Jacob Sacks

Jacob Sacks
Origin Michigan, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Piano
Years active Late 1990s–present
Website jacobsacks.com

Jacob Sacks is an American jazz pianist and composer.

Life and career

Sacks is originally from Michigan.[1] He met drummer Dan Weiss at the Manhattan School of Music.[2] Sacks was a finalist in the 1999 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition, aged 22.[1] Sacks was part of bassist Eivind Opsvik's quartet.[3] 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.[4] Sacks has also played and recorded with harpsicord and other keyboard instruments.[5]

Playing style

Nate Chinen of The New York Times commented that Sacks is "drawn to the subtler, deeper mechanics of harmony and form."[4]

Compositions

Sacks "isn't averse to succinctness or simplicity as a composer".[4]

Discography

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

Year recorded Title Label Personnel/Notes
2005 Two Miles a Day Loyal / Yeah Yeah Quartet, with Mat Maneri (viola, violin), Eivind Opsvik (bass), Paul Motian (drums)
2008 Imagination: The Music of Joe Raposo Yeah Yeah Duo, co-led with Yoon Sun Choi (vocals)
2013* No Man's Land Yeah Yeah Quintet, with Andrew Bishop (clarinet, tenor sax), John Wojciechowski (tenor sax), Tim Flood (bass), Dan Weiss (drums)

As sideman

Year recorded Leader Title Label
2010* Binney, DavidDavid Binney Aliso Criss Cross Jazz
2010* Weiss, DanDan Weiss Timshel Sunnyside
2010* Manricks, JacámJacám Manricks Labyrinth Manricks
2012* Irabagon, JonJon Irabagon Unhinged Irabbagast
2012* Opsvik, EivindEivind Opsvik Overseas IV Loyal
2014* Weiss, DanDan Weiss Fourteen Pi
2014* McGinnis, MikeMike McGinnis Road*Trip RKM

References

  1. 1 2 Ratliff, Ben (October 19, 1999) "A Contest Befitting Monk". The New York Times. pp. E1, E4.
  2. Panken, Ted (August 2010) "Dan Weiss – Tabla-Informed Concentration". Down Beat. p. 22.
  3. Margasak, Peter (September 2009) "Eivind Opsvik – Nordic Grit Meets Neil Young". Down Beat. p. 24.
  4. 1 2 3 Chinen, Nate (May 30, 2014) "A Pianist Stands Out As a Leader by Fitting In with the Group". The New York Times.
  5. Drouot, Alain (July 2012) "Eivind Opsvik – Overseas IV". Down Beat. p. 48.

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