Out now
Separation
Music
Originals, and '90s grunge songs reworked for tenor sax. Start here.
Live clips
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Sawdust Art Festival, summer 2025
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Sunset duo set
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The Marine Room
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Cruel Summer, sax and guitar
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Garden party set
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Catalina Island
Sheet music and lessons are on the way.
Shows
Last-minute shows get posted on Instagram. Follow along.
About
Jake plays every show like it's his last day on Earth.
He came up on jazz saxophonists — Joshua Redman, Bob Reynolds, Dexter Gordon — and on players like Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Chick Corea. But the voice he chases on the horn belongs to rock singers: Robert Plant, Chris Cornell, Layne Staley.
The result sits between jazz and rock and roll. It's heavier than straight-ahead jazz, more open than rock, and a little raw at the edges. Sex Rock, his 2026 album of '90s grunge songs on tenor sax, came from wanting to hear something nobody else was doing. The band cut it at Laguna Sound in three takes or fewer.
What he wants you to feel is whatever you need to feel that night, deep sadness or pure joy.
Noteworthy shows
- Aviator Nation Dreamland, Malibu
- Pelican Hill
- The Marine Room
- Catalina Wine Mixer
- LA County Fair
- Hotel Laguna Art Walk
- Surf & Sand Art Show
- LA celebrity event
Book Jake
From a solo set to a full band, for rooms that come to listen: clubs, festivals, house shows, private and corporate events.
- Solo
- Just the horn. Fits any room.
- Duo
- Sax plus one.
- Trio
- Sax with a rhythm section.
- Quartet
- The full jazz setup.
- Full band
- Five or more. The lineup flexes, the music doesn't.
- Travels anywhere
- Brings sound or works with your AV team
- Every quote is custom