Jay Collins and the
Kings County Band
With his Kings County Band, Collins mixes up blues, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and his ragged, soulful lyrics into a modern patchwork of root-bound sound, though his flights of improvisation could have been inspired only by jazz.
Jay is known for his horn playing and arranging in the bands of Gregg Allman, Levon Helm, Donald Fagen's "Dukes of September" w/ Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald, the Allman Brothers Band, James Hunter, and many others.
About The Songbird & The Pigeon
Some musicians simply sound good, and Mr. Collins is one of them. He has flow... - New York Times
With a surprisingly gruff voice, he delivers his rollicking original tunes that blend the down-and-out sensibility of Tom Waits with the barrel-house American roots sound of The Band. - San Francisco Chronicle
He has killer tone! Anybody who's into a good smokin' tenor sax—ya'll in for a treat! - Gregg Allman, of the Allman Brothers Band