ABOUT JAymes

Born deaf in one ear, and an African-American child of immigrants, his art is testimony of personal pursuits, including struggles and triumphs.

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Jaymes’ play (A)loft Modulation ran off-Broadway and was nominated for many awards, and he wrote the script for Grammy nominee Gerald Clayton’s sprawling oeuvre, Piedmont Blues: Search for Salvation, which is currently touring the world.     

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He’s also an actor of stage (New York and Regional Theatres), Film (lead in Randall Dottin’s AcademyAward Winning short, A-Alike), Television (The Wire, Law & Order, The Affair, etc.) and voice-over (NewBalance, Nike, Champs Sports, Dunkin’Donuts, Verizon, Home Depot, Ford, Close-up, etc).

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Based in Brooklyn, Jaymes is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of The City University Of New York and has received fellowships, grants, and commissions, from Duke University, Brown University, Ucross Foundation, Pratt Institute, Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, Brooklyn Museum, and BRIC Studios, among others.