About
Reining from Dallas TX, folk funk fantastic Max Jared is a fresh up-in-coming versatile musician commanding the stage and engaging audiences across the world with his ever-changing shows, and catchy tunes. Jared’s songs engage listeners with a unique experience of musical fusion, blending folk, pop, hip hop and rock vibes, with his funky acoustic guitar and dynamic voicings.
Max recently completed his debut album ‘Thoughtless Sounds” and has worked with legendary musicians like Chuck Rainey, Julie Bonk, and Producers Tom Prasada Rao and Dan Lee to create an soul stirring and excited expression of the musical landscape. Inspired by his travels around the world, Max writes songs that connect deeply with the experience of life and unite listeners in a common moment of celebration.
Max Jared has made a name for himself as a musician, educator, changemaker, and social entrepreneur and is undeniably one of the great songwriters of generation X. Max fuses themes of social responsibility and global appreciation into heart-felt melodies flowing easily into your ears, reflecting his devotion to Tikkun Olam, Hebrew for “Repairing the World.”
Jared’s compelling personality, inspirational life story, and multi-instrumental musical talents have received acclaim in Dallas and Austin TX, as well as Bloomington, IN and New York City. Creating his art through a Jewish lens, Max’s music and energy has captivated minds at schools, theatres, and various houses of worship worldwide, his crowning moment singing for the Dalai Lama during an Interfaith Welcoming Service in 2007. Since then, Max has been featured as a performer at the NewCaje Convention, NCJW National Conference, and URJ Biennial.
Max is currently on the road, studying in Israel, seeking inspiration from the musical history of the region as he continues to develop new songs for his next album. Max is also a member of NuRootz , a collective of Jewish musicians and storytellers and begins a tour of venues across the world, including stops in Brooklyn, NY, and Tel Aviv Israel, beginning August, 2012 with the launch of Thoughtless Sounds, due to release via Soul Snack Records on August 28th 2012. Want Free Music?Click to get exclusive content!
