List of Pearl Jam Band Members - Former Members

Former Members

Dave Krusen

Active: 1990–1991

Instruments: drums

Release contributions: Ten (1991)

Dave Krusen was a member of the original band formed in 1990. Krusen was asked to join Pearl Jam after auditioning with the band. Krusen left the band following the completion of the recording sessions for Ten and checked himself into rehabilitation.

Matt Chamberlain

Active: 1991

Instruments: drums

Release contributions: "Alive" (live), from the UK/German release of Ten (1991)

Matt Chamberlain briefly joined Pearl Jam following the departure of Dave Krusen and toured with the band in the summer of 1991 before the release of the band's debut album, Ten. Chamberlain left the band following this tour and the filming of the "Alive" video on August 3, 1991 to join the Saturday Night Live band. For his replacement, Chamberlain suggested drummer Dave Abbruzzese, who joined the group and played the rest of Pearl Jam's live shows supporting the Ten album.

Dave Abbruzzese

Active: 1991–1994

Instruments: drums

Release contributions: Vs. (1993), Vitalogy (1994)

Dave Abbruzzese joined Pearl Jam after being recommended by friend Matt Chamberlain, whom Abbruzzese knew through the Texas music scene. Months after the band finished the initial recording sessions for Vitalogy, Abbruzzese was fired in August 1994 due to personality conflicts with the band members.

Jack Irons

Active: 1994–1998

Instruments: drums

Release contributions: Vitalogy (1994), Merkin Ball (1995), No Code (1996), Yield (1998)

Irons became the official drummer for the band in late 1994 following the firing of Dave Abbruzzese. In 1998, prior to Pearl Jam's U.S. Yield Tour, Irons left the band due to dissatisfaction with touring.