Kerry Jacobson is a musician, educator and former drummer of New Zealand rock band Dragon

Dragon (band)

Dragon is a popular New Zealand rock band, they were formed in Auckland, New Zealand in January 1972 and relocated to Sydney, Australia in May 1975. They were previously led by singer Marc Hunter and are currently led by his brother bass player Todd Hunter...

 from 1976–1983 and again playing at their 30 year reunion and at the 2008 ARIA Hall of Fame

ARIA Hall of Fame

Since 1988 the Australian Recording Industry Association has inducted artists into its ARIA Hall of Fame. While most have been recognised at the annual ARIA Music Awards, in 2005 ARIA sought to create a separate standalone "ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame" event as only one or two acts could be inducted...

 in Melbourne, Australia.

Career

Moving to Australia in 1976, Kerry Jacobson replaced Neil Storey who had died from an accidental drug overdose. He went on to play with the band until their official break-up in 1979, when he then joined Mondo Rock for a brief period of time before leaving the band in 1981. In 1982 Dragon reformed with its original and most notable line-up, including Jacobson, as they needed to pay off some outstanding debts which had accumulated after their breakup in 1979. After the debt was paid off, the band continued to perform as they enjoyed the limelight again. In 1983, Jacobson decided to leave the band and become a session musician, where his notable work included the albums "Dark Spaces" by Richard Clapton

Richard Clapton

Richard Clapton is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sydney, New South Wales. His solo top 20 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart are "Girls on the Avenue" and "I Am an Island"...

, "Big City Talk" by Marc Hunter

Marc Hunter

Marc Alexander Hunter was a New Zealand rock and pop singer best known as the lead vocalist with Dragon, a band formed by his older brother Todd in Auckland in 1973....

 and "Shy Boys Shy Girls" by the Kevin Borich Express.

In 1990 Jacobson moved to Brisbane where he studied Jazz Drums and Piano at the Conservatorium of Music, earning him a diploma in music. He continued to perform throughout the 1990s touring with many different acts, including a European tour with Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel is a rock band that originated in Adelaide, Australia. It is one of the most acclaimed Australian rock bands of all time, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s and huge sales that continue to this day, although its success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to...

 guitarist Ian Moss

Ian Moss

Ian Moss is an Australian rock musician, best known as the guitarist and occasional singer of Cold Chisel. In that group's initial ten year career, Moss recorded eight albums, three of which were No. 1 national hits. His solo career began with a No. 1 album and single and five ARIA Awards...

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Jacobson is currently endorsed by ddrum acoustic and electronic drums, Istanbul Cymbals, and he also has his own line of Trueline drumsticks. Jacobson also currently teaches percussion at various schools in Brisbane, Australia. He still performs live with Renee Geyer

Renée Geyer

Renée Rebecca Geyer is an Australian singer who has long been regarded as one of the finest exponents of jazz, soul and R&B idioms. She had commercial success as a solo artist in Australia, with "It's a Man's Man's World", "Heading in the Right Direction" and "Stares and Whispers" in the 1970s and...

, Mondo Rock

Mondo Rock

Mondo Rock is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia, most prominent in the early 1980s. The band was formed in late 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Ross Wilson.-Early years: 1976–1979:...

, Kevin Borich Express, Andy Cowan

Andy Cowan

Andy Cowan is an American writer and script consultant for television and other media. He hosts the radio comedy talk show, Up & Down Guys, on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles...

 and Dragon

Dragon (band)

Dragon is a popular New Zealand rock band, they were formed in Auckland, New Zealand in January 1972 and relocated to Sydney, Australia in May 1975. They were previously led by singer Marc Hunter and are currently led by his brother bass player Todd Hunter...

.

Albums

Year	Title	Label	Catalogue No.	Peak chart position
				AUS Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...	NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...
1977	Sunshine Sunshine (Dragon album) Sunshine is the third album by New Zealand / Australian rock band Dragon, it was their first album after they had relocated to Sydney in May 1975. Sunshine was released in 1977 by CBS Records and peaked at #24 on the Australian national albums charts. The single "This Time" had been released in...	CBS CBS Records CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J... Portrait Portrait Records Portrait Records was a sister label of Epic Records and later of Columbia Records. Cyndi Lauper and Sade signed with Portrait, but their contracts were absorbed by Epic after that incarnation of the label was shuttered....	SBP234946 JR35068	24	—
1977	Running Free Running Free (Dragon album) Running Free is the fourth album by New Zealand / Australian rock band Dragon, It was originally released in 1977 on vinyl and re-released on CD in 1989.-Track listing:#"April Sun In Cuba"#"Rose"#"Any Fool Can Tell You"#"Shooting Stars"...	Portrait CBS	PR33005 1989 CD: 465720-2	6	16
1978	O Zambezi O Zambezi O Zambezi is the fifth album by New Zealand – Australian rock band Dragon. It was originally Released in 1978 on Vinyl and latter re-released on CD...	Portrait	PR33010	3	17
1979	Power Play	CBS	SBP237352	64	—
1984	Body and the Beat Body and the Beat Body and the Beat is an album recorded by Australian/New Zealand rock band Dragon in 1984. It contains their top 10 single "Rain". Body and the Beat charted at number 5 on the Australian Albums Chart.-Track listing:#"Rain"#"Promises"#"Wilderworld"...  ("Rain" only)	Polydor Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...	817874-1	5	—
1989	Bondi Road ("Bondi Road" only)	RCA RCA Records RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...	SFCD0170	18	—

Singles

Year	Title	Album	Label	Peak chart position
				AUS Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...	NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...
1977	"Get that Jive"	Sunshine	CBS, Portrait	13	—
1977	"Sunshine"	Sunshine	CBS, Portrait	36	—
1977	"April Sun in Cuba"	Running Free Running Free (Dragon album) Running Free is the fourth album by New Zealand / Australian rock band Dragon, It was originally released in 1977 on vinyl and re-released on CD in 1989.-Track listing:#"April Sun In Cuba"#"Rose"#"Any Fool Can Tell You"#"Shooting Stars"...	CBS, Portrait	2	9
1977	"Konkaroo"	Running Free	CBS, Portrait	40	—
1978	"Are You Old Enough?"	O Zambezi O Zambezi O Zambezi is the fifth album by New Zealand – Australian rock band Dragon. It was originally Released in 1978 on Vinyl and latter re-released on CD...	Portrait	1	5
1978	"Still in Love with You"	O Zambezi	Portrait	27	35
1979	"Love's not Enough"	Single only release	CBS	37	—
1982	"Ramona"	Single only release	Polydor Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...	79	—
1983	"Rain"	Body and the Beat	Polydor	2	—

External links

• Kerry Jacobson at MySpace
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