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| − | '''Jaymz Bee''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] musician, writer and radio personality who was born and raised in [[North Bay, Ontario|North Bay]], [[Ontario]].
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| − | He was the lead singer for the [[alternative rock]] band [[The Look People]] from 1985 to 1994. When The Look People became the house band for ''[[Friday Night with Ralph Benmergui]]'' in 1992, Bee was the show's musical director. The band also backed up comedians such as [[Judy Tenuta]], [[Harland Williams]], [[Mark DeCarlo]] and [[Jim Carrey]], performed on two [[Lollapalooza]] tours and performed extensively in Europe for several years. Following the end of the show, the band broke up and Bee began recording [[lounge music]] albums as [[Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra]].
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| − | In 1997, he published the book ''[[Cocktail Parties for Dummies]]'', and began hosting radio shows on [[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]]'s [[CFRB (AM)|CFRB]] and [[CFMJ (AM)|CFMJ]].
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| − | In 2002, he released a new album under the name [[Jaymz Bee and the Deep Lounge Coalition]]. He also began hosting radio programs on [[CJRT-FM|CJRT]] in 2003. As well, has created concerts such as "Jazz Lives", an anual event featuring dozens of jazz greats at Convocation Hall, and invented a tour of Toronto clubs called "The Jaymz Bee Jazz Safari" which raised over $100,000 during a two-week fund drive.
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| − | When Bee isn't at the radio station he is still knee-deep in jazz, running a record label called Timely Manor (distributed by Fontana North / Universal Music Canada) that has released CD's for Kollage, Serafin, Marieve Herington, Colleen Allen, Babes in Jazzland and the Royal Jelly Orchestra.
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | * [http://www.jaymzbee.com/bio/bio.htm Jaymz Bee official site]
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| − | [[Category:Canadian male singers]]
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| − | [[Category:Canadian radio personalities]]
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| − | [[Category:Canadian rock singers]]
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| − | [[Category:Canadian jazz singers]]
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| − | [[Category:LGBT musicians from Canada]]
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| − | [[Category:Bisexual musicians]]
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| − | [[Category:Living people]]
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