Jacob Sacks

Jacob Sacks is one of the most creative pianists on the NYC jazz scene today. His strong individual voice has been heard in a variety of settings ranging from the mainstream jazz traditions of the Mingus Big Band and Orchestra to the open approach of the Paul Motian Septet to the vamp based fusion of David Binney��s Balance. Originally from Michigan, Jacob was a 1995 Presidential Scholar In The Arts before he moved to New York City to study with Garry Dial at the Manhattan School Of Music. After graduation in 1998, Jacob was a finalist in the 1999 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. In the last 12 years, Jacob has been a member of many different ensembles, recorded several albums, and has toured the United States, Europe, and Canada several times

Synchronicity

By Jeong Lim Yang

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Synchronicity; Ordinary Waltz; Morning Glory; Salad for Lunch; Weeping Dream; Stimmung; Body nor Soul.

Jeong Lim Yang: Synchronicity

by Neri Pollastri
August 11, 2025

? piuttosto sorprendente questo nuovo lavoro di Jeong Lim Yang, contrabbassista coreana residente a New York dal 2011 e ormai figura molto presente nella musica metropolitana. Alla testa di un eccellente quartetto, entro il quale spicca la viola di Mat Maneri, la Yang presenta un programma di proprie composizioni (solo “Salad for Lunch" �� firmata dal ...

Dan Weiss Quartet: Unclassified Affections

by Troy Dostert
June 9, 2025

When he is not keeping company as a sideman with some of the most innovative musicians of 21st century creative jazz--a list which includes folks like pianist Matt Mitchell, saxophonist Jon Irabagon, guitarist Miles Okazaki and bassist Trevor Dunn--drummer Dan Weiss has steadily been building his own impressive set of recordings as a leader. Recently, he ...

Niran Dasika, Sylvie Courvoisier, Mary Halvorson, Timo Lassy & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 15, 2025

A world of sonic explorers from all over the world, in the 37 minutes of this playlist that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Timo Lassy Trio “Mountain Man Exit / Orlo" Live in Helsinki (We ...

Jeong Lim Yang: Synchronicity

by Jerome Wilson
May 1, 2025

Bassist Jeong Lim Yang is a member of the Brooklyn jazz scene who has worked with many different musicians such as Jason Palmer, Oscar Noreiga, and Kenny Wollesen. On her third album as a leader, she uses a quartet combining motion and atmosphere with melodic beauty elements. The quartet has Mat Maneri on viola, ...

Numerals

By Don Peretz

Label: Deepdig Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Keirin; Arthur's Bread; ?pater Le Bourgeois; Suburban Talent; Karla; Bag Chags; Numerals; Tyranny Of Fine; Babysh!t.

Live in Red Hook

By Gui Duvignau

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2024

Outing

By Mike McGinnis

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Rollover; Incantation; Transformations; A Nice Boy/Discover Laughing; Stand in the River; Roundtable; The Gospel of Bone Drye; Shiny Stockings.

Don Peretz/Jacob Sacks: Numerals

by Dan Bilawsky
June 25, 2024

The integer most integral to Numerals is the number two. A duo date highlighting the communicative and experimental bents bonding drummer-composer Don Peretz with pianist Jacob Sacks, it was recorded in two parts, in two states, with two different modi operandi in play. The first session, at Kaleidoscope Sound in Union City, New Jersey, was entirely ...