James Valentine (journalist)
James Valentine (journalist)
James Matthew Valentine (born 1962) is an Australian musician, and radio and television presenter. As a saxophonist he was a member of Jo Jo Zep (1982), Models) (1984–87) and Absent Friends) (1989–90).
Early life and education
James Matthew Valentine was born in Ballarat, Victoria. His father was a car salesman and his mother taught elocution and was a part-time radio announcer. He has two older brothers. He attended Ballarat Grammar School where he learned saxophone, he described his performances in the local area, "a really bad jazz rock fusion gig." In the early 1980s Valentine relocated to Melbourne to attend university, he later recalled "First year I spent studying, and then I started getting gigs, and I didn't pay much attention to uni after that because I wanted to be a jazz musician."
Music career
In 1982, Valentine joined Joe Camilleri's group, Jo Jo Zep.
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