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Jay Rosen was born November 20, 1961 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At age 10, he became interested in jazz drumming after seeing Tony Williams perform with Sonny Rollins. He took drum lessons from Tracy Alexander, son of Mousey who would occasionally mentor the young musician.  He would also briefly study with Barry Altschul.

Around age 18, Rosen became a professional musician, and played in a variety of settings that included studio sessions, weddings and cocktail lounges. In addition to playing jazz he is also adept at playing rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country and Brazilian music.

 His recording career in improvised music began in the mid-1990s, when he recorded Split Personality with Mark Whitecage and Dominic Duval for GM Records. Jay has appeared on at least fifty CIMP albums and seven albums for Cadence Jazz Records.

Drummer Jay Rosen, associated with free improvisation, has performed with Joe McPhee and Dominic Duval in Trio X and joined Cosmosomatics, a quartet with saxophonists Sonny Simmons and Michael Marcus and bassist William Parker.

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