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“There’s a silly and euphoric party vibe at the heart of indie funk band Jay Si Proof!” - Portland Mercury
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Tag line - Jazz and soul served on a disco dance party platter.
Sounds like if Earth Wind and Fire were hanging out with Lettuce at a Tom Misch Concert.
Short Bio
Part time serious, full time funky. Jeff Chilton is Jay Si and the Proof is in the pudding.
Jeff Chilton should have become a high school band director after graduating from Ithaca College in upstate NY. Instead he took an Amtrak train to Portland, OR with naught but a trombone at his side and an acoustic guitar on his back. The soggy jazz soaked dirt of Portland proved creatively fertile and after meeting fellow artists Corey Heppner, Lucas James, and JD Erickson, Chilton took on the moniker Jay Si and created the musical organism Jay Si Proof. Bringing their “silly and euphoric vibe” (Portland Mercury) up and down the west coast. Jay Si Proof is described as "earth jazz alchemists" by Vortex Magazine and has been featured twice on PDX Pop Now, ranked in the Mercury's top music videos of 2024, and performed at countless PNW music festivals. Chilton has become a veteran of the music industry, touring the world aboard Royal Caribbean ships, performing with Broken Social Scene's Pickathon performance, and adding his horn to Motown legends The Diamonds and The Platters.
Long Bio
Part time serious, full time funky. Jeff Chilton is Jay Si and the Proof is in the pudding.
Jay Si Proof is an explosion of funk with unhinged, audacious, and joyous energy! There are no walls between performer and audience at a Jay Si Proof show, there are no boundaries between acquaintances, friends and strangers. Teetering between funk anthems, entirely improvised disco bangers, and sentimental lo-fi grooves, Jay Si Proof is as much an experience as it is a concert.
Jeff Chilton should have become a high school band director after graduating from Ithaca College in upstate NY. Instead he took an Amtrak train to Portland, OR with naught but a trombone at his side and an acoustic guitar on his back. Since then, Chilton has become a veteran of the music industry touring the world aboard Royal Caribbean ships, performing with Broken Social Scene's Pickathon performance, and adding his horn to Motown legends The Diamonds and The Platters. Chilton has toured the nation with psychedelic rockers Super Secret Band, performed at KEXP with Family Worship Center, written and recorded on countless PNW records (Coo Era, Family Mystic, Bodhi Mojo) and performed countless weddings, block parties, and festivals.
The soggy jazz soaked dirt of Portland proved creatively fertile for Chilton's original music and after meeting fellow dreamers Corey Heppner, Lucas James, and JD Erickson, Chilton took on the moniker Jay Si and created the musical organism Jay Si Proof. Since then, this entity has burst onto the music scene bringing its “silly and euphoric vibe” (Portland Mercury) up and down the west coast. With a voracious appetite for good times, Jay Si Proof cooks up the funkiest dishes where ever it goes. Described as "earth jazz alchemists" by Vortex Magazine, Jay Si Proof has been featured twice on PDX Pop Now, ranked in the Mercury's top music videos of 2024, and performed at Mojo Family Fest, Oregon Country Fair, UFO Festival and more. Every performance is explosive with horn battles, crowd inspired fully improvised songs, and "authentic messages of spirituality and collective prosperity (Rose City Review). Come enjoy the show and be a part of the PROOF!