Jm Cruiz  Is from Tacoma, WA. & has been in the music scene there for many years!  Jm is a crafted rock & jazz artist.

 After playing in various different rock bands, Jm turned his attention to his other love, jazz, drenching himself in music from some very expressive, impressive, soulful and heart wrenching jazz artists like Steve Laury of FattBurger,  Spyro Gyra, Avenue Blue, Chuck Loeb, Pat Metheny, Steely Dan, Santana, Wes Montgomery and any jazz artist that brought out deep emotion within him. He then  began writing and poring all his emotions and feelings into his own music. In 1997  he and one of his fellow musicians from one of his early rock bands put together and released a pop rock CD single, which received some local, notable attention & were offered a $70,000 recording contract from a Recording label in N.Y that represented Tori Amos. Although the recording deal dissolved, it encouraged Jm to move on with his own career &  pursue his long time dream of releasing his own Music. Once a rock musician reaches his highest potential with rock music, he then needs to turn his attention to a music where he can really express himself & show his full potential & creativeness & that music is jazz. Music for the mature mind. One of his smooth jazz instrumentals "Ocean Drive" was up for song of the year award in 2005 on Radio Six International in Scotland. Jm's music is gaining great notoriety on radio stations all over the world. Not unusual for this artist who has been grinding the axe until it has become razor sharp! "To me, rock would be nowhere if it were not for jazz, jazz is the most expressive form of music on the planet. Not only is it entertaining, it reaches the very deepest seat of emotion that any human being can possibly feel. It can calm you down like a slight breeze on a sunny afternoon, it can pick you up and soar you through the universe with great speed and accuracy and bring you back a completely changed individual, with a new  perspective and appreciation for life" Jmc. 

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