Jay Lane
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Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | December 5, 1964
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Drums |
Years active | 1982–present |
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Website | JayLane.net (archived) |
Jay Lane (born December 5, 1964) is an American musician. He is a founding member of Bob Weir's RatDog, with Weir and Rob Wasserman, Wolf Bros, Furthur, Golden Gate Wingmen, Dead & Company and Alphabet Soup. He was the 7th drummer to play in Primus, playing with the band for around eight months in 1988 and later rejoining the band from 2010-2013. Lane was a member of San Francisco Bay Area bands The Uptones from '83-'85, and The Freaky Executives '84-'89.
Biography
Lane was born in San Francisco, California.
1980s
In 1982,
1990s
After a 4 year dry spell, In 1994 Les Claypool called Lane for a recording session at San Francisco's famed Hyde St Studios that Grammy winning upright bass virtuoso
Lane later reunited with Claypool and Huth as the band
2000s
Throughout the 2000s, Lane continued to tour with RatDog, playing hometown shows with Alphabet Soup whenever they had a break in the schedule.
In 2005, Claypool released his retrospective DVD 5 Gallons of Diesel, featuring many projects that included Lane,[3] and Lane toured with him as part of his Fancy Band.[4] In 2006, many members of Alphabet Soup branched out to form the hip hop/reggae fusion group Band of Brotherz, and Lane joined shortly after.[4] They released their debut album Deadbeats and Murderous Melodys in 2009,[3] featuring covers of Grateful Dead songs,[2] supported by a tour of the East Coast of the United States and a number of dates nationwide with special guests,[4] including the trio of Lane, Weir and Wasserman reunited under the name Scaring the Children.[19] At the end of 2009, Weir put RatDog on hiatus in order to dedicate his time to forming the band Furthur with Phil Lesh, and Lane joined them as a charter member.[4]
2010s
In 2010,[3] Lane left both Furthur and Band of Brotherz to rejoin Primus with Claypool and long-standing guitarist Larry LaLonde, and they released the free June 2010 Rehearsal digital EP, followed in 2011 by a new album, titled Green Naugahyde.[20] As of 2012, Lane's official site still credited him as an active member of RatDog despite the hiatus,[3] as well as Alphabet Soup,[3] and Scaring the Children.[6] In September 2013, it was revealed that Lane had left Primus to rejoin RatDog, who were ending their hiatus.[21] In 2014 Jay Joined The Golden Gate Wingmen. They are a jam band formed in November 2014, featuring Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik from Dark Star Orchestra & Reed Mathis from Tea Leaf Green. They record every show and release them to download.
In 2018, Lane joined Weir and bassist Don Was to form Wolf Bros, a trio which undertook a North American tour in the Fall of 2018,[22] and continued with a second tour of twenty more shows in the Spring of 2019.[23]
Lane currently endorses Ludwig drums, Sabian cymbals, and Innovative Percussion drumsticks.
2020s
Lane joined Dead & Company as a stand-in drummer for their October 19 and 20, 2021 shows at Red Rocks in Morrison, CO, their October 22 and 23 shows at Fiddler's Green in Greenwood Village, CO, and their October 31 show at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. For the Dead & Company 2022 Summer Tour, he sat in for Bill Kreutzmann starting with the Bethel, NY show.[24] With Kreutzmann stepping out for the final Dead & Company tour in 2023, Jay Lane has played each show on the tour.[25]
Discography
- 1984 – The Uptones – K.U.S.A.
- 1988 – Primus – Sausage (demo)
- 1993 – Charlie Hunter Trio – Charlie Hunter Trio
- 1994 – Riddles Are Abound Tonight
- 1995 – Charlie Hunter Trio – Bing, Bing, Bing!
- 1995 – Alphabet Soup – Layin' Low in the Cut
- 1996 – Alphabet Soup – Strivin'
- 1996 – Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel – Highball with the Devil
- 1997 – Christión – Ghetto Cyrano
- 2000 – RatDog – Evening Moods
- 2001 – RatDog – Live at Roseland
- 2001 – Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade – Live Frogs Set 1
- 2001 – Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade – Live Frogs Set 2
- 2002 – The Les Claypool Frog Brigade – Purple Onion
- 2005 – Les Claypool – 5 Gallons of Diesel (DVD)
- 2009 – Band of Brotherz – Deadbeats and Murderous Melodys
- 2010 – Primus – June 2010 Rehearsal (EP)
- 2011 – Primus – Green Naugahyde
- 2022 – Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros – Live in Colorado
- 2022 – Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros – Live in Colorado Vol. 2
References
- ^ Doran, Bob (August 26, 2010). "Dead Beatz". North Coast Journal. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Our Newest Tour Member Profile: Jay Lane". Rat-Dog.com. May 1, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Credits". JayLane.net. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "About Jay Lane". JayLane.net. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "Scaring the Children". JayLane.net. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ Michael Goldberg. "Primus Through the Years: Les Claypool Reflects on His Past". Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ "Weir/Wasserman/Lane are S.T.C. - Band of Brotherz". Rat-Dog.com. February 20, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ^ Press release (June 6, 2011). "Primus to Release New Album in September". theprp.com. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ "Primus Reuniting with Drummer Tim Alexander". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
- ^ "Bob Weir & Wolf Bros. Announce Fall Tour". jambase.com. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Confirm Spring Tour 2019". jambase.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ @deadandcompany (October 22, 2021). "Our brother @BKreutzmann continues to be on the mend from a non-Covid related illness and will be back with us in P…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Dead and Company farewell tour 2023". nypost.com. New York Post. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
External links
- JayLane.net – Official site (archived)
- Primusville.com – Official Primus site
- Rat-Dog.com – Official RatDog site