Jason Falkner is an American songwriter, musician, and guitarist who was a member of the bands Jellyfish, the Three O'Clock, and the Grays. Since 1996, he has released six solo albums, starting with Presents Author Unknown. He is also a session musician and producer who has contributed to dozens of recordings by other bands and musicians as well as a touring guitar player for Beck for decades.
Falkner in 2021
Falkner in 2016.
Jason Faulkner performs a guitar solo during Beck's concert at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ, on August 20, 2019.
Jellyfish was an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1989. Led by songwriters Andy Sturmer and Roger Manning, the group was known for their blend of 1960s classic rock and XTC-style power pop. They released two albums, Bellybutton (1990) and Spilt Milk (1993), that proved influential to many subsequent acts in a similar vein.
The Spilt Milk tour line-up of Jellyfish, 1993. From left: Andy Sturmer, Tim Smith, Roger Manning, and Eric Dover.
Among power pop bands of the 1990s, Jellyfish were distinguished for being influenced more by Cheap Trick (pictured in 1977)