>>VIC MICOLUCCI: CELEBRATING 5 YEARS OF HOSTING MUSICIANS IN THE RIVER CITY, THE BLUE JAY
LISTENING ROOM HAS BEEN VOTED.
ONE OF THE TOP 10 LISTENING
ROOMS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
IT’S REALLY AN AWESOME SPOT
THAT IS HOSTED INCREDIBLE
TALENT. BOTH DISCOVERED AND
UNDISCOVERED. JOINING US THIS
MORNING, KAREN MURPHY, OWNER
OF BLUE JAY AND MELODY TRUCKS,
A SINGER, A PERCUSSIONIST. AND
REALLY A LONG TIME MUSICIAN
HERE IN OUR AREA. GOOD MORNING
TO YOU BOTH. THANK YOU FOR
COMING ON. THANKS FOR HAVING
US. SO BLUE JAYS REALLY,
REALLY COOL. BEEN AROUND FOR 5
YEARS. IT I WOULD SAY THE
FIRST OF ITS KIND HERE IN
NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND TELL ME
ABOUT THE VISION BEHIND IT.
>> YOU KNOW, I JUST HAVE BEEN
A MUSIC FAN FOR A LONG TIME
AND I GREW TIRED OF GOING TO
WATCH ORIGINAL ARTISTS AT BARS
AND RESTAURANTS. AND, YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE SUCH AN
INCREDIBLE MUSIC SCENE JUST
RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES HERE,
JACKSONVILLE AND I WANTED TO
CREATE A SPACE WHERE THEY
COULD COME AND SHARE THEIR
ORIGINAL MUSIC TO PEOPLE WHO?
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: HERE? YES. SO
YOU LITERALLY SAT THERE AND
YOU INTERACT. THAT’S WHAT I
LOVE ABOUT YOU. YOU CAN THAT
THEY’RE IN AN APPROACH, THE
MUSICIANS AND INTERACT. LET’S
TAKE A LISTEN. REAL QUICK.
>> MONDAY NIGHT, TUESDAY NIGHT
WE HAVE A
>> JAZZ IT’S AN OPEN IT STARTS
AT 8 O’CLOCK AND IT’S A HOSTED
BY SOME JACKSONVILLE’S. JUST
ABSOLUTELY FULL OF INCREDIBLE.
JUST SEEN. IF YOU’RE A FAN OF
JAZZ EVERY TUESDAY AT BLUE
JAYS, DEFINITELY THE PLACE TO
BE. YEAH. I LOVE TO HOP IN
THEIR CITY BACK AND THERE’S
JUST THAT COME. I MEAN THAT
THEY’RE THEY’RE COLLEGE KIDS
FROM UNIVERSITIES HAVE ALL THE
WAY UP TO PEOPLE THAT BEEN
PLAYING THEIR ENTIRE LIFE.
WANT TO TALK TO YOU. I DON’T
WANT TO GEEK OUT TOO MUCH.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: BUT YOU ARE
AN INCREDIBLE MUSICIAN. I
ACTUALLY SAW YOU PERFORM
THERE. I WAS. I WAS IN THE
BACK IN LIKE HAT AND T-SHIRT.
EVERYTHING THAT I SAW YOU
PERFORM. IT WAS LIKE.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: SHE’S
AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND YOUR
FAMILY HAS A LONG, LONG
HISTORY. EXPLAIN DON’T KNOW.
MY IS BUTCH TRUCKS FROM THE
ALLMAN BROTHERS AND MY COUSIN
IS DEREK TRUCKS WHO’S ALSO IN
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, BUT
THEN WENT ON TO FORM THE TO
DESK E TRUCKS BAND AND HIS
YOUNGER BROTHER. DUANE IS THE
DRUMMER FOR WIDESPREAD PANIC.
SO WE HAVE QUITE A FEW OF US
THAT ARE ARE HANGING OUT HERE
IN JACKSONVILLE. YEAH. SOME OF
THE BIGGEST NAMES IN MUSIC
RIGHT THERE. YOUR NAME IS
MELODIES. OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW,
FOLLOWS THAT FAMILY TREE.
