Jets to Brazil was an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, US. They formed in 1997 and were active until 2003.

History

After the breakup of his band Jawbreaker, Blake Schwarzenbach relocated to New York City and began recording songs at home, initially intended as a solo project. He was eventually joined by former Handsome vocalist Jeremy Chatelain on bass and the duo began working on four-track recordings aided by drum machines. Chatelain then proceeded to ask former Texas Is the Reason member Chris Daly to join the band on drums.

At the time, Chatelain and Schwarzenbach were still signed to major labels (Epic and Geffen respectively). Indie label Jade Tree Records set up Jets to Brazil's earliest live performances. Schwarzenbach and Daly were both acquainted with founder Tim Owens and the label had previously released a Promise Ring/Texas is the Reason split EP.

Daly reunited with Texas Is The Reason for two shows at the Irving Plaza in New York City in November 2006 and a reunion tour from 2012 to 2013.

"Sweet Avenue", the final track of Orange Rhyming Dictionary, has often been attributed to Damien Rice due to misattribution on peer-to-peer networks.

On March 25, 2019, during the Q&A portion a screening of Jawbreaker's documentary Don't Break Down, Schwarzenbach answered a fan question regarding a Jets To Brazil reunion to which he answered it may happen one day but his present main focus is on Jawbreaker.

Members

; Final line-up

  • Blake Schwarzenbach – lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, mellotron <small>(1997–2003)</small>; drum machine <small>(1997)</small>
  • Jeremy Chatelain – bass, backing vocals <small>(1997–2003)</small>; drum machine <small>(1997)</small>
  • Chris Daly – drums, percussion <small>(1997–2003)</small>
  • Brian Maryansky – guitars <small>(1998–2003)</small>

; Former members

  • Pete Martin – guitars <small>(1997)</small>

; Studio contributors

  • Amy Domingues – cello <small>(2000, 2002)</small>
  • J. Robbins – guitars, backing vocals <small>(1998)</small>; mellotron, sequencer <small>(2002)</small>; Robbins was also the producer of all the band's albums.

Discography

  • Orange Rhyming Dictionary (1998)
  • Four Cornered Night (2000)
  • Perfecting Loneliness (2002)

References

  • Chris' JTB Page
  • JTB page on Jade Tree Records website