Jay Ottaway And The Lost Boys

In the organizer's words:

Jay Ottaway has a very close relationship with Europe. The American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Boston has been giving concerts here for more than 20 years. Since 2019 with his quartet Jay Ottaway and The Lost Boys, with whom he has also recorded his last two albums.

His music and songs are in the tradition of great American songwriters and bands such as Dylan and The Band, Neil Young and Tom Petty, but have their own unmistakable sound. In short, if you like West Coast blues & rock'n'roll, lots of guitars and polyphonic vocals, you've come to the right place.

The Lost Boys have performed at many festivals including Woodstock Forever, Street Life (Leverkusen) and Grammo-Musik-Festival (Leichlingen) as well as in many renowned clubs such as Bielefelder Jazz Club, Speiches Rock- & Blueskneipe (Berlin) and Music Star (Norderstedt).

The quartet includes Guido Lehmann, an outstanding country rock guitarist and lap steel player who has already played all over Europe with the bands Hillbilly Deluxe and The Swamptones. The rhythm section consists of drummer Klaus Marner and bassist Henrik Herzmann, both well-traveled masters of the European music scene.