Jay Bennett

Jay Bennett (born November 15, 1963) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of Titanic Love Affair, which recorded three albums in the 1990s: "Titanic Love Affair" (1991), "No Charisma" (1992), and "Their Titanic Majesty's Request" (1996). Bennett was a member of Wilco from 1994 through 2001. He is generally considered to have had a major role in moving Wilco forward musically, but at the same time being difficult to work with. Conflicts between frontman Jeff Tweedy and Bennett that would contribute to Bennett's firing from Wilco are visible in the Sam Jones film "."

Career

Since leaving Wilco Bennett has released 4 albums. The first, entitled "The Palace at 4am (Undertow Music)", is a collaboration with Champaign musician Edward Burch. 2004's "Bigger than Blue" is a more stripped-down set of personal songs. In the same year he released "The Beloved Enemy", which saw Bennett exploring his personal turmoil in even more intimate detail. In 2005, he produced jam band Blues Traveler's eighth studio album, ¡Bastardos!. His most recent album, "The Magnificent Defeat", was released in September, 2006.

Bennett lives in Urbana, Illinois, where he spends most of his time writing songs and recording in his private studio.

External links

* [http://www.jay-bennett.com/ Official web site]
* [http://www.gloriousnoise.com/?pg=bennett.php Interview about making "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and leaving Wilco.]
* [http://www.gloriousnoise.com/?pg=bennettyhf.php Jay Bennett's track-by-track list of his contributions to "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot".]