Genre: Rock

JAZMO’S roots are firmly planted in the legacy of rock and the power of poetry. Longtime partners DAVE TOY and MIKE O’KEEFE had been making music in the Toy Studio for decades after abandoning their electric punk project “Dressed For Success”.

The band was an 80′s fixture in such N.Y.C. venues as CBGBs and The Ritz. 1995 found the two friends still dedicated to their music but in need of lyrics for their tunes. ENTER JEFF LASDON. A retired promoter from Boulder, Colorado, LASDON was eager to share his poetry from his days of study with Beat Poets Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs. Words hidden away for 30 years were the genesis of a marriage between LASDON and TOY. In LASDON the two original JAZMO players had adopted an illegitimate child who would eventually morph from wordsmith to songwriter to performer.

Through a generous dose of patience TOY and O’KEEFE allowed LASDON to fulfill his childhood fantasy of playing in a rock n’ roll band. Call in old friend renaissance bassist PAUL MAGLIARI and JAZMO is a living breathing experiment gone awry! Operatically trained and downtown rock songbird, BIRDY, has given the JAZMO songwriters a true rock ‘n roll diva. Songs written expressly for BIRDY are hits waiting to happen. This egg incubated by JAZMO and now ready to crack promises to produce a bird of another feather.

Jeff Lasdon, Vocals; Stu Staley, Vocals; Al Orlo, Guitar; Charlie Lagond, Sax; Paul JM, Bass; Mike O’Keefe, Drums.