EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 2H 19M
MJT: Three Brothers, 20 Years, and the Most Criminally Underplayed Band on Long Island. Episode 37
from Bands You've Never Heard Of · host Adam JR Stoffel
Three brothers from Long Island. Started playing jazz together when the youngest was eight. Won Amateur Night at the Apollo — multiple times. Opened for Slash and Living Color. Endorsed by Paul Reed Smith. Most played song on Spotify: 15,000 streams.The band is MJT. They were the Michael Jazz Trio until they decided they'd rather be like the Foo Fighters. The jazz crowd was not thrilled. They did it anyway.In part one, JR takes Gary from a 2009 jazz festival video of three kids to the full-volume modern version of Daydreamer — and it's all uphill from there. In part two, Matt and David join live to talk about the pivot, the grind, the Paul Reed Smith story, and what it took to get from the Apollo to the Summer of 99 cruise with Living Color.Their first three EPs are on Bandcamp. Everything else is on Spotify. April 30th at Ripple Rays in Richmond, VA.Links:MJT: https://www.mjttheband.comMJT on Bandcamp: search "MJT"Every band we've featured: https://www.bynhopod.comSpotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zT8HHOprlVgO78X9rjcQB?si=385a89e8353445d5Email: [email protected] & merch: https://www.bynhopod.com (click "Support")0:00 - Intro1:26 - Three Kids at a Jazz Festival, 20093:35 - "Daydreamer" — Full Volume9:50 - Gary Reacts12:54 - Band Bio18:44 - "Someday in the Rain"21:19 - "The Man in the Static"27:03 - "Burn"37:05 - "Revolution"43:24 - "Never Change"47:25 - 15,000 Streams. Criminal.48:32 - The Summer of 99 Cruise56:44 - "Here We Go"2:03:04 - PART 2: Matt and David Join10:49 - The PRS Story13:26 - 10 Years Later20:06 - Jazz to Foo Fighters: How?31:51 - The Bitter End Residency38:11 - Daydreamer: Getting Sick of Your Best Song44:50 - The Monday Night Jam in Queens3:03:29 - Has Anyone Compared You to Corey Glover?7:01 - Outro: April 30th, Ripple Rays, Richmond VA
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Three brothers from Long Island. Started playing jazz together when the youngest was eight. Won Amateur Night at the Apollo — multiple times. Opened for Slash and Living Color. Endorsed by Paul Reed Smith. Most played song on Spotify: 15,000 streams.The band is MJT. They were the Michael Jazz Trio until they decided they'd rather be like the Foo Fighters. The jazz crowd was not thrilled. They did it anyway.In part one, JR takes Gary from a 2009 jazz festival video of three kids to the full-volume modern version of Daydreamer — and it's all uphill from there. In part two, Matt and David join live to talk about the pivot, the grind, the Paul Reed Smith story, and what it took to get from the Apollo to the Summer of 99 cruise with Living Color.Their first three EPs are on Bandcamp. Everything else is on Spotify. April 30th at Ripple Rays in Richmond, VA.Links:MJT: https://www.mjttheband.comMJT on Bandcamp: search "MJT"Every band we've featured: https://www.bynhopod.comSpotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zT8HHOprlVgO78X9rjcQB?si=385a89e8353445d5Email: [email protected] & merch: https://www.bynhopod.com (click "Support")0:00 - Intro1:26 - Three Kids at a Jazz Festival, 20093:35 - "Daydreamer" — Full Volume9:50 - Gary Reacts12:54 - Band Bio18:44 - "Someday in the Rain"21:19 - "The Man in the Static"27:03 - "Burn"37:05 - "Revolution"43:24 - "Never Change"47:25 - 15,000 Streams. Criminal.48:32 - The Summer of 99 Cruise56:44 - "Here We Go"2:03:04 - PART 2: Matt and David Join10:49 - The PRS Story13:26 - 10 Years Later20:06 - Jazz to Foo Fighters: How?31:51 - The Bitter End Residency38:11 - Daydreamer: Getting Sick of Your Best Song44:50 - The Monday Night Jam in Queens3:03:29 - Has Anyone Compared You to Corey Glover?7:01 - Outro: April 30th, Ripple Rays, Richmond VA
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