Ubuntu Peoples Podcast, Ep #76--Jay Attys: Music Makes Me Come ALIVE! - a podcast by oronde ash

Ubuntu Peoples Podcast, Ep #76--Jay Attys: Music Makes Me Come ALIVE!

Jay Attys, the son of immigrant parents from Haiti, grew up in East Orange, NJ. His father wanted him to be a doctor. After earning scholarships to the prestigious Westminster boarding school in CT and Duke University, Jay was working to fulfill his father's dream. In his junior year at Duke, Jay decided to forgo medicine and earn a degree in music. His family summarily disowned him, calling him crazy. Jay felt isolated, depressed, lacked hope but on a trip to Vienna, Austria, he found solace and inspiration in #TheHeiligenstadtTestament, a letter and directive Beethoven wrote to his brothers in October, 1802. Since then, Jay's days have been testimony to his art, his voice and a desire to live what music makes him feel: ALIVE!

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