List of Yes band members

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Genres Progressive rock		Past members Former members

Years active 1968–1981, 1982–2004, 2008–present Members Steve Howe Alan White Geoff Downes Billy Sherwood Jon Davison

The following list details musicians who have been and still are members of the English progressive rock band Yes since its formation in 1968. Their latest lineup includes bassist Billy Sherwood, guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, keyboardist Geoff Downes and lead vocalist Jon Davison. The band was split between 1981 and 1982 and on hiatus from 2004 to 2008. Bassist Chris Squire was the only member to be part of every one of the band's incarnations until his death in 2015. There are no founding members in the current lineup.

Current members

Steve Howe

Active: 1970–1981, 1990–1992, 1995–2004, 2008–present Instruments: guitar, backing vocals, lap steel & pedal steel guitar, laud, mandolin Release contributions: all Yes releases from The Yes Album (1971) to Drama (1980), Union (1991), all Yes releases from Keys to Ascension (1996)

Alan White

Active: 1972–1981, 1982–2004, 2008–present Instruments: drums, percussion Release contributions: all Yes releases from Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973)

Geoff Downes

Active: 1980–1981, 2011–present Instruments: keyboards, keytar, vocoder Release contributions: Drama (1980), The Word Is Live (2005), all Yes releases from Fly from Here (2011) sans Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (2015)

Billy Sherwood

Active: 1997–2000, 2015-present; Touring member: 1994 Instruments: keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals Release contributions: Open Your Eyes (1997), The Ladder (1999), House of Yes: Live from House of Blues (2000) Non-member contributions: Union (1991) (keyboards, guitar, bass guitar) Keys to Ascension (1996) (mixer) Keys to Ascension 2 (1997) (producer, mixer) Heaven & Earth (2014) (mixer, engineer)

Jon Davison

Active: 2012–present Instruments: lead vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards Release contributions: Heaven & Earth (2014), Like It Is: Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome (2014), Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center (2015)

Former members

Jon Anderson

Active: 1968–1980, 1982–1988, 1990–2004 Instruments: lead vocals, guitar, percussion, harp, keyboards Release contributions: all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to Tormato (1978), Yesshows (1980), all Yes releases from 90125 (1983) to Magnification (2001), Union Live (2011), Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (2015)

Chris Squire

Active: 1968–1981, 1982–2004, 2008–2015 (his death) Instruments: bass guitar, backing vocals, harmonica Release contributions: all Yes releases

Tony Kaye

Active: 1968–1971, 1982–1983, 1983–1994 Instruments: organ, piano, synth Release contributions: all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to The Yes Album (1971), All Yes releases from 90125 (1983) to Talk (1994), The Word Is Live (2005)

Bill Bruford

Active: 1968-1972, 1990–1992 Instruments: drums, percussion Release contributions: all Yes releases from Yes (1969) to Yessongs (1973), Union (1991), Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 (1997), The Word Is Live (2005)

Peter Banks

Active: 1968–1970 Instruments: guitar Release contributions: Yes (1969), Time and a Word (1970), Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970 (1997), The Word Is Live (2005)

Tony O'Reilly

Active: Sept. 1968–Nov. 1968 Instruments: drums Release contributions: none

Rick Wakeman

Active: 1971–1974, 1976–1980, 1990–1992, 1995–1996, 2002–2004 Instruments: keyboards Release contributions: all Yes releases from Fragile (1971) to Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973), Going for the One (1977), Tormato (1978), Union (1991), Keys to Ascension (1996), Keys to Ascension 2 (1997), The Word Is Live (2005), Live at Montreux 2003 (2007), Union Live (2011), Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (2015)

Patrick Moraz

Active: 1974–1976 Instruments: keyboards Release contributions: Relayer (1974), Yesshows (1980), The Word Is Live (2005)

Trevor Horn

Active: 1980–1981 Instruments: lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar Release contributions: Drama (1980), The Word Is Live (2005) Non-member contributions: 90125 (1983) (producer, backing vocals) Big Generator (1987) (producer) Fly from Here (2011) (producer, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals)

Trevor Rabin

Active: 1982–1994 Instruments: guitar, backing vocals, keyboards Release contributions: all Yes releases from 90125 (1983) to Talk (1994), The Word Is Live (2005), Union Live (2011)

Eddie Jobson

Active: 1983 Instruments: keyboards, violin Release contributions: none

Igor Khoroshev

Active: 1997–2000 Instruments: keyboards Release contributions: The Ladder(1999), The Word is Live (2005) Non-member contributions: Open Your Eyes (1997) (keyboards)

Benoît David

Active: 2008–2012 Instruments: lead vocals Release contributions: Fly from Here (2011), In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011)

Oliver Wakeman

Active: 2008–2011 Instruments: keyboards Release contributions: In the Present – Live from Lyon (2011) Non-member contributions: Fly from Here (2011) (keyboards)

Session musicians

David Foster

Instruments: backing vocals, guitar Release contributions: Time and a Word (1970)

Colin Goldring

Instruments: recorder Release contributions: The Yes Album (1971)

Deepak Khazanchi

Instruments: sitar, tambura Release contributions: 90125 (1983)

Graham Preskett

Instruments: violin Release contributions: 90125 (1983)

Jimmy Zavala

Instruments: harmonica Release contributions: Big Generator (1987)

Union (1991) session musicians (not including musicians otherwise mentioned on this page)

Steve Porcaro

Instruments: synthesizer, keyboards Release contributions: Union (1991), Open Your Eyes (1997)

Randy Raine-Reusch

Instruments: world instruments Release contributions: The Ladder (1999)

Rhys Fulber

Instruments: dance loops Release contributions: The Ladder (1999)

Luís Jardim

Instruments: percussion Release contributions: Fly from Here (2011)

Gerard Johnson

Instruments: piano Release contributions: Fly from Here (2011)

Studio group and conductor contributions

Richard Williams Singers

Release contributions: Going for the One (1977)

Ars Laeta of Lausanne

Release contributions: Going for the One (1977)

The Marguerita Horns

Members: Tom Keenlyside (piccolo, saxophone), Derry Burns (trumpet), Rod Murray (trombone), Tom Colclough (saxophone), Neil Nicholson (tuba) Release contributions: The Ladder (1999)

Larry Groupé (conductor)

Release contributions: Magnification (2001)

Touring musicians

Ian Wallace

Active: 1968 (one show) Instruments: drums Release contributions: none

Tom Brislin

Active: 2001 Instruments: keyboards Release contributions: Symphonic Live (2002-DVD, 2009-CD)

Jay Schellen

Active: 2016-present (substitute for Alan White) Instruments: drums Release contributions: none

Live group and conductor contributions

Wilhelm Keitel (conductor)

Release contributions: Symphonic Live (2002-DVD, 2009-CD)

There have been two occasions when a line-up of former Yes members has competed with the official line-up of Yes. These bands did not use the Yes name, but included former Yes members, performed/perform Yes music and presented/present themselves within the context of Yes' history.

References

List of Yes band members Wikipedia

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