Origin Michigan, U.S. Occupation(s) Musician, composer Years active Late 1990s–present | Genres Jazz Instruments Piano Website jacobsacks.com | |
Albums Play Cy Coleman, Barcelona Holiday, Koptor, Peak Inn Similar | ||
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Jacob Sacks is an American jazz pianist and composer.
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- Jacob sacks trio
- Nels cline billy martin jacob sacks and oren bloedow improvisation part 1
- Life and career
- Playing style
- Compositions
- Discography
- Songs
- References
Nels cline billy martin jacob sacks and oren bloedow improvisation part 1
Life and career
Sacks is originally from Michigan. He met drummer Dan Weiss at the Manhattan School of Music. Sacks was a finalist in the 1999 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition, aged 22. Sacks was part of bassist Eivind Opsvik's quartet. Sacks has for a long time played in a trio with the bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Dan Weiss, and in a duo with vocalist Yoon Sun Choi. Sacks has also played and recorded with harpsicord and other keyboard instruments.
Playing style
Nate Chinen of The New York Times commented that Sacks is "drawn to the subtler, deeper mechanics of harmony and form."
Compositions
Sacks "isn't averse to succinctness or simplicity as a composer".
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
Songs
Bastion of sanity2009
AlisoAliso · 2010
Lester Left Town2009