>> YOU HAVE PERFORMED ALL
OVER. I SAID THAT THERE’S
DISCOVERED TALENT AND
UNDISCOVERED TALENT. YOU’VE
GOTTEN A LOT OF DISCOVERY
PLAYING ALL ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. YES, I ACTUALLY JUST
RECENTLY DID 3 TOURS OVER 3
WEEKS WITH 3 DIFFERENT BANDS,
WHICH WAS AMAZING. SO I GOT TO
GO ON A FLORIDA AROUND WITH
THIS SACRED STEEL GOSPEL BLUES
BAND CALL THE LEE BOYS WHO ARE
THEY ACTUALLY PLAYED AT MY
SISTER’S WEDDING RECEPTIONS
YEAR PART OF THE FAMILY.
THANKS FOR THE INVITE. I HAVE
A BAND TOGETHER. I DON’T KNOW
IF YOU KNOW WHO MY BROTHER
BAYLOR IS.
>> BUT HE’S A LITTLE BOY ON
THE FRONT COVER OF THE
BROTHERS AND SISTERS OUT AND
HE AND I ALLMAN BROTHERS.
FAMILY TRIBUTE BAND CALLED
BROTHER AND SISTER. AND WE
JUST TOURED THE EAST COAST ALL
THE WAY UP TO PENNSYLVANIA AND
ENDED UP AT THE PEACH AND THEN
I TOOK MY SOLO PROJECT TO THE
MIDWEST, WENT ALL THE WAY OUT
TO LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. SO COOL.
AND FROM RIGHT HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE CARE.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: WHAT’S IT
LIKE TO HAVE THESE THESE
MUSICIANS, THESE INCREDIBLE
NAMES PLAYING YOUR SMALL,
INTIMATE LITTLE SPACE AND NOW
WE’RE REACHING 5 YEARS. IT’S
>> WILD TO THINK ABOUT. IT’S
BEEN THAT’S BEEN MY FAVORITE
PART OF HAVING BLUE TODAY AS
THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT I’VE
MADE, THE ARTISTS THAT HAVE
COME THROUGH. YOU KNOW, WE’VE
HAD EVERYONE FROM RATELIFF THE
NIGHT SWEATS, JJ, TO MELODY
AND ALL OF HER PROJECTS. AND
THEN, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PART
IS WHEN THE OTHER FAVORITE
PART IS WHEN PEOPLE COME IN
AND THEY’VE NEVER EVEN HEARD
OF SOMEBODY AND THEY
ABSOLUTELY FALL IN LOVE WITH A
LOCAL OR NATIONAL ARTISTS THAT
THEY MAY OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW,
NOT HAVE HEARD SO IT’S JUST
THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT I’VE
MADE. OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS
HAVE JUST BEEN REALLY.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: REALLY
WONDERFUL. MUSIC IS SUCH A
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE AND IT’S
INCREDIBLE TO SEE THAT. I KNOW
THAT YOU’VE HAD YOUR
STRUGGLES, THE THE LISTENING
MOST CLOSED AND THE PANDEMIC
GAVE SOME PROBLEMS THERE. SO
TONIGHT IS A CELEBRATION OF 5
YEARS. WE’VE GOT TO WRAP. BUT
REAL QUICKLY, PEOPLE CAN COME
OUT THERE TONIGHT. YOU STILL
SELLING TICKETS, ACTUALLY IT
FULL OUT. SO YOU’RE GOING TO
HAVE TO GO. BUT WELL, IT’S IN
JACKSONVILLE BEACH RIGHT THERE
IN SOUTH JACKSONVILLE,
UPSTAIRS FROM CUSTOMER MEXICAN
RESTAURANT.
>> ALL OF OUR INFO AND
DIRECTIONS AND SCHEDULES ON
BLUE JAY JAX DOT COM. WE HOST
LIVE MUSIC ALMOST EVERY NIGHT
OF THE WEEK IT’S JUST A
WONDERFUL, INTIMATE SPACE FOR
TRUE MUSIC LOVERS. YEAH. SO
TONIGHT SOLD OUT. BUT ANY
OTHER NIGHT, JUST GO OUT
THERE. GET YOUR TICKETS,
SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC AND THE