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Anyone for tennis – and a pint? In conversation with Yes drummer, Jay Schellen – 621

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We were delighted to be able to speak to Jay Schellen this week about the upcoming Yes UK and Europe Tour and many other topics, particularly his relationship with the late, great Alan White. As you will hear, Jay’s connections with Yes are numerous and he is a truly talented all-round musician, not ‘just’ a drummer.

Stand by for surprising stories, tennis and visits to the pub…

  • How did Jay find himself playing with so many Yes men?
  • What did he learn from Alan White?
  • What is it like playing with Downes, Howe, Davison and Sherwood?

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Pre-Conversation with Yes drummer, Jay Schellen – 620

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This week Mark and I were due to have a conversation with Jay Schellen about the forthcoming Yes tour of the UK and Europe. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen for reasons outside our control. We will be speaking to Jay on Monday instead so I’m afraid you’ll have to wait just a little bit longer for that.

In the meantime in this very short episode, I thought I’d mention some of the interesting things I have found out about the (relatively) new Yes drummer. See how many of these facts you knew and how many are new to you – most of them were new to me.

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Mark Anthony K flies solo – 571

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While Kevin is on holiday with his family, Mark flies solo and brings us some of the most important talking points of the week including the news that Jay Schellen has been named as the permanent replacement in Yes for Alan White.

Also, Mark mentions what’s coming up for Yes fans in this year’s Record Store Day and more!

  • What are your thoughts on the appointment of Jay Schellen?
  • What do you think he will bring to Yes’ writing?
  • What would you like Yes to release for Record Store Day?

15th February 2023:

YES are delighted to announce that drummer Jay Schellen has joined the band as a permanent member. Following the sad passing of our iconic drummer, Alan White on 26th May 2022, Jay will fulfil Alan’s wishes in becoming the new drummer with YES.

Jay Schellen was Alan White’s choice to stand in during the Topographic Drama tour, in 2016, and shared drumming duties with him from 2018 onwards. Jay had previously played alongside YES’ keyboardist Geoff Downes and late bassist Chris Squire together with long working relationships with Alan and YES bass guitarist Billy Sherwood. This gave Jay a deep insight into the workings of the dynamic rhythm section that drives YES’ music.

Steve Howe says “We’re all delighted to welcome Jay officially into the fold! He’s been a great support throughout the last seven years, and we couldn’t have found a better all round team player.”

“I am thrilled to become the new drummer with YES,” says Jay. “I grew up playing along to YES records and I am proud to have worked so closely with my musical hero and great friend Alan White these past few years. I will strive to honour his memory as we drive towards the future with the band.”

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Dave Kerzner on Arc of Life – 482

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Arc of Life
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This week Mark and I had a highly enjoyable conversation with Dave Kerzner about his position with Billy Sherwood, Jon Davison, Jay Schellen and Jimmy Haun in Arc of Life. We talk about what he would like the band to grow into and delve a little into his keyboard work with Geoff Downes and Tony Banks. It was a real pleasure to welcome Dave back onto the show.

  • What does Dave want to see in the future for Arc of Life?
  • It’s not Yes but what is it?
  • What did Dave do for Geoff Downes?

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An extract from the new box set of ‘Return’ in which Rick mentions Nic:

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Joost Maglev
		David Heyden

Martin Kjellberg
		Paul Wilson

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Michael O’Connor
		William Hayes
Brian Sullivan
		David Pannell

Miguel Falcão
		Lobate Scarp

Chris Bandini
		David Watkinson

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Theme music

The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert – I put it together from the following two creative commons sources: thanvannispen and archive.org

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Billy Sherwood on Arc of Life 466

Arc of Life

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This week, Mark and I had the pleasure of speaking to Billy Sherwood about Arc Of Life, the band and the album.

We also asked him about the widely rumoured new Yes studio album and he was, unsurprisingly, less forthcoming about that. It did lead to some light-hearted moments which we think you will enjoy though.

  • Where did Arc Of Life spring from?
  • Who plays what?
  • What are the plans for the future of the band?

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Bag yourself a fabulous piece of YMP history before it’s too late…

Head over to the YMP Emporium to…

  • Pre-order a YMP Trivia Card Game ‘The Answer Is Yes!’ – going into production very soon
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Join us in August to record episode 500 here:

Lewis Clarke / West Devon : Yes Tor / CC BY-SA 2.0

Lots more details to follow…

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Producers:

  • Jeffrey Crecelius
  • Preston Frazier
  • Bill Govier and
  • Wayne Hall

Patrons:

Aaron Steelman
		Dave Owen

Mark James Lang
		Paul Tomei

Joost Maglev
		David Heyden

Martin Kjellberg
		Paul Wilson

Bob Martilotta
		Lind

Michael O’Connor
		William Hayes
Brian Sullivan
		David Pannell

Miguel Falcão
		Lobate Scarp

Chris Bandini
		David Watkinson

Neal Kaforey
		Rachel Hadaway

Craig Estenes
		Dem

Paul Hailes
		Mark ‘Zarkol’ Baggs

Doug Curran
		Robert Nasir

Fergus Cubbage
		Scott Colombo

Fred Barringer
		Scott Smith
Geoff Bailie
		Simon Barrow
Geoffrey Mason
		Stephen Lambe

Guy R DeRome
		Steve Dill

Henrik Antonsson
		Steve Perry

Hogne Bø Pettersen
		Steve Rode

IanNB
		Steve Scott

Jamie McQuinn
		Steven Roehr

Ken Fuller
		Terence Sadler

Michael Handerhan
		Tim Stannard

Jim
		Todd Dudley

John Cowan
		Tony Handley

John Holden
		Joseph Cottrell

John Parry
		Keith Hoisington

John Thomson
		Barry Gorsky

Alan Begg
		

Robert and David

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Theme music

The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert – I put it together from the following two creative commons sources: thanvannispen and archive.org