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In The Beginning ...
My life in Rock & Roll started in late 1956. I was watching TV in the living room of my parents Hicksville, NY home, on our little black and white. It was encased in a wooden cabinet, the speaker on the bottom and the small black and white screen above. It sat in the corner of the room. I was sitting on the floor when this guy comes on and starts playing guitar and singing this crazy music that picks me up off the floor, onto my feet and has me dancing all around the room, with a kind of joy I'd never felt before. I ran into the kitchen and dragged my Mom in to see this guy, Elvis, and said "when I grow up I wanna do what HE does!" And I've been rockin' ever since...
A Brief Musical Bio
Paul Warren Jacobs
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A Brief Bio / Musical Resume
I have spent over 60 years playing guitar and singing Rock & Roll and Blues. Starting my first band at 13 in my hometown of Hicksville, NY, I went on to play shows in college in upstate New York, lived in the Colorado Rockies in the 70s, touring extensively in Colorado and the surrounding states. I then had a long tenure as part of the NYC music scene in the 80s. 90s and 00s, owning New Breed Studios in the 90s, producing and engineering many NYC bands and playing all over the city and surrounding areas.
1964 - 1968
The 4Evermore: My first rock band (at 13 years old!) featuring Aaron "Mike" Thaler, guitar, vocals; Paul Warren Jacobs, guitar, vocals; Larry Gallo, Farfisa Organ, Vocals; Steve Melynchuck, Bass; Mickey Lewander, Drums
Aaron, Larry and I were always singing 3 part harmonies before we started this band. We wore Pendleton shirts; one red, one blue, and one green and we referred to ourselves as the RGB. We played Jr. High Shool dances and I think we actually won a Battle of the Bands in Bethpage!!!
This band later became Haymarket Riot with Doug Browning on bass Gary Hodges on drums and Dennis Browning on keys.
1969 -1971
Paul Warren and Larry Bruce: Acoustic Duo featuring Laurence Bruce Lustig and Paul Warren Jacobs
-Also known as Driftwood Chasm
-Opened for Chicago in Clinton, NY, Fall 1969
-Toured around Upstate NY/ Frats and Bars
1972 - 1977
Loose Goose: Five to Six piece original and cover band:
-Rhythm, Lead Guitars, Vocals, Songwriter
-Played the first Telluride Jazz Festival in 1977
(Muddy Waters, Dizzy Gillespie on bill)
-Opened for JJ Cale, Freddy King
-Toured Colorado and the surrounding states,
and did several regional midwest tours.
1978 - 1982
Night Train: Five piece blues, rockabilly, R&R band … originals and covers;
-Lead, Rhythm Guitars, Vocals, Songwriter
-Toured extensively throughout Colorado, the surrounding states, then moved to and played NYC area
1984 - 1989
The Last Band on Earth: Five piece original R&R band
-Lead, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter
-Played NYC area extensively, becoming integral part of the NYC music scene
-Regularly playing every major club in the city and a few across each river
-Recorded and released a vinyl self titled EP 3 days before the entire world tossed their turntables;-)-
1990 - 1991
Paul Warren Jacobs; Solo project, seven piece original R&R band playing my material
-Songwriter, Bandleader, Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm Guitars
-Recorded and played major clubs in NYC
1991
Invisible Man and The Last Band on Earth
- Ryk Buter was the Invisible Man and he wrote Jazz Rock Fusion songs and miraculously, we rocked them!
Fun time. Did 2 gigs and called it quits!
-Lead and Rhythm Guitar
1991 - 1993
zGroove: Five piece R&B band with singer KFunk.
-Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
-Recorded and gigged in NYC
1995 - 2009
Rik Ekstrom and Boneshaker: Four piece original R&R band
-Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals,
-Recording Engineer and Producer
-played all major NYC clubs
-Recorded album “Philosophy of Brown”
2023
Bliss Street Musical: Rock Musical telling the story of Charlie Sub and his family who owned The Coventry, a rock club in Queens in the early 70s.
-Lead and Rhythm Guitar
2023
paulwarrenjacobs.com: Website launched; and a new chapter begins!
(paulwarrenjacobs.com)
A Brief Bio / Musical Resume
I have spent over 60 years playing guitar and singing Rock & Roll and Blues. Starting my first band at 13 in my hometown of Hicksville, NY, I went on to play shows in college in upstate New York, lived in the Colorado Rockies in the 70s, touring extensively in Colorado and the surrounding states. I then had a long tenure as part of the NYC music scene in the 80s. 90s and 00s, owning New Breed Studios in the 90s, producing and engineering many NYC bands and playing all over the city and surrounding areas.
1964 - 1968
The 4Evermore: My first rock band (at 13 years old!) featuring Aaron "Mike" Thaler, guitar, vocals; Paul Warren Jacobs, guitar, vocals; Larry Gallo, Farfisa Organ, Vocals; Steve Melynchuck, Bass; Mickey Lewander, Drums
Aaron, Larry and I were always singing 3 part harmonies before we started this band. We wore Pendleton shirts; one red, one blue, and one green and we referred to ourselves as the RGB. We played Jr. High Shool dances and I think we actually won a Battle of the Bands in Bethpage!!!
This band later became Haymarket Riot with Doug Browning on bass Gary Hodges on drums and Dennis Browning on keys.
1969 -1971
Paul Warren and Larry Bruce: Acoustic Duo featuring Laurence Bruce Lustig and Paul Warren Jacobs
-Also known as Driftwood Chasm
-Opened for Chicago in Clinton, NY, Fall 1969
-Toured around Upstate NY/ Frats and Bars
1972 - 1977
Loose Goose: Five to Six piece original and cover band:
-Rhythm, Lead Guitars, Vocals, Songwriter
-Played the first Telluride Jazz Festival in 1977
(Muddy Waters, Dizzy Gillespie on bill)
-Opened for JJ Cale, Freddy King
-Toured Colorado and the surrounding states,
and did several regional midwest tours.
1978 - 1982
Night Train: Five piece blues, rockabilly, R&R band … originals and covers;
-Lead, Rhythm Guitars, Vocals, Songwriter
-Toured extensively throughout Colorado, the surrounding states, then moved to and played NYC area
1984 - 1989
The Last Band on Earth: Five piece original R&R band
-Lead, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter
-Played NYC area extensively, becoming integral part of the NYC music scene
-Regularly playing every major club in the city and a few across each river
-Recorded and released a vinyl self titled EP 3 days before the entire world tossed their turntables;-)-
1990 - 1991
Paul Warren Jacobs; Solo project, seven piece original R&R band playing my material
-Songwriter, Bandleader, Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm Guitars
-Recorded and played major clubs in NYC
1991
Invisible Man and The Last Band on Earth
- Ryk Buter was the Invisible Man and he wrote Jazz Rock Fusion songs and miraculously, we rocked them!
Fun time. Did 2 gigs and called it quits!
-Lead and Rhythm Guitar
1991 - 1993
zGroove: Five piece R&B band with singer KFunk.
-Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
-Recorded and gigged in NYC
1995 - 2009
Rik Ekstrom and Boneshaker: Four piece original R&R band
-Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals,
-Recording Engineer and Producer
-played all major NYC clubs
-Recorded album “Philosophy of Brown”
2023
Bliss Street Musical: Rock Musical telling the story of Charlie Sub and his family who owned The Coventry, a rock club in Queens in the early 70s.
-Lead and Rhythm Guitar
2023
paulwarrenjacobs.com: Website launched; and a new chapter begins!