Jay Bolotin's musical awakening hearkens back to his youth in Kentucky learning songs from old timers and songsmiths of the region - among them John Jacob Niles. 18 years on, he found himself on the east coast with a record deal and cut two albums. Only the first would find some form of release in the late 60s before Jay dropped out of  the music scene - however temporarily - for an abandoned boys camp in New Hampshire before reemerging two years later in Nashville's fertile music scene. Here, Jay cut his teeth as a songwriter,  befriended and worked with a veritable who's who of Nashville country and folk musicians before retreating yet again - this  time into the depths of Kentucky through the rest of his 20s.

Jay has called Cincinnati home for the last three decades. He is recognized today as a prolific artist, writer, composer, musician, and filmmaker. He has composed and performed scores for dance productions, films, and television. His woodcuts are represented in many major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.