Jay Ungar is an American musician and composer.

Ungar was born in New York City, the son of immigrant parents from Eastern Europe. He frequented Greenwich Village music venues during his formative period, and was a founder member of Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys. He is best known for Ashokan Farewell, which was used as the theme tune to Ken Burns documentary on the American Civil War. The tune became so popular that it won a Grammy award and reached the top Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (pronounced Grennich Village; also called simply the Village) is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City. ... Ashokan Farewell is the title theme chosen for the television miniseries The Civil War, which aired on PBS in 1990. ... Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American documentary filmmaker. ... Combatants Union (remaining U.S. states) Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties KIA: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 94,000 Total dead: 258,000 Wounded: 137,000+  The... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

In 1991, Ungar married fellow-musician Molly Mason, whom he had first met during the 1970s, and they continue to perform together, with their band, Swingology. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...