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(1990–91), Course of Empire (1994–1998), and James Hall's band Pleasure Club, which was formed in 2002. He was a member of the

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band Pop Poppins, a metroplex cult follow. He played on

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's 2004 release ''

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'', and has also toured or recorded with Blind Boys of Alabama,

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, Anna Egge, Tom Freund and many others. Jerome is double-jointed and ambidextrous. Jerome joined the

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-based band

Better Than Ezra Better Than Ezra is an American alternative rock band based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and signed with The End Records. The band formed in 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and consists of Kevin Griffin (vocals and guitar), Tom Drummond (bass g ...

in 2009, following the departure of the band's drummer of 13 years,

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, who had amicably left Better Than Ezra in February 2009 in order to tour full-time with

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. Better Than Ezra's 2009 album, '' Paper Empire'', marked Jerome's recording debut with the band. Richard Thompson Electric Trio, Towersey 2018

He has also toured with Richard Thompson and John Cale. He recorded four albums with Cale – ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2011) and ''

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'' (2012). Michael Jerome is co-founder of the trio Halls Of The Machine. Mike Graff (guitars) and Van Eric Martin (piano) are the fellow musicians. Their first album is titled "Atmospheres For Lovers And Sleepers" and was released in 2001. Their second album "Calling All Tribal Dignitaries" will be released in 2017. In 2015 the song "Bono X" of Halls Of The Machine was officially released worldwide on the Compilation "I.C. - Independent Celebration, Vol. 1" from the German label "Birdstone Records". Jerome is a

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fan and resides in

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Discography

;With

*'' Paper Empire'' (2009) *'' All Together Now'' (2014) ;With

The Blind Boys of Alabama The Blind Boys of Alabama, also billed as The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, and Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama, is an American gospel group. The group was founded in 1939 in Talladega, Alabama, and has featured a changing roster ...

*''Spirit of the Century'' (2001) *'' Go Tell It on the Mountain'' (2003) *''

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Initiation Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense, it can also signify a transformation ...

'' (1994) *'' Telepathic Last Words'' (1998) ;With Robin Danar *''Altered States'' (2008) ;With

Ana Egge Ana G. Egge (born September 20, 1976, in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian/American musician and songwriter. Egge grew up the daughter of a teacher and a wheat farmer in Ambrose, North Dakota, and later moved to Silver City, New ...

*''Road to My Love'' (2009) ;With Nina Ferraro *''The Promise'' (2010) ;With Tom Freund *''Fit to Screen'' (2009) ;With

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*''Complication Simplified'' (2012) ;With

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*''Over with You'' (2012) ;With

Alyssa Graham Alyssa Graham (born Alyssa Hope Altschul) is an American singer-songwriter. In 2005, she launched her solo music career with the release of the album, ''What Love Is'', which was heralded by ''All About Jazz'' as one of the Best New Recordings of ...

*''The Lock, Stock, and Soul'' (2011) ;With

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*''Recollection'' (2010) ;With

Sara Lov Sara Lov is an American singer and songwriter. Lov was born in Hawaii in 1971 and later was raised by her mother in Los Angeles after the divorce of her parents. At the age of four she was kidnapped by her father, who was in the midst of a custod ...

*''The Young Eyes'' (2008) *''Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming'' (2009) ;With

Shelby Lynne Shelby Lynne (born Shelby Lynn Moorer, October 22, 1968) is an American singer and songwriter and the older sister of singer-songwriter Allison Moorer. The success of her pop rock album '' I Am Shelby Lynne'' (1999) led to her winning the Grammy ...

*''Thanks'' (2013) ;With

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Maestro Maestro (; from the Italian ''wikt:maestro#Italian, maestro'' , meaning "wikt:master, master" or "teacher") is an honorific title of respect (plural: maestros or maestri). The term is most commonly used in the context of Western classical music ...

'' (2008) ;With Meiko *'' Meiko'' (2008) ;With

*'' One Night in America'' (2001) *''

'' (2004) ;With

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*''Can You Hear Me'' (2008) ;With

Brandi Shearer Brandi Shearer (born June 5, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter. She was born and raised in Oregon. Early life Brandi Shearer was raised on a farm in rural Oregon where she was encouraged by her grandmother to sing and play music. She was ...

*''Love Don't Make You Juliet'' (2009) ;With Pleasure Club *''Here Comes the Trick'' (2002) *''The Fugitive Kind'' (2004) ;With Bill Purdy *''Move My Way'' (2008) ;With

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*''Deer in the Night'' (2009) ;With Pop Poppins *''The Other Lover'' (1990) *''Delight in Disorder'' (1991) *''Live at the Hop'' (1992) *''Epitome of Simplicity'' (1992) *''Pop Poppins'' (1993) *''Non-Pop Specific'' (1996) ;With Richard Thompson *''

Semi-Detached Mock Tudor ''Semi-Detached Mock Tudor'' is a live album by Richard Thompson Beginning with the '' Live at Crawley'' album in 1995, Richard Thompson had begun issuing high-quality, officially sanctioned live recordings as an alternative to bootleg record ...

'' (2002) *'' 1000 Years of Popular Music'' (2003) *'' The Old Kit Bag'' (2003) *'' Sweet Warrior'' (2007) *''

Live Warrior __NOTOC__ ''Live Warrior'' is a live album by Richard Thompson recorded during the 2007 tours of the UK and United States to support the '' Sweet Warrior'' album. It is released on Thompson's boutique Beeswing label. The album's track selection ...

'' (2009) *'' Dream Attic'' (2010) *''

Electric Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by ...

'' (2013) *''

Still A still is an apparatus used to distill liquid mixtures by heating to selectively boil and then cooling to condense the vapor. A still uses the same concepts as a basic distillation apparatus, but on a much larger scale. Stills have been used ...

'' (2015) *'' 13 Rivers'' (2018) ;With

Ben Ottewell Benjamin Joseph Ottewell (born 23 June 1976) is an English singer-songwriter. He is one of the three lead singers of the English indie rock band Gomez. He was the recipient of the Mercury Music Award Prize in 1998, and is well known for his "de ...

*''Shapes & Shadows'' (2011) ;With

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*'' Afraid of Heights'' (2013) ;With

* "Dig a Hole" / "I Hope You Die" (1991)

Compilation appearances

* ''I. C. Independent Celebration, Vol. 1'' (2015, Birdstone Records) (with Halls Of The Machine: song: "Bono X" (full version on CD; edited version on vinyl)

References

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