Recent Career
In 1997, he published the book Cocktail Parties for Dummies, and began hosting radio shows on Toronto's CFRB and CFMJ.
In 2002, he released a new album, produced by Dave Howard, Sub Urban by Jaymz Bee and the Deep Lounge Coalition and followed that with another RJO Release entitled "Seriously Happy" for Wychwood Productions. His last recording with the RJO was "Toronto Launch Pad", recorded in 2006 for his own label, Timely Manor.
In 2004 he began hosting radio programs on CJRT. In 2005 Jaymz produced a concert at the request of Ross Porter (President and CEO), to raise money for the not-for-profit radio station and "Jazz Lives", a concert featuring dozens of jazz greats at Convocation Hall, was the result. It has become an annual event in early May each year and all 1,600 tickets are sold every time. Bee also created and hosted a tour of Toronto clubs called "The Jazz Safari" which has become the most popular incentive in the history of the station. Jaymz takes a couple dozen donors to five jazz venues in Toronto about 40 nights per year and also offers international excursions to jazz capitals such as New York, Havana, New Orleans, San Franscisco and Chicago.
While Jaymz is currently working at JAZZ.FM91 in Toronto, he also runs a PR firm called Bullhorn; writes freelance for various papers and magazines and has a regular column called "City Lights" in FYI Magazine.
Currently, Jaymz is busy with his latest project...a pop group called BONZAI SUZUKI which features Dave Howard, Sahra Featherstone, Great Bob Scott, Bubz Magoo, Geegee, Legs Mahoney and BebopB. Their self-titled debut was released in the summer of 2011 and many videos can be found on YouTube. This is the first recording of completely original music Bee has made in over ten years.
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