Jay Osborne

Jay Osborne was born in the UK and taught himself the guitar from the age of 7 and from there worked his way up through the industry to become a professional musician, actor, producer and songwriter.

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With a vast experienced and over 23 years of internationally touring, theatre, session, cruise and TV work, Jay has worked in an array of bands, productions and projects and worked with some of the biggest names in the industry including; The BBC, ITV, Disney, ROYO, Bill Kenwright Limited, BT Sport, O2, Island Records, Sky 1, The Daily Wire, The London Palladium, and Sony Records. He has also played and/or supported and produced various artists including; Blind Mississippi Morris, Jay Osmond, Dustin Tavella (AGT Winner), Ruby Duff, The Wide Boys, Breed 77, Blink 182, The Kooks, The Hives, Nick Harper, The Artful Dodger, Nizlopi, Goldie Lookin' Chain and Bob Dylan to name just a few.
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As well as being the lead guitarist for Rock N' Roll band 'The Big Three', Jay has performed internationally in hit West End and Broadway musicals 'The Osmonds - A New Musical' (ROYO), 'Cilla - The Musical' (Bill Kenwright), 'Dreamboats & Petticoats' (Bill Kenwright), 'Buddy Holly & The Cricketers' (Simon Fielder), 'Million Dollar Quartet' (Chuck Mead & Scott Weinstein & Sam Sherwood) and 'One Man Two Guvnors' (Derby Theatre) including many others.​ Jay has recently been working as the lead guitarist, musical director and producer for Jay Osmond (The Osmonds). He also spends time writing, recording and releasing his own music.

He is also a selected advisory board member at The Mississippi Music Foundation and is proudly endorsed by Rotosound Strings, Höfner Guitars and Cusack Music.