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Wild Night

Wild Night is a California-based Van Morrison tribute band founded in 2019 by the late Gary Coppola. Led by singer-songwriter Jason Feddy, the group brings together musicians from jazz, rock, soul and touring stages to explore the breadth of Van Morrison's songbook. The arrangements are built around strong vocals, expressive instrumental players and the rhythmic feel that makes Morrison's catalog so distinctive.

Van Morrison's music is harder to categorize than a conventional tribute title suggests. Blues, rhythm and blues, jazz improvisation, storytelling and rock-and-roll are all part of the language. Wild Night plays that musical variety as a band rather than as a series of detached covers, letting guitar, rhythm section, keyboards and horns work together around the songs. Jason Feddy leads the audience through familiar choruses without losing the improvisational feeling between them.

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WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW THEM

Five ways Wild Night keeps the music alive.

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01 · THE STORY

Founded in 2019 by Gary Coppola

The late musician's concept was to create a world-class tribute ensemble devoted to Morrison's enduring catalog.

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02 · THE VOICE

Jason Feddy brings a songwriter's experience

The UK-born singer and guitar player fronts the show after decades in original music and theater.

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03 · THE BAND

Musicians with independent careers

The published roster spans guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, saxophone, flute and trumpet. Individual show personnel can vary.

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04 · THE FEEL

Soul, blues, jazz and rock in conversation

The repertoire calls for groove, phrasing, energy and room for instrumental creativity.

JAX Momento No. 009-A, Wild Night frontman Jason Feddy
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05 · THE COLLECTIBLE

Jason Feddy JAX Momento 009-A

A free archive card from December 28, 2024 connects viewers to tonight's broadcast and qualifies timely collectors for future 009-B.

THE STORY

A tribute built for the whole musical landscape.

Wild Night began in 2019 through the vision of the late Gary Coppola. Van Morrison's music was the ideal material for a group of seasoned players: the songs feel timeless, but their strongest performances ask musicians to stay alert and react to one another. Rather than reproducing a single era, the group reaches across a catalog that connects rock-and-roll, soul, blues and jazz. Jason Feddy, a Leeds-born songwriter with a substantial original career, became the lead singer. The band's public musician roster includes veteran instrumentalists from a wide range of recording and touring contexts. Their experience matters not because of the famous names attached to past jobs, but because it makes the musical conversation credible. Tonight, each familiar song can find its own groove. On October 16, 2026, Wild Night returns to Campus JAX at 8 PM Pacific. For livestream viewers, the performance continues after the last note on JAXblast, with Jason Feddy's free 009-A Momento collecting experience drawing a line from a December 2024 performance to tonight's community.

CAREER & COLLABORATIONS

An ensemble built from serious musicianship.

The band's published roster spans voices, guitar, bass, drums, keys and a horn section. These are publicly listed band members, not a guarantee of every musician appearing at every date.

LEAD VOCAL

Jason Feddy

Singer-songwriter from Leeds, UK, with a substantial solo and theater career.

GUITAR · BASS · DRUMS

Magic Kramer · Bobby Pickett · Chris Ross

The band's published rhythm-section roster; all bring independent performing and recording experience.

KEYBOARDS · REEDS · TRUMPET

Chris Rhyne · Mel Steinberg · Chris Jennings · Gary Bivona

A group of publicly listed musicians whose credits span jazz, soul, rock and studio production.

FOUNDER

Gary Coppola (2019)

The late founder whose vision established the band.

RECORDINGS & MEDIA

From a familiar song to a moment that stays.

Wild Night's performance is meant to be experienced in the room, but JAXblast gives viewers a way to stay connected when the lights go down. Tonight's official stream captures the October 16, 2026 show; Jason Feddy's separate Momento 009-A preserves his December 28, 2024 performance as an archival collectible. The 009-B companion will feature a new moment captured tonight and is reserved for qualified collectors when released.

OCTOBER 16, 2026 · LIVE

Wild Night — A Van Morrison Tribute

Campus JAX Live broadcast: https://youtube.com/live/zAC6x6x4-rc

THE SONGBOOK

Van Morrison through soul, blues, jazz and rock

An extended tribute repertoire that highlights Morrison's wide-ranging musical identity.

Wild Night frontman Jason Feddy Momento 009-A

JAX MOMENTO · NO. 009-A

Jason Feddy — December 28, 2024

Claim free October 16 from 4 PM to October 17 at 1 AM Pacific to qualify for 009-B, a separate companion moment recorded during tonight's performance. https://www.jaxblast.com/momentos/jason-feddy-009-a

LIVE AT JAX

The Room Comes Alive.

JAX HISTORY

Wild Night at Campus JAX

A selective history of live performances and appearances, preserved across visits to the room.

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Previous JAX moments