- Akron, OH
- One Man Band
- Private events $1000+, concerts & festivals custom
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
Leroy T.
December 12, 2025Good Job!
Jay Harmon was excellent!
Hired as: One Man Band, Saxophone Player
Faith C.
November 18, 202567th 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
Ilona P.
September 9, 2025Smooth 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
Samanta M.
July 31, 2025Talented 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
Haley M.
July 24, 2025Great 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
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.
Services offered
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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