Jay Schellen

Jay Schellen (Some sources provide Schellen's full name as Jay Schellenbaum, though his official website biography indicates Jay David Schellen.) World Trade, Circa, and Unruly Child.

Early life Schellen's father was a musician. Schellen initially took lessons in classical piano, but he was drawn to the drums and started learning to play with Nick Lucchetti.

As a teenager, Schellen was in a group called Kick. He later formed a group called Ritual, named after a piece on Yes's Tales from Topographic Oceans album. Ritual started touring the southwest, middle and north of the US. He was announced as a permanent member of Yes in February 2023.

Schellen plays DW drums, Remo drumheads, and Zildjian cymbals and sticks.

Discography

Hurricane – Take What You Want (1985) Jef Scott – Ten Stories (1986) Hurricane – Over the Edge (1988) Hurricane – Slave to the Thrill (1990) Unruly Child – Unruly Child (1992) Lynx – Lynx (1993) Sircle of Silence – Sircle of Silence (1993) Sircle of Silence – Suicide Candyman (1994) Air Pavilion – Sarrph Cogh (1994) Marcie Free – Tormented (1995) various artists – Jeffology – A Guitar Chronicle (1995) Stream – Take It Or Leave It (1995) World Trade – Euphoria (1995) Murderer's Row – Murderer's Row (1996) various artists – Crossfire – A Salute to Stevie Ray (1996) Billy Sherwood – The Big Peace (1999) Chris Squire & Billy Sherwood – Conspiracy Conspiracy – The Unknown GPS – Window To The Soul (2006) Overland – Epic (2014) Yes – Topographic Drama – Live Across America (2017) Peter Banks – Be Well, Be Safe, Be Lucky... The Anthology (2018) Dukes of the Orient – Dukes of the Orient (2018) Yes – Yes 50 Live (2019) David Cross and Peter Banks – Crossover (2020) Yes – The Royal Affair Tour: Live from Las Vegas (2020) Yes – The Quest (2021) Tony Kaye – The End of Innocence (2021) Yes – Mirror to the Sky (2023) Yes - Aurora (2026)