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Joel Pirard has been playing, writing, and
recording original rock music for years, as a guitarist, bassist and keyboardist. In
1981, Joel met DON PITZ Joel and Don played together in ALASKA, (featuring Dan Palladino), Tombstone and ANTHEM.
In 1985, Joel answered a call for a keyboardist for THE ALIENZ, where he met ARNO TIETJE. Arno and Joel soon became fast
friends, and thus the seeds of JDA were sown. JDA has released 3 CDs, A Fine TIme, Through A Moving Window. Now with their 3rd CD SYZYGY, JDA is ready to rock!
Don Pitz is JDA's primary lead vocalist.
He also plays keyboards, guitar, bass, and percussion. Don first encountered Joel in the band ALASKA, and when that band folded they both separately auditioned
for a local hot cover band called ANTHEM, and as luck would have it, both got in!
At the same time Joel had been playing with THE ALIENZ and introduced Don to Arno, so the association was born which lead eventually to the formation of JDA.
Arno Tietje is
the primary lead guitarist in JDA. Arno also sings, plays bass, percussion, lap steel
guitar, and harmonica. Arno also writes much of JDA's material, and is a gifted arranger. His JDA association began with Joel
joining his band THE ALIENZ. In 1997, when JDA first recorded together, the
real 'magic' was born. . The rest is history.
Lawrence "Larry" Lipsen studied trumpet and piano as a child.
He majored in classical guitar in college.Lawrence has been playing electric bass since the age of sixteen. A native of Lexington,
Mass. He has played in rock and blues bands in and around Boston, Denver, San Francisco,
and New York.On occasion, he solos on classical guitar. A resident of Edgewater NJ, Lawrence also serves as music director
of the Edgewater Music and Arts Council.
Ron Cook has been a part of the music scene in the New York Metropolitan area for over 40 years. During that time, he has worked the local clubs with a number of cover bands, his
most recent being a group called SoundWave. Over the years, he also had opportunities
to play drums for a number of name acts such as Jay & The Americans and The Righteous Brothers. Among those drummers who have influenced Ron the most are the
great Buddy Rich and John Bonham. Ron is the newest member of JDA
and is looking forward to making some great music with them.
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