1993) He performed at a rally at
Flemington Int'l Speedway, Flemington, New Jersey that drew 43,000
supporters and received extensive national media coverage. Bob Dole also
had music produced for his campaign, however, because of
technicalities, couldn't be released in time for the GOP.
Deriving his talent from a background of incredibly diverse situations,
he has constantly improved his songwriting abilities and honed his craft
on the American public's ears chasing that songwriter's elusive dream.
"I'll always write and perform no matter what. I love music. All kinds
of music. It's what the world needs to heal. It's in my blood, I grew up
around and in music because my mother was a famous Jazz singer in the
50's - 2007 when I lost her to old age."
Jay Jourden had the good fortune to grow up on the road around some of
the real heavy weights of "Old School" Jazz. Greats like Ornette
Coleman, Rahsan Roland Kirk, Pharoh Sanders, Randy Weston, Dizzy
Gillespie, Yusef Lateef, Elvin Jones, Billy Mitchell, Dexter Gordon,and
too many others to mention. "My mother took me to all the famous Jazz
clubs when I was very young, whenever she was singing, like the Five
Spot, and Slugs on the lower east side of NY." "
These people were all my mother's friends and the jam sessions at our
house(s) were amazing! I soaked it all up like a sponge and that's why
my music is so diverse. When you really listen to my music, you can hear
many different genres, melodies, and rhythms." Jourden says he feels
blessed and extremely lucky to have gotten the influences he has at such
an early age. It's helped shape his life as a performing artist,
survivor, and an activist in whatever cause he has at the moment.
Watch for his next move.
AP Release
Co-Founder of The WORLD FREEDOM PROJECT
http://theworldfreedomproject.org
http://theworldfreedomproject.ning.com
Is a Musicians & Fine Artists for World Peace 2009 Board Member Inductee
http://passion.edu/elearn/mod/resource/view.php?id=1671
He also is a member of Toronto Pictures Inc.
http://torontopictures.ning.com/profile/BlueJay
A scheduled performer for this years' Annual Nashville Peace Festival, June 26th, Nashville Tennessee opening for Essra Mohawk,
http://essramohawk.com
He just played the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock "West Fest" 1969-2009
Concert in San Francisco, California, Oct. 25, 2009 and and is working
on the video for his new Song "WORLD FREEDOM SONG (Together We Are One)"
and preparing for his upcoming MYSTIC LOVERS TOUR 2010....
Consulting and performing on two other video projects with worldwide
distribution already in place....he has just formalized a film project
with a major film company to produce music for as well as act in an
upcoming film........
Currently co-producing the INTERNATIONAL BENEFIT FOR THE BEARS CONCERT
SERIES for/with URSA FREEDOM PROJECT
http://ursafreedomproject.ning.com/
where he is the Worldwide Music Manager.
He is also very active internationally in many areas and aspects of
Human and Animal Rights and works diligently in every area of THE WORLD
FREEDOM PROJECT as he seeks to help change the planet for the better
through his Arte........
Jay Jourden is a songwriter's songwriter. He always has a way of
connecting his listeners to whatever he's singing about. From his early
dance tracks of the late 70's (Dance, Dance, Dance, With Me 1979) to his
current folk/rock/blues/country/pop political tribute songs of today,
he reaches you and you get the message.
He has appeared in concerts nationwide and world wide, appeared on radio
and television, at hundreds of benefit shows for such diverse
groups/causes as The American Indian Movement (lifetime member), The
National Society For The Prevention Of Blindness, No Nukes, Ross Perot,
New Jersey & National GOP, Rainy Day Inc., the list goes on... After
writing the song "Wounded Knee" (1972), he performed at all of the
Wounded Knee and The Longest Walk concerts (1972-1978) for The American
Indian Movement in Woodstock, New York, Washington, DC, and around the
country.
At the No Nukes Concerts Series, he performed his hit "No More Nukes"
the song he wrote for the shows.
He has also appeared with and/or knows Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bonnie
Raitt, Essra Mohawk, Peter Yarrow, David Santos, Ron Burton, Rahsan Roland Kirk, Joe
Texador, Jimmy Hopps, Richie Havens, Stevie Wonder, Buffie Saint Marie,
The Thunderbirds, Michael Cornett and The Flow Family Band, The Allen
Harris Band, The Jim Atlee Group, The Band, Chango (Bearsville Records,
1973, Woodstock NY + ABC Dunhill Records),Robbie Dupree, Dr. John, Ricky
Skaggs, Muhammad Ali, Gerardo Velez, Martha Velez & Jerry Moore,
Don Moore, Raif Denktas,(Gorrilla Guru, 1979), Rob Turner (Life
Force),Otis Smith, Michael Royal, Hott Traxx ( Dance, Dance, Dance, With
Me & Don't Get Lost In The Dark 1978), and others.
In the late 80's and early 90's he began branching out with his musical
endeavors with political support radio/tv commercial soundtracks for
various PACS and other Republican Party Coalitions with the songs
"Florio Has Got To Go" 1989, and later all of the "Florio Free In '93"
commercials for the Christine Todd Whitman Gubernatorial Campaign that
she won. It was reported in the press that his songs helped win that
election. During this time, he also formed Rainy Day Inc. a not for
profit corporation with the specific mandate to put on concerts and
musical events for natural disaster victims and their families.
Working with FEMA, the American Red Cross and other agencies, he put on
the Disaster Relief '96 Concert Series Tour where headliners from across
the country performed. The hit "When The Rains Came" was written at
this time and received substantial airplay nationally. For these
efforts, and other projects he has worked on over the years, he has
received numerous letters of recognition/support/commendation from such
notable political figures as Rudolph Guliani, Former New York Govenor
George Pataki, the late Senator Pat Moynihan, New York State Senator
Charles Cook, Bill Clinton, and others.
When Ross Perot ran for president, he called upon him, a fellow Texan,
to write for, produce, and perform at his rallies. He wrote the working
man's theme song "Enough's Enough" (1993) He performed at a rally at
Flemington Int'l Speedway, Flemington, New Jersey that drew 43,000
supporters and received extensive national media coverage. Bob Dole also
had music produced for his campaign, however, because of
technicalities, couldn't be released in time for the GOP.
Deriving his talent from a background of incredibly diverse situations,
he has constantly improved his songwriting abilities and honed his craft
on the American public's ears chasing that songwriter's elusive dream.
"I'll always write and perform no matter what. I love music. All kinds
of music. It's what the world needs to heal. It's in my blood, I grew up
around and in music because my mother was a famous Jazz singer in the
50's - 2007 when I lost her to old age."
Jay Jourden had the good fortune to grow up on the road around some of
the real heavy weights of "Old School" Jazz. Greats like Ornette
Coleman, Rahsan Roland Kirk, Pharoh Sanders, Randy Weston, Dizzy
Gillespie, Yusef Lateef, Elvin Jones, Billy Mitchell, Dexter Gordon,and
too many others to mention. "My mother took me to all the famous Jazz
clubs when I was very young, whenever she was singing, like the Five
Spot, and Slugs on the lower east side of NY." "
These people were all my mother's friends and the jam sessions at our
house(s) were amazing! I soaked it all up like a sponge and that's why
my music is so diverse. When you really listen to my music, you can hear
many different genres, melodies, and rhythms." Jourden says he feels
blessed and extremely lucky to have gotten the influences he has at such
an early age. It's helped shape his life as a performing artist,
survivor, and an activist in whatever cause he has at the moment.
Watch for his next move.
AP Release
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