samantha1170
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ARTICLE WITH SMALL JMQ MENTION
Hi everyone, here's an article that mentions JMQ briefly...
Chivalry me timbers
February 17, 2006
Norman Jay is perhaps the only pirate the queen likes, writes Paris Pompor.
Good Vibrations, Centennial Park, Saturday, noon, 132 849, $96.40.
DJ Norman Jay is best described as old school. It's not simply because the globetrotting selector has an undying passion for classic funk, soul, jazz and reggae. Jay's polite disposition conjures the kind of grace we associate with English gentlemen, not Pommy DJs.
Coupled with his career achievements over the past three decades, it's little wonder the courtly BBC radio presenter is the only DJ to have been awarded an MBE. It is, after all, an order of chivalry.
"It's still a fantastic accolade to have been afforded," Jay says of the "surreal" day in 2002 when he stood before the Queen. "I remember I was up very early that morning. I wasn't nervous about going, but you simply cannot be late for something like that.
"My good mate Jamiroquai sent around one of his fantastic limousines, complete with chauffeur, to pick me up outside my house. Some of the members of the street came out to see what was going on and everyone was wishing me well. It was fantastic.
"I did a party that night for a couple of my favourite charities and passed my hat around, a huge morning top hat - not the usual hat one passes around. That raised a few smiles."
Regardless of his honour, Jay is first and foremost a party DJ who cut his teeth in clubs and at outdoor festivals.
A co-founder of London's influential pirate station Kiss FM in 1985, Jay helped coin the term "rare groove" for obscure, often black, pre-'80s musical gems.
Since then, Jay has taken his Good Times brand worldwide, run a record label, produced numerous compilations and played gigs from New York to Ibiza. But it is here in Australia that Jay has his most appreciative fans.
"Outside of London, I like to think Sydney's my biggest fan base," he says. "I absolutely love coming. I've made lifelong friends from coming to Australia. Some fantastic people, both ex-pat Pommies and loads of native Australians."
Jay was born to West Indian parents in London's Notting Hill, where he still hosts the Notting Hill Carnival. He was originally invited to Australia in the '90s to play the now-defunct Vibes on a Summers Day parties at Bondi Beach.
He still prefers spinning records alfresco.
"There's a freedom, being outside under the stars, or under a blue sky and hot sun, by a beach. You just can't replicate that inside."
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/chivalry-me-timbers/2006/02/15/1139890808199.html
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