Jad Fair (født 9. juni 1954) er en profesjonell amerikansk gitarist, mest kjent som medgrunnleggeren av rockebandet Half Japanese.
Han har en lang utgivelsesliste og har samarbeidet med grupper og musikere som Daniel Johnston, J. Mascis, Fred Frith, Yuri Landman, Thurston Moore, Isobel Campbell, Steve Fisk og The Tinklers.
Album The Zombies of Mora-Tau EP7 (UK Armageddon) 1980 (Press) 1982 Everyone Knew ... But Me (Press) 1982 Between Meals – Oh No I Just Knocked Over a Cup of Coffee (Iridescence) 1983 Monarchs (Iridescence) 1984 Best Wishes (Iridescence) 1987 Jad Fair & Kramer – Roll Out the Barrel (Shimmy-Disc) 1988 Great Expectations (Ger. Bad Alchemy) 1989 Attack of Everything no CD – Jad Fair (Paperback – 1990) Coo Coo Rocking Time – Coo Coo Party Time (50 Skidillion Watts) 1990 Greater Expectations (Psycho Acoustic Sounds/T.E.C. Tones) 1991 Jad Fair EP – Jad Fair (LP Record – 1991) Jad Fair and the Pastels – This Could Be the Night EP (UK Paperhouse) 1991 No. 2: Jad Fair and the Pastels (UK Paperhouse) 1992 I Like It When You Smile (UK Paperhouse) 1992 Workdogs in Hell – Workdogs in Hell (1993) Jad & Nao – Half Robot (UK Paperhouse) 1993 Mosquito – Oh No Not Another Mosquito My House Is Full of Them! (Psycho Acoustic Sounds) 1993 Mosquito – Time Was (ERL/Smells Like) 1993 (Aus. Au-go-go) 1993 Mosquito – UFO Catcher (Japan. Time Bomb) 1993 Mosquito – Cupid's Fist (Hol. Red Note) 1994 Greater Expectations – Jad Fair (1995) I Like It When You Smile – Jad Fair (1995) Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair (1995) (50 Skidillion Watts) 1989 SPOOKY TALES: SPIRIT SUMMONING STORIES / SPOOKY SOUNDS OF NOW – Jad Fair (1997) Jason Willett/Jad Fair/Gilles Rieder (Megaphone) cd (1992) Jason Willett & Jad Fair – It's All Good (Megaphone Limited) (1995) cd Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Honeybee (Dr Jim's) (1996) cd Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Punk Rock 1996 (Chlorophyl) (1996) 7" Jad Fair & Jason Willett – The Corpse is Missing (Slab-O-Concrete) (1996) 7" Jad Fair & Jason Willett – The Mighty Super-Heroes (Marginal Talent) cd (1997) Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Wonderful World (Shrimper) (1997) triple cassete Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Twister (Dark Beloved Cloud) (1997)lp Jason Willett & Jad Fair – We're Going to the Moon (Megaphone Limited) cd (1998) Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Wild (Megaphone Limited) (1998) cd Jad Fair & Jason Willett – The Mighty Hypnotic Eye (Dr Jim's) (1999) cd Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Enjoyable songs (Alternative tentacles) lp & cd (1999) Jad Fair & Jason Willett – The Attack of Everything (Paperback + cd) (2002) Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Superfine (public eyesore) (2005) cd Jad & Nao – Half Alien (Japan. Sakura Wrechords) 1997 Jad Fair & Kramer – The Sound of Music: An Unfinished Symphony in 12 Parts (Shimmy-Disc/Knitting Factory) 1998 26 Monster Songs for Children – Jad Fair & David (1998) Roll Out The Barrel (1999) & Kramer I Like Your Face – Jad Fair & Shapir-O'Rama (1999) Monsters, Lullabies, and the Occasional Flying Saucer (1996) & Phono-Comb, (Can. Shake) Jad & David Fair – Best Friends (UK Vesuvius) 1996 Jad Fair & The Shapir-O'Rama – We Are the Rage (Japan. Avant) 1996 Jackpot, Songs and Art – Jad Fair (Paperback, 1997) Strange But True (1998) & Yo La Tengo The Sound of Music (1999) & Kramer The Lucky Sperms – Somewhat Humorous (Jad Fair, Daniel Johnston), 2001 It's Spooky (1989) & Daniel Johnston 2001 Strobe Talbot – 20 Pop Songs, alternative tentacles, (Jad Fair, Mick Hobbs, Benb Gallaher) 2001 Words Of Wisdom And Hope (2002) Teenage Fanclub We Are the Rage – Jad Fair & the Shapir-O Rama (2002) Six Dozen Cookies – Jad & David Fair (2006) FairMoore – Steve Moore & Jad Fair (2006) Yuri Landman Ensemble featuring Jad Fair & Philippe Petit - That's Right, Go Cats, CD 2012 Thick Syrup Records, LP 2012 Siluh Records
Doc The Devil and Daniel Johnston (DVD – Sep 19, 2006)
Biografi Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981–1991 – Michael Azerrad (Paperback – 2002)
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Eksterne lenker
www.jadfair.org
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