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Jamiroquai Profile

Group Name: Jamiroquai

Genre(s):
Acid Jazz
Disco
Funk

Members:
Jason Kay - Vocals
Rob Harris - Guitar
Derrick McKenzie - Drums
Paul Turner - Bass
Sola Akingbola - Percussion
Matt Johnson - Keyboards
Lorraine McIntosh - Backing Vocals
Hazel Fernandez - Backing Vocals
Sam Smith - Backing Vocals

Former Members:
Toby Smith - Keyboards (1992-2002)
Wallis Buchanan - Didgeridoo (1992-2001)
Gavin Dodds - Guitar (1993-1994)
Simon Katz - Guitar (1995-2000)
Stuart Zender - Bass (1992-1998)
Nick Fyffe - Bass (1998-2003)
Nick Van Gelder - Drummer (1993)
Darren Galea aka DJ D-Zire - Turntables (1993-2001)
Adrian Revell - Flute, Saxophone
Winston Rollins - Trumpet
Simon Carter - Keyboards (1999-2001)

Formed: in 1992 from London, England

Nationality: British

Debut Album: Emergency on Planet Earth (May 17th, 1993)

Breakthrough Single: "Virtual Insanity" (1996)

Name Game: Band name is derived from the Native American Iroquois tribe, with which Jason Kay has said he identifies philosophically, combined with 'Jam', (musical jamming).


Did You Know:
Singer/songwriter Jason Kay (aka J.K.) was born on December 30th, 1969, in Stretford, Manchester
In March 2006, Jamiroquai announced their switch to Columbia Records
"Deeper Underground," was on the soundtrack for movie Godzilla (1998)
Band turned down a million-dollar offer to play at a concert on New Year's Eve 1999
Jason Kay's mother, Karen, was a jazz singer who regularly performed at nightclubs, and in the '70s had her own TV show





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