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Jay Lane

Jay Lane

Jay Lane (born December 5, 1964) is an American drummer. 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

Lane began learning to play the drums at age nine, taking lessons with Bob Rose, and later Steve Savage, founder of Blue Bear School of Music in San Francisco. Lane continued to take lessons for 2 years. At Everett Jr. High School, his jazz band teacher and local tenor sax great Jerry Logas turned him on to Jazz/Fusion group Weather Report in '79 the 7th grade and that was it, music was going to be his choice. He and best buddy Ray Paul Carter took turns torturing their beloved jazz band teacher between classes. At sixteen years old, he took a summer sanitation job at Cazadero music camp in Russian River CA. in where he met the rest of his best lifetime friends to this day: future Ratdog/Charlie Hunter Trio/Uptones saxophonist Dave Ellis, future Spearhead guitarist Dave Shul, brothers Alcide and Andre Marshall ( sons of local jazz legend drummer Eddy Marshall ).[1] It was at this Summer music camp the decision to play music as a way of life was solidified for this tight group of friends. Some of the counselors at Cazadero Music and Arts Camp during that time ('80-'83) included Bobby McFerrin and Whoopi Goldberg, among other local jazz greats like John Handy, Eddy Marshall, Pete Escovedo, and the great Ed Kelly.

Dead & Company: 2023-07-16 Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-07-15 Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-07-14 Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-07-08 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-07-07 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-07-03 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-07-02 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-07-01 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-27 Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville, IN, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-25 Fenway Park, Boston, MA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-24 Fenway Park, Boston, MA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-22 Citi Field, New York, NY, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-21 Citi Field, New York, NY, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-17 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-15 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-13 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-10 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-09 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-07 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-05 The Pavilion at Star Lake, Burgettstown, PA, USA

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Dead & Company:2023-06-03 Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-03 Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-01 Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-05-30 at PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-05-28 Lakewood, ATL

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Dead & Company: 2023-05-26 Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas, TX

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Dead & Company: 2023-05-23 Ak Chin Pavilion, AZ

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Dead & Company: 2023-05-20 Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-05-19 Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-01-17 Playing In The Sand, Riviera Maya, MX

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Dead & Company: 2021.10.30 Hollywood Bowl - Hollywood, CA

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Dead & Company: 2023-01-14 Playing In The Sand, Riviera Maya, MX

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