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 harpsichord 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* David Binney Aliso Criss Cross Jazz
2010* Dan Weiss Timshel Sunnyside
2010* Jacám Manricks Labyrinth Manricks
2012* Jon Irabagon Unhinged Irabbagast
2012* Eivind Opsvik Overseas IV Loyal
2014* Dan Weiss Fourteen Pi
2014* Mike McGinnis Road Trip RKM
2017* David Binney The Time Verses Criss Cross Jazz
2020* Okkyung Lee Yeo-Neun Shelter Press

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Sacks
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