Jay Harmon

Cleveland, OH

$ 250 & up

Travels up to 90 miles

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Overview

A One man band featuring myself on sax. A main selling point is that I am playing all of the music on the
background tracks. Another selling point is that I keep strict control over my volume.I have played weddings, conferences, church events and of course, birthday parties.


Reviews

21 reviews

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Leroy T.

December 12, 2025
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Good Job!

Jay Harmon was excellent!

Hired as: One Man Band, Saxophone Player


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Faith C.

November 18, 2025
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67th fabulous birthday party

Jay was on time, very professional, not only did he play the saxophone he also sung a few songs, he went above and beyond to make my mom's birthday party A Day to Remember, I would highly recommend Jay and plan to have him for future events

Hired as: One Man Band, Saxophone Player


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Ilona P.

September 9, 2025
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Smooth Jazz

I enjoyed Mr Jay performance. I booked him for my birthday party and everything went smooth. He was easy to communicate and provided an excellent service.

Hired as: Saxophone Player


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Samanta M.

July 31, 2025
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Talented and professional

Jay was absolutely amazing at my husband’s surprise birthday party! The music set the perfect mood, and his performance made the evening unforgettable. Everyone loved it — so talented and professional. Highly recommend!

Hired as: One Man Band, Saxophone Player


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Haley M.

July 24, 2025

Great Crowd Work!

We hosted a community event for Shaker Square, and Jay was fantastic. He had the audience engaged for the entire two hour set. Such great energy! Thanks again, Jay!

Hired as: One Man Band, Saxophone Player

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Booking information

Price range: $ 250 & up

Languages: English

Gig length: 60 - 170 minutes

What to expect

You can expect that I start promptly and, I like to start playing, THEN start talking to the audience.
I let them here me first and tjen we becomes friends

About

Jay Harmon is an accomplished Musician, Singer, Composer & Arranger. On this CD, His first commercial CD release, Jay plays Alto Saxophone, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Drumset, Electric Bass, as well as Lead & Background Vocals.
Asked about his first start in music, Jay says"In 1962,
I started on Bass first, then Sax, then started my first band. I picked up the other skills while in high school, Linden McKinley, in Columbus Ohio. I started playing professionally on the saxophone with the popular local Columbus band "The Crowd Pleasers in 1970".
My first commercial recording was on Cleveland Unlimited and was a popular regional hit 45RPM entitled "Now It's You & Me, this was in 1978".
I started playing solo live in 1985, when the new digital technology became available to me."

Additional booking notes

I bring my own gear, I need minimum space because I play solo. I have different sizes of equipment based on the needs of the event.

Past booked events

December 2025

11

Thursday

Christmas Party

8:30pm - 9:30pm

Bedford, OH

November 2025

08

Saturday

Birthday Party

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Canton, OH

September 2025

06

Saturday

Birthday Party

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Cleveland, OH

July 2025

25

Friday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Cleveland, OH

September 2024

06

Friday

Restaurant/Bar Event

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Cleveland, OH

August 2024

30

Friday

Wedding Reception

5:00pm - 8:00pm

Akron, OH

May 2024

11

Saturday

Personal Occasion

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Independence, OH

March 2024

09

Saturday

Baby Shower

4:00pm - 6:30pm

Sandusky, OH

July 2023

28

Friday

Birthday Party

3:00pm - 3:15pm

Cleveland, OH

June 2023

10

Saturday

Personal Occasion

8:00pm - 10:00pm

Wickliffe, OH

May 2023

13

Saturday

Retirement Party

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Cleveland, OH

March 2023

25

Saturday

Birthday Party

7:30pm - 8:30pm

Cleveland, OH

February 2023

21

Tuesday

Retirement Community Event

11:30am - 12:30pm

Wadsworth, OH

December 2022

10

Saturday

Anniversary Party

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Youngstown, OH

November 2022

19

Saturday

Dinner Party

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Independence, OH

September 2022

09

Friday

Funeral/Memorial Service

4:30pm - 5:15pm

Grosse Pointe, MI

July 2022

09

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Magnolia, OH

October 2021

02

Saturday

Birthday Party

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Strongsville, OH

July 2020

03

Friday

Anniversary Party

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Shaker Heights, OH

December 2019

21

Saturday

Dinner Party

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Mayfield Heights, OH

November 2019

30

Saturday

Birthday Party

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Cleveland, OH

October 2019

10

Thursday

Cocktail Party

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Canton, OH

December 2018

08

Saturday

Birthday Party

7:00pm - 7:30pm

Valley City, OH

September 2018

29

Saturday

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Party

7:30pm - 8:30pm

Beachwood, OH

27

Thursday

Cocktail Party

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Cleveland, OH

August 2018

18

Saturday

Cocktail Party

5:00pm - 7:30pm

Cleveland, OH

Influences and inspiration

Stevie Wonder, when he did "Songs In The Key Of Life". I then realized that if you knew how to play multiple instruments, you could play alone.

Setup requirements

I I have my own equipment. If it's outside, I have a generator and a battery unit

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