FOUNDING MEMBER OF COUSIN JAKE, WHO HAS BEEN PLAYING IN THIS BAND FOR 16 YEARS AND IS HAVING MORE FUN NOW THAN EVER. DAVE HAS BOTH THE RAW POWER AND THE SUBTLE FINESSE TO DRIVE THE ENGINE OF COUSIN JAKE. HIS WRITING COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF STYLES BUT STAYS STRONGLY ROOTED IN BLUES AND IN-YOUR-FACE ROCK AND ROLL. DAVE'S VOCALS ARE GREAT, BUT HIS GUITAR IS WHAT REALLY COOKS!
DON GILLETT - JOINED UP IN LATE 2006 - HAS THE RANGE AND POWER ON THE DRUMS TO REALLY BRING A WHOLE NEW ENERGY TO COUSIN JAKE, AND HAS A STRONG VOICE FOR BOTH LEAD AND HIGH HARMONY. HIS SKILL MAKES THE MUSIC ROCK THAT MUCH BETTER, AND HE'S A PRETTY NICE GUY. ;-) DON GOES THE DISTANCE AT EVERY GIG, AND KEEPS THE TRAIN ROLLING.
COUSIN JAKE WELCOMED BOB VOLK AS OUR NEW VOCALIST/BASS PLAYER IN 2006. BOB IS AN EXPERIENCED FRONTMAN WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE AN ACCOMPLISHED RHYTHM GUITARIST. HE SWITCHED TO BASS GUITAR TO JOIN, AND ADAPTED TO THIS NEW ANIMAL MUCH FASTER THAN EXPECTED. WITH THE ADDITION OF BOB AND HIS VOICE, THE BAND IS STARTING AN EXCITING NEW DIRECTION.
Without all of our Family members, we'd just be knocking paint off the walls in some garage somewhere. Thank you all for supporting your Cousin Jake over the years and for many years to come - we'll keep rockin' for ya. Thanks for stopping by the website and reading this stuff, and stop out to hear us again! And hey - sign the guestbook!