Jeremy Kaplan | Vocals & Keyboard
@jeremykaplanmusic

Brian Murray | Vocals & Guitar
@hip_hip__murray

Joey Babick | Drums
@drumsbabickjoe

Jimmy Law | Vocals & Guitar
@jimmy.law

Sam Lucid | Vocals & Bass
@samlucid1

Something organic has been blooming from Asbury Park, New Jersey, and is now making its way around the world. Dogs In A Pile, a band of five twenty somethings with old souls and limitless chops, is waking people up to the timeless and ineffable joys of psychedelic-tinged jazz-funk rock n’ roll.

This is one of the busiest touring bands of today, averaging 130 live shows per year since 2022. The road has become their creative engine, generating a rapidly growing catalog of original tunes. Distroid, the band’s newest album, is a 10-song collection featuring long-awaited studio versions of some of the Dogs’ most beloved repertoire.

Dogs In A Pile is guitarist Jimmy Law, guitarist Brian Murray,  keyboardist Jeremy Kaplan, bassist Sam Lucid, and drummer Joe Babick. In addition, the Dogs In A Pile community includes the Dog Pound, the group’s extended family of fans across the country.

Besides being a lyric from the Grateful Dead song, “He’s Gone,” the name “Dogs In A Pile” is an apt description of the five-piece band’s stylistic breadth. The sonic image it conjures is a heap of storyteller Americana, bluegrass, jazz improvisation, eccentric instrumental excursions, pop-rock sophistication, and deep-pocket grooves, ranging from funk to Latin to reggae and beyond.

Distroid features material that has already become staples of the band’s live show. These studio renditions have afforded the group a chance to present the compositions just how they envision them. Distroid offers a cross-section of the Dogs In A Pile essence, tight and tuneful four-minute funk and jazz informed psych-rock songs, and then sprawling 15-minute compositions with intricate unison lines, agile genre-jumping, and dazzling improvisation. 

  • Jeremy Kaplan | Keyboards

    Hometown Bellmore, NY
    Birthday December 9th

    Jeremy is a multi-instrumentalist who studied at Berklee College of Music.

    At age 12, Jeremy began working as a side man in community theater pit bands. Eventually, he began working rock bands, big bands, and jazz combos across the tri-state area.

    In August of 2017, Billy Joel awarded Jeremy a scholarship to further his studies in music at Berklee College of Music.

    Notable influences include Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, and Frank Zappa.

  • Brian Murray | Guitar

    Hometown Manhassett, NY
    Birthday April 15th

    BRIAN MURRAY (Guitar) s a dynamic guitarist and songwriter hailing from Long Island, NY. His musical journey began at just 7 years old, and his passion quickly evolved into proficiency across a wide range of styles, including thumbpick fingerstyle, folk, and bluegrass. A Berklee College of Music student, it was there that Brian first connected with Jeremy and Sam from Dogs In A Pile, sparking collaborations that continue to resonate today.

    Brian’s craft has been shaped by working one-on-one with legendary fingerstyle virtuosos like Tommy Emmanuel and Richard Smith, as well as gypsy jazz icons Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo. His music exudes a unique blend of influences, from the iconic Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins to Bobby Weir, The Shadows, and the genre-defying John Hartford, making his playing and songwriting both versatile and captivating.

  • Joey Babick | Drums

    Hometown Forked River, NJ
    Birthday     February 7th

    Joe Babick (Drums) began studying percussion at age 9 and started sitting in with local bands at the age of 11.  

    A 3 year veteran of Rockit, the gifted young musicians program at the nationally renowned Count Basie Theater,  Joe performed 12 concerts at the CBT before leaving to follow his propensity for improvisation as a result of a lifelong love of the Grateful Dead. Under the tutelage of professional drummer Ryan Carver, Joe continues to study the rudiments and improvisational techniques of jazz, fusion, and rock.

    Notable influences include Peter Erskine, John Molo, Billy Kreutzmann, and Buddy Rich to name a few.

  • Jimmy Law | Guitar

    Hometown Point Pleasant, NJ
    Birthday     March 5th

    Jimmy Law is a lead guitarist from Point Pleasant, NJ.  

    At age 11, Jimmy began playing along side some of the Jersey Shore’s best musicians including Butchy Sochorow from Splintered Sunlight, Mark Diomede from Juggling Suns & Waynard Scheller of Rainbow Full of Sound.  Jimmy’s influences include a wide range of great musicians & bands including Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead, Warren Haynes, Alice In Chains as well as Phish & The Rolling Stones, to name a few.  

    Jimmy attended The University of Arts in Philadelphia prior to pursuing a career as a professional musician. 

  • Sam Lucid | Bass Guitar

    Hometown Sea Girt, NJ
    Birthday     March 17th

    Sam Lucid (Bass Guitar) is a jazz and rock bass player who graduated from Berklee College of Music.

    Sam has played in blues, rock, jazz and funk/fusion settings, despite the fact that he first picked up the bass guitar in 2016.

    During his time at Berklee, Sam focused on studying jazz theory and improvisational techniques with renowned jazz bassist Lincoln Goines.

    Some of Sam’s main influences include Steely Dan, Jaco Pastorious, Miles Davis, Phish, and the Grateful Dead