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Dry Jack

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Dry Jack
Originupstate New York
Genres
Years active1973–1982
Labels
Members
  • Chuck Lamb
  • Rich Lamb
  • Rod Fleeman
  • Jon Margolis
Past members
  • Theano Anifantakis
  • Tony DePaulo
  • Evan DuChene
  • John Lamb
  • Rocco Marshall
  • Clint Swank
Websitefacebook.com/DryJackFans

Dry Jack is an American jazz fusion band, active originally during the 1970s and the 1980s. Dry Jack formed in 1973 by founder keyboardist Chuck Lamb and his bassist brother Rich. Drummer Jon Margolis joined a year later and guitarist Rod Fleeman in 1977. Dry Jack was cited in Rolling Stone's History of Music as “one of the premier, cutting edge bands of the electric jazz movement.”[2] They followed on the heels of Larry Coryell's The Eleventh House, Chick Corea's Return to Forever, and Weather Report.[3] Dry Jack shared the stage with many musical greats, including Ray Charles, Pat Metheny, Freddie Hubbard, and McCoy Tyner.[4] Chuck Lamb described the inspiration for the band's name as coming from a patron, who after listening to the music declared, "That's really dry, jack."

The band released two albums: Magical Elements and Whale City through the Inner City Records label.

Regular band members were Chuck Lamb on piano and his brother Rich Lamb on bass guitar. Other band members included Evan DuChene and Jon Margolis on drums; John Lamb, Rocco Marshall, Clint Swank, Tony DePaolo and Rod Fleeman on guitar. Theano Anifantakis was featured on vocals in the 1980s.

In 2016, the band reunioned and started to record a third album, called alien intervention. Band members include Chuck and Rich Lamb, Jon Margolis, and Rod Fleeman.[5]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Album CD Release
1978 Magical Elements
  • Recorded: October 1978
  • Released: July 1979
  • Label: Inner City
  • Aimee Chiariello and Dry Jack: Co-producers
  • Bob Ludwig: Mastering
2008
1979 Whale City
  • Recorded: July 1979
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Inner City
  • Producer: Dry Jack
  • Bob Ludwig: Mastering
2010

Live performances

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The excitement behind Dry Jack is the energy of their gigs and the faithful fans surrounding the events at venues in New York, Colorado, Kansas City, and Rapid City, SD.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Theano & Chuck Lamb". Forever Wild Music. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jazz Fusion Band Dry Jack". Rapid City Journal Media Group. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Magical Elements - Dry Jack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Chuck Lamb Group | Dazzle". dazzledenver.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-10.
  5. ^ Burdick, John (27 February 2017). "On Dry Jack, eventually". Hudsonvalleyone.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
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