| Jay Bentley | |
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 Jay Bentley playing with Bad Religion at the Starland Ballroom
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 6, 1964 |
| Origin | Kansas, United States |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Magician, Sparkle Motion Operator |
| Instrument(s) | Bass, vocals |
| Years active | 1980 - present |
| Label(s) | Epitaph Atlantic ANTI- |
| Associated acts | Bad Religion (1980-1982, 1986-) |
Jay Dee Bentley was born on June 6, 1964 in Wichita, Kansas. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock ANTI- is an American Record label founded in 1999 as a sister label of Epitaph Records. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. He is the bassist and co-founding member of the legendary punk rock group Bad Religion. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett Jay played in the band from 1980 to 1982, until quitting before the release of the band's 2nd album, Into the Unknown, in 1983. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
Jay was also a onetime member of such notable L. A. groups as Wasted Youth, T.S.O.L, The Circle Jerks and Cathedral Of Tears. Wasted Youth (also known as LA's Wasted Youth) was a Hardcore punk band in early 1980s from Los Angeles California. The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California. He later rejoined Bad Religion in 1986 while the How Could Hell Be Any Worse? line-up – adding Circle Jerks' Greg Hetson as the band's second guitarist – was reuniting to record the first three reunion albums, Suffer, No Control and Against the Grain, which are often considered their best releases. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion. The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California. Greg Hetson (born June 29 1961) is an American guitarist He was born in Brooklyn New York and has lived in Los Angeles California Suffer is the third full-length album (and fifth recording overall by the American Punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released on No Control is the fourth album (and sixth release overall by Bad Religion, which was released on November 2, 1989 (see 1989 in music Against the Grain is the fifth album (and seventh release overall by Punk rock band Bad Religion released on November 23, 1990 Today, Bentley has continued touring and recording with Bad Religion.
Jay Bentley grew up in the San Fernando Valley suburb of Woodland Hills,CA. The San Fernando Valley or The Valley is an urbanized Valley located in the north-western section of the city of Los Angeles California, United States As with guitarist Brett Gurewitz and lead singer Greg Graffin, Jay was also a student of El Camino Real High School. Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962, Los Angeles California) nicknamed Mr Gregory Walter Graffin, PhD (born November 6, 1964 in Racine Wisconsin) is the vocalist and co-founder of the Punk rock band El Camino Real High School (also known locally as "ECR" and by some more recently as "ELCO" is a public secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district
He has appeared on every Bad Religion release, with the exceptions of Into the Unknown (1983) and the Back to the Known (1984) EP. Back to the Known was the fourth release of Punk rock band Bad Religion. The band's most recent studio album, titled New Maps of Hell, was released on July 10, 2007. New Maps of Hell is Bad Religion 's fourteenth full-length studio album (twentieth release overall which was released on July 10, 2007.
To this day he is highly regarded as one of the most respected and influential bass players of the Southern California hardcore/punk scene of the last 25 years. There are several websites dedicated to the music of Bad Religion as well as various members of the group including two websites in his honor.
In 2005, Jay Bentley was divorced from his first wife of 13 years, Michaela. He is currently dating Natalia Fabia, a Los Angeles based fashion designer and artist. Jay is the proud father of two boys Miles [born 1991] and Hunter Bentley [born 1993]. Today he is a resident of Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C
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