He is a keyboardist, songwriter, musical director, arranger
and producer, also sometimes listed as "Jay Winding", who has worked in the
recording industry since the early 1970s.As a songwriter his song credits include "New York
Minute", "My Thanksgiving", "Whatcha Gonna Tell Your Man" and several that
have been written for the TV show The Simpsons.His work as a musical director saw
him working in that capacity for Madonna during her Truth or Dare tour
and other international tours in the early 1990s. During the course of his career that
has spanned more than three decades, he has worked with countless artists
such as Alessi Brothers, Tina Arena, Jackson Browne, Cheap Trick, Alice
Cooper, Arlo Guthrie, Don Henley, Indigo Girls, Michael Johnson, Howard
Jones, Julian Lennon, Little River Band, Kenny Loggins, Steve Lukather, Mary
MacGregor, The Manhattan Transfer, Marilyn Martin, David Mason, Maria
Muldaur, Michael Martin Murphey, Rick Nelson, Juice Newton, Stevie Nicks, Ted
Nugent, Tony Orlando, Donny Osmond, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Pointer
Sisters, Bonnie Raitt, Timothy B. Schmit, Dusty Springfield, Bernie Taupin,
Tanya Tucker, Jody Watley, Bobby Winkelman, Bill Wyman and Warren Zevon to
name just a very few. He has also appeared on numerous albums that include Alibi
by America, Best Of... by George Benson, Born to Love by Peabo
Bryson & Roberta Flack, Legacy 1961-2002 by Glen Campbell, Change
of Heart by Eric Carmen, I Paralyse by Cher, Pastpresent
by Clannad, Terence Trent D'Arby's Wildcard! by Terence Trent D'Arby,
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive by England Dan & John Ford Coley, Hard
Time for Lovers by Judy Collins, Portraits by Emmylou Harris, Love's
Only Love by Engelbert Humperdinck, Dangerous by Michael
Jackson, Like a Prayer by Madonna, One Voice by Barry
Manilow, One More Mile by Jim Messina, Totally Hot by Olivia
Newton John, Anywhere You Go by David Pack, Legend by Poco, Down
Two Then Left by Boz Scaggs, Fire Inside by Bob Seger & The
Silver Bullet Band, You're Only Lonely by J.D. Souther, Wet
by Barbra Streisand, Bad Girls by Donna Summer, The Kids from
Fame and the soundtracks of Cry-Baby,Roadhouse and Xanadu.
