Biography Jay Lane

1 biography

1.1 1980s
1.2 1990s
1.3 2000s
1.4 2010s

biography

lane began learning play drums @ age nine, , continued take lessons 2 years. @ sixteen, took summer job @ music camp in cazadero, met saxophonist/drummer dave ellis , future spearhead guitarist dave shul. in 2014 jay joined golden gate wingmen

1980s

in 1982, lane played dave shul in band ice age. in 1983, joined bay area ska punk band uptones when saxophonist left, prompting drummer dave ellis switch instruments. released album, k.u.s.a., before lane left in 1985 join freaky executives. after 4 years of gigging executives landed record deal warner bros. records. during time lane met primus bassist les claypool in bands shared rehearsal space, , 2 became friends claypool volunteered act roadie freaky executives.

in 1988, lane had become frustrated warner s handling of executives contract when claypool asked him recommend replacement primus departed drummer tim curveball wright, lane accepted position himself. claypool, lane, , guitarist todd huth played primus 8 months, , recorded demo tape named sausage. @ end of 1988, freaky executives deal looked taking turn better, , claypool ready primus start touring, lane decided no longer had time both projects , chose leave primus, , left freaky executives after record deal shelved.

1990s

in 90s, lane began playing in trio double bass player rob wasserman , grateful dead guitarist bob weir, had been playing duo 6 or 8 years before inviting lane join them. in 1992, lane reunited dave ellis when joined jazz combo charlie hunter trio, , co-founded hip hop/jazz fusion group alphabet soup. charlie hunter trio released debut album, charlie hunter trio, in 1993.

lane later reunited claypool , huth band sausage, named in recognition of primus demo recorded 6 years prior. recorded single album, 1994 s riddles abound tonight, followed short tour in support of helmet , rollins band. in 1995, lane released last album charlie hunter trio, bing, bing, bing!, alphabet soup s debut, layin low in cut, , following death of jerry garcia, trio of lane, weir , wasserman became basis band ratdog. in 1996, alphabet soup released second album, strivin , , lane guested on claypool s debut solo album highball devil. in 1997, lane guested on christión s debut album, ghetto cyrano, playing keyboards.

2000s

lane , weir performing ratdog in april 2009.

throughout 2000s, lane continued tour ratdog, playing hometown shows alphabet soup whenever had break in schedule. in 2000, ratdog released own debut album, evening moods, followed live @ roseland in 2001. in 2001, lane appeared once more alongside claypool , huth, plus others, on colonel les claypool s fearless flying frog brigade albums live frogs set 1 , live frogs set 2, latter of complete performance of pink floyd s animals. in 2002, lane guested on frog brigade s studio album, purple onion, , named drummer of year california music awards.

in 2005, claypool released retrospective dvd 5 gallons of diesel, featuring many projects included lane, , lane toured him part of fancy band. in 2006, many members of alphabet soup branched out form hip hop/reggae fusion group band of brotherz, , lane joined shortly after. released debut album deadbeats , murderous melodys in 2009, featuring covers of grateful dead songs, supported tour of east coast of united states , number of dates nationwide special guests, including trio of lane, weir , wasserman reunited under name scaring children. @ end of 2009, weir put ratdog on hiatus in order dedicate time forming supergroup furthur phil lesh, , lane joined them charter member.

2010s

in 2010, lane left both furthur , band of brotherz rejoin primus claypool , long-standing guitarist larry lalonde, , released free june 2010 rehearsal digital ep, followed in 2011 new album, titled green naugahyde. of 2012, lane s official site still credited him active member of ratdog despite hiatus, alphabet soup, , scaring children. in september 2013, revealed lane had left primus rejoin ratdog, ending hiatus. in 2014 jay joined golden gate wingmen. jam band formed in november 2014, featuring jeff chimenti, john kadlecik dark star orchestra & reed mathis tea leaf green. record every show , release them download.