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Jeremy Cubert
Jeremy Cubert has not been thinking about music since 1973. He has thoughtlessly recorded and/or played with Quest, Zapotec, Archaic Revival, Apothecary, Formativ, Iconic Sky, The Secret Martyr’s Club, and Alan Scott on keyboards, Chapman Stick and other instruments.
Born in Pennsylvania in 1966, Jeremy started classical piano lessons at the age of seven. With the influence of his brother Dan and cousin Mark, Jeremy began to explore jazz and improvisation as a teenager. Improvisation gave way to the influence of progressive rock bands Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson, and Yes. Jeremy played in various bands such as The History of Ties, Zapotec, The Archaic Revival with a focus on all original instrumental music focused on traditional keyboards instruments (piano, organ, lead synthesizer). Jeremy recorded his first solo album, “From A To B” in 2000 featuring guitarist Bill Curtis, violinist Anna Koropchak, bassist Mike Galway, and drummer Chris Mack (Iluvatar). The album featured atmospheric and driving jazz fusion laden with hints of progressive and classic rock.
In the mid-90’s Jeremy co-founded the progressive rock group “Brave New World” featuring Tom Kraus (Iluvatar) on guitar/vocals, Rick Norris (bass, 12-string guitar), and Marc Schlossberg (drums). The quartet performed at Orion Studios in Baltimore with memorable live recordings.
Jeremy would later join Bill Curtis, Anna Koropchak, and Mike Galway in Zapotec and The Archaic Revival. The group performed and recorded in the Washington, DC area in the early 2000’s culminating in two performance at the famed jazz club, Blues Alley with percussionist Victor Williams (John McLaughlin). Zapotec and The Archaic Revival approached the electric and acoustic sides of Mahavishnu Orchestra styled jazz fusion with a classical influence. After Curtis left the area, Cubert, Koropchak and Galway joined up with drumming veteran Gary Venable in the band Apothecary. At this point, Jeremy had taken his first serious dive into a new instrument – the Chapman Stick. Apothecary released three albums – their self-titled debut, “Not Just Loud” and “That’s What You Get For Talking” with an eclectic brew of jazz, rock, classical and world music and performs in the Washington, DC area.
Encouraged by his progress on the Chapman Stick, Jeremy began playing the Zendrum after being inspired by Roy “Futureman” Wooten (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.) and his drumitar. Jeremy spent years honing his skills on the Zendrum to the point where he felt he could provide drum and percussion parts for his solo recordings. The Zendrum can be worn like a guitar and has touch sensitive pads to fine control over drum sounds.
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"Bridging jazz fusion and progressive rock... played supremely well, with the keyboard and Chapman Stick parts especially impressive." — Exposé Online (Review of Elephant in the Room)
"Surprising sound palette... utilizing his esoteric LinnStrument and Chapman Stick... grand passages, bluesy-jazzy Hammond organ leads, and an amazing level of variety." — Progressive Rock Fanatics (Review of Iconic Sky)
"His basic style is intact... leading to references to Return to Forever (Romantic Warrior era) and Happy the Man. An impressive piece of work, clearly the result of a great amount of mastering so many instruments, all in service of wonderful compositions." — Exposé Online
Bill Bruford
drums
Chick Corea
piano
Miles Davis
trumpet
Allan Holdsworth
guitar, electric
Lyle Mays
keyboards
Pat Metheny
guitar
Victor Wooten
bass
