This is very sad news to hear. He was a very talented artist. For whatever the reasons that he couldn't remain with Wilco, the fact is that they were pretty special while he was there. SummerTeeth is THE most awesome album of the last 10 years and Jay is all over that record. I never really kept up with what he was doing post Wilco and in the back of my mind I always felt like I was missing something. I will certainly check that out and I feel more than a little ashamed that it took this to do it.