- Jason Gray
Jason Jeffrey Gray (born
January 18 ,1972 ) is an Americansinger-songwriter born and raised in Minnesota who now lives near the Twin Cities area.Jason was born Jason Gay, but added an "r" to his last name in 2006 due to fans of his music having trouble getting past internet content filters to access his web page and email [ [http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2007/allthelovelylosers.html Jason Gray - All the Lovely Losers - Christian Music Today ] ] . Jason grew up in Southwestern Minnesota. He spent six years in
youth ministry , before going into full time music ministry in 1999 as an independent artist. Jason has a speech handicap, and as astutterer [ [http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/isad7/papers/music7/music7.html last name of presenter ] ] , his work emphasizes finding strength in weakness [ [http://www.centricityrecords.com/main.php?em1106=101665_-1__0_~0~2036_-1_4_2007_0_0&content=artists Centricity Records ] ] .Jason was honored as one of
Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans [http://www.mnjaycees.org/mnjc/toym/current.html] in 2003 by the Minnesota Junior Chamber for his volunteerism, civic leadership, and humanitarian work withWorld Vision's Hope Initiative [ [http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/wvususfo.nsf/stable/aa_independentArtists?OpenDocument Artist Associates Main Page ] ] , which addresses the needs of childrenorphan ed byAIDS inAfrica and otherthird-world countries [ [http://www.worldvision.org/get_involved.nsf/child/hope_about?open&lid=hope_int&lpos=leftnav World Vision's Hope Initiative ] ] . Jason has been to Africa in 2003 and 2006, and is known for his advocacy of AIDS orphans as well as his music.Jason released four independent records before signing with
Centricity Records [ [http://www.centricityrecords.com Pre-order Jaime Jamgochian's Above the Noise ] ] in 2006. Centricity released his first major label record, "All The Lovely Losers " in 2007 [ [http://www.centricityrecords.com/main.php?em1109=119210_-1__0_~0_-1_4_2007_0_0&content=news Centricity Records ] ] . "ChristianityToday.com" calls Jason one of "Christian music's best kept secrets." [ [http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2005/betterpartofme.html Jason Gray - The Better Part of Me ] ]Jason has collaborated with artists such as
Sara Groves ,Andrew Peterson ,Joel Hanson (frontman for 90's Christian rock bandPFR ), and others. Jason is married to Taya Gray, and they live in southern Minnesota with their three children. [ [http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/artists/jasongray.html Jason Gray - Music ] ]Discography
* "
The Singer & The Song " (1997)
* "Postcard" Maxi-Single (1999), featuring pre-A Place Called Hope versions of "A Little More Like Jesus" and "The Prodigal"
* "A Place Called Hope " (2001)
* "" (2001)
* "The Better Part Of Me " (2005), re-released with altered track-listing in 2007 as "All The Lovely Losers" for Centricity records
* "All The Lovely Losers " (2007), first album as "Jason Gray"References
External links
* [http://www.jasongraymusic.com/ Official Site]
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