Jake’s Leg-Celebrating 50 Years!
December 12 @ 8:00 pm
$26
Deadheads in St. Louis know Jake’s Leg. The band started as a duo by guitarists and vocalists Randy Furrer and Tim Fahy in 1976, lead guitarist Dave Casper soon joined the fold. Players were added and the music grew, friends came and went. Some of them had 10-year-or-longer stints with Jake’s Leg, which is a long career for most non-touring rock bands. Bassist Joe Trunko came on board in 1990. Ryan Wilhite, after a short stint as percussionist, took over the drum kit in 2005. Most recently, well-seasoned St. Louis musician Bill Murphy has come on to fill the keyboard position. The sum of this is one of the longest-lasting bands in the country that plays a whole lot of your favorite songs.
It’s not The Grateful Dead and it’s not supposed to be. While they draw mainly on the repertoire of America’s favorite psychedelic blues-rock jug band, Jake’s Leg naturally bring their own sensibilities to each part. The introspective singer-songwriter, the jazz stylings of an improvising soloist, rock-solid dance grooves, mind-bending jams: all are in play at their shows. The music can take you anywhere you want to go. And with their long-term unity and very capable musicianship, Jake’s Leg makes it a great-sounding trip.
What’s happening at a show? Music. Joy. Love. Peace. Singing. Dancing. Good Times. Fun. While making the sound track with lots of dedication and practice, the band knows that the audience is an integral part of each show. People leave their troubles at the door and get down together in a celebration of life. The audience members come in all ages and from every background, each bringing their own energy to the experience. The band and their audience have an on-going dialogue based on their mutual love of the music. It wasn’t planned, it just happened. And it’s still happening after 50 years.
It’s not The Grateful Dead and it’s not supposed to be. While they draw mainly on the repertoire of America’s favorite psychedelic blues-rock jug band, Jake’s Leg naturally bring their own sensibilities to each part. The introspective singer-songwriter, the jazz stylings of an improvising soloist, rock-solid dance grooves, mind-bending jams: all are in play at their shows. The music can take you anywhere you want to go. And with their long-term unity and very capable musicianship, Jake’s Leg makes it a great-sounding trip.
What’s happening at a show? Music. Joy. Love. Peace. Singing. Dancing. Good Times. Fun. While making the sound track with lots of dedication and practice, the band knows that the audience is an integral part of each show. People leave their troubles at the door and get down together in a celebration of life. The audience members come in all ages and from every background, each bringing their own energy to the experience. The band and their audience have an on-going dialogue based on their mutual love of the music. It wasn’t planned, it just happened. And it’s still happening after 50 years.