Jay Schellen officially joins Yes

[rabin105]

https://www.loudersound.com/news/drummer-jay-schellen-joins-yes-on-a-permanent-basis

[soundchaser09]

Never in doubt of course. Great to have it confirmed! Now roll on that new album

[rabin105]

Never in doubt of course. Great to have it confirmed! Now roll on that new album

Agreed… This not the new I was expecting but its nice none the less

[Mr. Holland]

Good. Jay is a excellent drummer and he and Billy form a good pair.

[pianozach]

“I grew up playing along to Yes records and I am proud to have worked so closely with my musical hero and great friend Alan White these past few years. I will strive to honour his memory as we drive towards the future with the band.”

Alan couldn't have planned a better 'hand-off'. This one went a bit smoother than the previous one, with Chris handing it off to Billy.

[rabin105]

“I grew up playing along to Yes records and I am proud to have worked so closely with my musical hero and great friend Alan White these past few years. I will strive to honour his memory as we drive towards the future with the band.”

Alan couldn't have planned a better 'hand-off'. This one went a bit smoother than the previous one, with Chris handing it off to Billy.

Well it is still being met with the usual annoyance

[Ceasar’s Palace]

I would guess this also confirms that the drumming on the new album is still all Alan, with some Jay percussion at most.

(btw this is my post #666…)

[Kenny]

Bizarrely, there's no confirmation on Yesworld so I'd regard any comments as premature.

[Kenny]

Never in doubt of course. Great to have it confirmed! Now roll on that new album

With only one Yes RRHOFer in the band from six living inductees, I'd hesitate to brand it as a Yes album.,

[rabin105]

With only one Yes RRHOFer in the band from six living inductees, I'd hesitate to brand it as a Yes album.,

First and foremost it would be two and second of all it inducted Dolly Parton …… yeah I dorm think The hall of fame should have any say in anything

[Soundwaveseeker]

If this is official, then I'm glad. Jay Schellen does Alan proud, he has that Alan White-type drumming style that fits Yes perfectly. It's cool that Yes has hired him to be an official contributing member rather than being considered a separate session musician or given the Moody Blues Patrick Moraz treatment. Go Jay! Bring on the next Yes album.

[Kenny]

First and foremost it would be two and second of all it inducted Dolly Parton …… yeah I dorm think The hall of fame should have any say in anything

Are you drunk? 😁 Only Howe, out of the current line-up, was inducted.

Squire and White are dead, Bruford is retired and Kaye is doing his own thing,

Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman are regarded as the enemy,

[kkleinschmidt]

Welcome to the band (officially) Jay! Looking forward to seeing you sometime soon...

[Kenny]

Welcome to the band (officially) Jay! Looking forward to seeing you sometime soon...

Where is the OFFICIAL confirmation?

[kkleinschmidt]

Where is the OFFICIAL confirmation?

I'm thinking the article mentioned above is the official announcement because it has Steve's quote. Wikipedia pages are updated using it as a reference. YesWorld is always behind on these sorts of things but I'm guessing we'll see something there sooner than later (maybe when they finally announce US dates?).