JACK’S MAZE
Thirty years in the making. The maze is still moving.
Born in the New York tri-state rock scene. Forged in the late ’80s. Lost for decades. Found again.
Jack’s Maze is progressive rock with history in its bones—and unfinished business in its blood.
The story began in 1989, when Robin Ross and Frank Cinquegrana, alongside a crew of fellow musicians, formed a band called Laughing Jack. What started as a group of musicians jamming together quickly became something bigger: an original progressive-rock band with a sound that refused to stay inside the lines.
Playing venues throughout New York City and the surrounding tri-state area, the band built its identity around powerful musicianship, ambitious songwriting, and a willingness to go wherever the music led.
Progressive rock was the foundation. Classic rock brought the muscle. Jazz, metal, fusion, and countless other influences found their way into the mix.
The result was Jack’s Maze.
And they weren't writing music for the moment.
They were writing music that would survive it.
LOST IN THE MAZE
The original lineup featured:
Frank Cinquegrana — Lead Vocals & Lyrics
Robin Ross — Keyboards, Guitar & Composer
Scott Cowan — Rhythm Guitar
Joe Torres — Bass
Joe Granowski — Drums
Bill Snyder — Lead Guitar
Together, they created a catalog of original music that was ambitious, unconventional, and unmistakably rock.
In 1993, Jack’s Maze completed its debut album, Lost in the Maze.
Then life happened.
The album never received its official release. The tapes remained. The songs remained. The memories remained.
And the maze went quiet.
For nearly three decades.
THIRTY YEARS LATER…
Some bands disappear.
Some songs disappear with them.
Jack’s Maze did neither.
Nearly 30 years after Lost in the Maze was recorded, the musicians came back together to finish what they had started.
In 2024, on the 30th anniversary of the album, Lost in the Maze was finally released.
Three decades late.
But right on time.
The album's explosive track “Big Machines” became the band's anthem—a song that captures the power, ambition, and restless energy at the heart of Jack’s Maze.
The music had waited 30 years.
It still had something to say.
THE SOUND
Jack’s Maze lives somewhere between progressive rock, classic rock, hard rock, and jazz-fusion, with songwriting that refuses to follow a straight line.
Fans and listeners have drawn comparisons to Pink Floyd, Rush, and Led Zeppelin, but those names only tell part of the story.
The band’s music is built on musicians who came from different places, different influences, and different musical worlds—and somehow found the same road.
Complex when it needs to be. Heavy when it wants to be. Melodic when the moment calls for it. Always original.
This isn't nostalgia.
It's unfinished rock history.
THE MAZE CONTINUES
Jack’s Maze isn't simply a band that got back together.
It's a story that refused to end.
From smoky stages and rehearsal rooms around New York City and the tri-state area in the early 1990s, to an album that sat unheard for decades, to Lost in the Maze finally reaching the world in 2024—the journey has been anything but predictable.
And it's not over.
The next chapter arrives in January 2027 with their new album, Once In A Blue Moon.
New music.
New energy.
Same maze.
Jack’s Maze carries the spirit of progressive rock forward without trying to recreate the past. The songs were born decades ago, but the music still has teeth.
Because great rock doesn't have an expiration date.
It waits.
It survives.
And when the time is right, it comes roaring back.
The maze started in 1989.
Thirty years couldn't stop it.
And the journey is far from over.
THE MUSICIANS
ROBIN ROSS
Keyboards • Guitar • Composer • Producer
Robin Ross has been chasing the sound of music since the late 1980s, beginning their journey through the New Jersey and New York music scenes.
A musician, songwriter, producer, and audio engineer, Robin became one of the driving creative forces behind Jack’s Maze.
Robin helped establish recording studios including Triple R Studios and Sound Complex near New York City.
As composer, keyboardist, guitarist, producer, and engineer, Robin has been involved in virtually every side of the creative process.
For Robin, the studio isn't just a place to record.
It's another instrument.
FRANK CINQUEGRANA
Lead Vocals • Lyrics
Frank Cinquegrana has been living in rock music since the age of 17.
After high school, Frank began jamming with guitarist Scott Cowan. That partnership eventually led to the formation of the band Initial Hit, and ultimately became part of the foundation of Jack’s Maze.
Frank's influences stretch across the musical universe—from Led Zeppelin, Rush, and Pink Floyd to John Denver and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
That unlikely combination tells you a lot about Frank.
He's not interested in staying inside one genre.
As lead vocalist and primary lyricist, Frank gives Jack’s Maze its voice and its stories. He also plays drums, guitar, and keyboards.
The words tell the story. Frank makes them hit.
SCOTT COWAN
Rhythm Guitar
Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Scott Cowan discovered music early.
He remembers hearing his mother playing music in the kitchen and becoming fascinated by the sound of the guitar.
He picked up the instrument.
And never put it down.
Scott joined the band during its earliest days and became an essential part of the Jack’s Maze sound.
For Scott, music has always been about connection—the moment when something you create becomes something another person can feel.
That's the payoff.
JOE TORRES
Bass
Joe Torres brings something different to the low end.
A jazz-fusion player with a rocker's attitude, Joe developed his style through years of playing throughout New Jersey and New York City.
He performed with jazz-fusion group Lax, as well as rock bands The Richards, Palm, and
His professional career also includes session work with Nick Redman Studios in London and Sony Studios in New York City.
The bass doesn't just hold the bottom down. Joe makes it move.
BILL SNYDER
Lead Guitar
Bill Snyder brought the fire.
Originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey, Bill came into Jack’s Maze with deep roots in heavy metal and rock, bringing a harder edge and unmistakable attitude to the band's progressive sound.
He joined in 1990 and became an important part of the band's early years.
Bill passed away in 2021.
But guitar players leave more than memories behind.
They leave riffs.
They leave tone.
They leave moments that live inside the music forever.
Bill's playing remains part of the Jack’s Maze story—and part of the maze itself.
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JOE GRANOWSKI
Drums
Sometimes the right musician walks through the door when you're not looking for them.
Joe Granowski walked into Robin Ross's Sound Complex studio with another band, Safety in Numbers.
While he was there, Joe heard Jack’s Maze performing “In Your Dreams.”
Something clicked.
When Joe sat behind the kit with the band, there wasn't much left to figure out.
He was the guy.
His technique was impressive. His energy was immediate. His timing was locked in.
The band called it his “built-in clock.”
Joe brought the kind of rhythmic foundation that lets progressive rock breathe without losing its punch. Precision, power, feel, and an attitude that made the songs come alive.
He didn't just keep time. He drove the machine.