Jax was raised in Atlantic Beach , New York , and moved with her family in 2005 to East Brunswick , New Jersey . She began singing at age 5 . Her father is a firefighter , injured on duty during the September 11 attacks , and her mother is a New York City school teacher . In mid-2014 , she studied at New York University in London , where she won the John Lennon Scholarship in songwriting via the BMI Foundation
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Jax (singer)