Jolyon Jackson was an Irish musician and composer.

Life

Jackson was born in Malaya where his father was Deputy Commissioner of the police (and received the CBE

Order of the British Empire

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). His father was Patrick Jackson, from County Limerick

County Limerick

It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...

, of a Cork family; his mother was the singer Charmian Jenkinson. They lived at Poul-na-murrish, Annamoe

Annamoe

Annamoe is small picturesque village in County Wicklow, Ireland about from Dublin located on the Avonmore river. It is on the R755 between Roundwood and Laragh on the road to Glendalough....

, County Wicklow

County Wicklow

County Wicklow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wicklow, which derives from the Old Norse name Víkingalág or Wykynlo. Wicklow County Council is the local authority for the county...

.

He was educated in Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture....

 School and Bradfield College Reading. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin

Trinity College, Dublin

Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...

 in the late 1960s, where he graduated in Arts and Music. He integrated himself into the musical life of Dublin, first with the group "Jazz Therapy", and later with "Supply, Demand and Curve." He played 'cello, keyboards including organ, piano and synthesizer, and recorder.

He married Teresa Le Jeune from Delgany

Delgany

Delgany is a village in County Wicklow on the R762 road between Greystones and the N11 road at the Glen of the Downs. It is about south of Dublin City centre....

, County Wicklow and they had a son, Linus.

Jolyon Jackson died of Hodgkins disease on 18th December 1985.

Music

Supply Demand and Curve released their eponymous album in 1976 on the Mulligan label (LUN 009). It contained eleven tracks, ten of which were composed by Jolyon Jackson. It had taken several years of snatched studio-time to complete, and included contributions from some musicians who were no longer in the band by the time of the LP release.
Other recordings on which Jackson featured include Camouflage

Camouflage (Sonny Condell album)

Camouflage is the debut solo album by Irish musician Sonny Condell. It was released in 1977 in Ireland by Mulligan Music.-Track listing:-Personnel:* Sonny Condell – acoustic guitar, vocals, saxophone, percussion* Jolyon Jackson – keyboards, cello...

by Sonny Condell

Sonny Condell

Sonny Condell is an Irish singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and graphic artist. He is mainly known as a member of the Irish bands Tír na nÓg and Scullion. He released some hits in Ireland as a solo artist like "Down in the city" in 1977 that he covered later with the Belgian singer Micha...

 (Mulligan 1977), and Taylormaid by Rosemary Taylor (Id 1977). Jackson was an "early adopter" of home-recording: he bought an eight-track recorder and set up a studio in his home in Dun Laoire, and there recorded the seminal Hidden Ground with Fiddle-player Paddy Glackin

Paddy Glackin

Paddy Glackin is an Irish fiddler from Clontarf, Dublin. His father Tom Glackin was from Donegal and Paddy's fiddle style reflects his family's Donegal roots. Glackin is considered one of the leading Irish fiddlers in the late 20th/early 21st centuries. He became fiddle champion at the All-Ireland...

 (Tara 1980) on which he plays and arranges all the music and instruments which "frame" the solo fiddle.

He also appears on albums by The Chieftains

The Chieftains

The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...

, Midnight Well

Midnight Well

Midnight Well are a foursome consisting of Thom Moore, Janie Cribbs, Gerry O'Beirne and Mairtín Ó Connor. They were formed in the mid-seventies and issued one, self-titled, album in 1977...

, Terry

Terry Woods

Terence 'Terry' Woods , is an Irish folk musician, specialising in playing the mandolin and cittern. He is known for his membership in such folk and folk-rock groups as The Pogues, Steeleye Span, Sweeney's Men, The Bucks and, briefly, Dr. Strangely Strange. Prior to being a founder member of...

 and Gay Woods

Gay Woods

Gay Woods is an Irish singer. She was one of the original members of Steeleye Span.-Early years:Gabriel Corcoran was born in Dublin, a neighbour of her future husband Terry Woods . Gay's elder brothers shared Terry's love of hillbilly music and blues. Gay and Terry performed together in 1963 at...

, and Roger Doyle's Operating Theatre. Compositions for Television include the RTÉ

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

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 series "Hands", "Visions of Transport" and "To the Waters and the Wild". Jackson also involved himself in music for the theatre, most notably in the music for the Yeats trilogy based on the Saga of Cuchulain, performed in the Noh style and directed by Hideo Kanze

Hideo Kanze

was a Japanese actor and director, who specialized in the Noh form of musical drama.He was the second son of Tetsunojo Kanze VII, a descendent of Kan'ami and Zeami Motokiyo, who founded the Noh movement in the 14th century. Trained alongside his brothers by his father and grandfather, Kanze made...

 at the Abbey Theatre

Abbey Theatre

The Abbey Theatre , also known as the National Theatre of Ireland , is a theatre located in Dublin, Ireland. The Abbey first opened its doors to the public on 27 December 1904. Despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the present day...

, and later in music to accompany the exercises of the Gurdjieff Movement.