Spotlight: The Band
            Taken from: Midnight Star  Vol. 1  No.  3  July 1993

Stephen Jay:
1.  Favorite thing to do on the bus between cities?
        Play nerf basketball, write music.

2.  Do you have any pets?
        Yes.  Rabbits, birds and a fish (plus a turtle)

3.  What is your favorite Man from U.N.C.L.E./Star Trek episode?
        The one about the female empath who saves "Bones" (The Empath)

4.  What is your favorite food?
        Shark- barbequed.

5.  What is your favorite Nick at Nite show?
        Alfred Hitchcock.

6.  Any hobbies?
        Surfing, mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking, ethnomusicology.

7.  What cartoon character would you most like to be?
        Darkwing Duck/Tweety Bird.

8.  Do you have a favorite pair of socks?
        Yes, they are white, fit perfectly, very supple, no holes and they 
        make me feel like a king!

9.  What is your birthday (Year optional)
        Jan 26, 1994

10.  Planet of origin?
        Venus.

11.  Favorite cable TV channel?
        PBS, Community Bulletin Board.

12.  Favorite toothpaste?
        I love them all.

13.  Favortie movie/book?
        My favorite book: "Origin of Species", by Charles Darwin.  I've never
        seen a movie/book - (sounds cool though)

14.  Favorite disco song?
        There is no such thing!  It's like apples and oranges - how can we
        compare such things?
        ...On second thought, my favorite disco song is "Genius of Love"

15.  What is your shoe size?
        Size 13.

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                             Spotlight: The Band
            Taken from: Midnight Star  Vol. 2  No.  3  July 1993

1.  Who were your musical influences as a kid?
        Bartok, Stravinsky, Debussy, Stephen Foster, Miles Davis, Rolling
        Stones.

2.  How old were you when you realized you wanted to get serious with music?
        Fourteen.

3.  What other bands have you played in?
        Joe Higgs & Family, Mythril, Robert Stoddard Band, Iceberg, Johnny 
        Lyons & Hitmakers, Legends, Berry Buckley Band, Mojo Hand Ghostriders,
        Unkalunkalu

4.  What other instruments do you play?
        West African drums & percussion, flutes, keyboards.

5.  Do you write songs/movie scores, etc?
        I write songs and do film and TV scoring (Orion, Warner, HBO, PBS).

6.  Who besides Al have you done session work with?
        Wayne Shorter, Hugh Masekela, Demola Adepoju, Alex Acuna, Luis Conte,
        Joe Higgs, The Busboys, Ghostriders, John DuPrez, Juke Logan.

7.  What brand of bass do you prefer and why?
        Alembic, it won't let go of my hands.

8.  How did you come to work with Al?
        I read an ad, came to the audition.

9.  Any nicknames?
        Joe.

10.  Closing comments?
        You are the greatest!  Knowing there are people like you out there 
        listening so close is always an inspiration on stage and in the studio.
        Thanks!

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