JayWood is the stage name of Jeremy Haywood-Smith, a Canadian musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba whose music blends soul, funk, hip hop, indie rock and psychedelic rock influences."JayWood Unleashes Psych-Funk with a Mission on Slingshot". Paste, July 15, 2022.
He released a number of singles and EPs in the 2010s before releasing his full-length debut album Time in 2019.Erin Lebar, "JayWood makes personal Time". Winnipeg Free Press, June 5, 2019. He followed up in 2021 with Some Days, a newly rerecorded version of one of his early EPs,Chris Bryson, "Winnipeg's JayWood Turns His Influences into His Peers on 'Some Days'". Exclaim!, April 21, 2021. and followed up with his second full-length album, Slingshot, in 2022.Myles Tiessen, "'Slingshot' Launches Winnipeg's JayWood into New Territory". Exclaim!, July 14, 2022.
Slingshot was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize,"2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023. and Leo Negro was longlisted for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize.Sydney Brasil, "Polaris Music Prize Shares 2026 Long List". Exclaim!, June 11, 2026.
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