Band Member Bios

Jerome Dalbeck 

Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals 

    Jerome Dalbeck grew up in Washington State listening to his father play the accordion at home, as well as jamming with extended family at "clan gatherings". Wishing to play along with the polka, bluegrass, and folk music, he started learning to play the mandolin with his grandfather. Those lessons ended with his grandfather’s passing, but the influence was set and he started formal music lessons on the trumpet at age 10. The following year he switched again to the tuba and sousaphone, which he continued playing until high school graduation. At age 14, his musical interests had him teaching himself the bass guitar, which became his signature instrument. 

    Playing multiple instruments had him enrolled in various school bands, performing everything from symphonic music to Sousa marches to jazz standards. As a student, Jerome has had the rare experience to participate in nationally competing bands in both high school and college. His high school stage band scored a 3rd place finish at the Reno International Jazz Festival, while his college jazz combo twice scored a 2nd place finish at the Berkeley Jazz Festival. 

    His first paying gigs began at the age of 16 after joining an Elvis/50’s band started by school friends. He continued studying jazz and music theory through the college level and has performed many styles of music in every type of setting including television and large venues. At age 19, Jerome landed his first recording gig and by age 20, he was writing original music and co-founding his first professional band, the Seattle area rock group Perimeter. 

    After many years of performing in the Puget Sound area, Jerome moved to California in 2005. Here, he has played with a couple of cover bands, a Doors tribute band and the original southern rock/country band Elkhorn Lodge. He is now turning those many years of playing bass and singing into leading his next musical venture, The Jerome Dalbeck group. 

    Jerome's varied, early musical exposure and countless genre-hopping performances helped develop his signature blend of rock, blues, jazz and funk. The former Pacific Northwest bassist's writing style of up-front catchy bass lines and hook-laden guitar parts has rocked audiences for years. The mix of tight arranging and jazz influenced ad-lib moments fits in perfectly with greater San Francisco Bay Area audiences and beyond, who love hot rock, cool grooves and jam band sensibilities.