Part of the “This Is” series, Spotify curated a Jamie Saft playlist that includes selections from his solo works and various combinations, including Solo A Genova, Blue Dream, Loneliness Road, Serenity Knolls, The New Standard, and more. Follow Jamie Saft on Spotify.
Jamie Saft’s SPHERES series continues with another lineup of jazz heavies. This time around, Saft will be joined by frequent collaborators Chuck Hammer (guitar) and Bobby Previte (drums), but also Andy Hess (bass; Gov’t Mule, Black Crowes) and Cyro Baptista (percussion; Trey Anastasio Band, Sting).
The band will play one set of music at 8:30pm on September 9 2019.
Jamie Saft, keys. Jamie Saft is a virtuoso pianist, keyboardist, producer, and composer from New York. His stylistic versatility, multi-instrumentalist capabilities, and production skills have been featured with Beastie Boys, Bad Brains, HR, The B-52’s, John Zorn, John Adams, Laurie Anderson, Donovan, Antony and the Johnsons, and Iggy Pop. Saft leads the New Zion Trio, The Jamie Saft Trio, and The Jamie Saft Quartet.
Chuck Hammer, guitar. American guitarist and soundtrack composer, known for textural guitar work with Lou Reed and David Bowie, and the development of a technique referred to as “Guitarchitecture.”
Cyro Baptista, percussion. Master of all things world music and jazz, Baptista has recorded and performed with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Yo Yo Ma, Paul Simon, Snoop Dog, Cassandra Wilson, Tom Zé, Sting and many more.
Andy Hess, bass. Hess is a former member of Gov’t Mule. He has played bass with Joan Osborne’s band as well as John Scofield’s Uberjam, and done session work for artists such as David Byrne and Tina Turner.
Bobby Previte, drums. Previte is a composer and performer who has worked with master composer John Adams, singer Tom Waits, and director Robert Altman.
Praise for Hidden Corners (RareNoise Records) by The Jamie Saft Quartet
“Hidden Corners is tactile. Instruments are close enough to touch. Jones’ bass and Drake’s drums are powerful and loud, not like an objectively neutral audiophile recording but like live music. Hidden Corners is vividly, gloriously in-your-face. The intensity of the music is inseparable from the physical impact of the sound.”
– Stereophile
“Ecstatic, fierce, surging like a mighty river, it will leave an indelible imprint upon your psyche.” – The Aquarian
Jamie Saft & Thunder Shout have connected to present SPHERES: a monthly residency where Saft taps heavy-hitting improvisers from the NYC scene to congregate for a set of no-boundary musical exploration.
This month, on August 6, we host…
Jamie Saft (keys; John Zorn, Bad Brains, Iggy Pop)
Chuck Hammer (guitar; David Bowie, Lou Reed)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bass; Ornette Coleman, Marc Ribot)
Mike Clark (drums; Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Christian McBride)
$10 adv / $15 dos
Details at Facebook | Advance Tickets
Recent review of Hidden Corners by The Jamie Saft Quartet in Financial Times
“Saft teams up this time with a terrific quartet— bassist Bradley Jones , drummer Hamid Drake, and saxophonist Dave Liebman, masters all in the taking of sounds to higher ground, and beyond.” – All About Jazz
Hidden Corners by The Jamie Saft Quartet is out now on RareNoise Records. Jamie Saft, David Liebman, Bradley Jones, Hamid Drake; vinyl, cd, digital.
Jamie Saft and Thunder Shout have announced a new monthly jazz series at Nublu, SPHERES, curated by Jamie Saft. The first lineup plays on July 8.
JAMIE SAFT (keys. John Zorn, Iggy Pop, Bad Brains)
CHUCK HAMMER (guitar. David Bowie, Lou Reed)
BRAD JONES (bass. Marc Ribot, Jazz Passengers, Ornette Coleman)
BOBBY PREVITE (drums. Tom Waits, John Zorn, Charlie Hunter)
Nublu – 151 Ave C, New York, NY 10009. Tickets are on sale now.
The next SPHERES session is scheduled for August 6.
“I’ve always thought of all music as one thing. There are honestly no boundaries to what music can or should be…”
Read the full article here.
Hidden Corners is out June 28 on RareNoise Records. Pre-order the album here.
Marshall Allen, Danny Ray Thompson, Jamie Saft, Trevor Dunn, Balazs Pandī w/ Roswell Rudd – Ceremonial Healing (Record Store Day Release 2019)
“Rocking and grooving like if Sun Ra had joined forces with Deep Purple…” – Jazz Trail
Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte – You Don’t Know the Life
Jamie Saft is a virtuoso pianist, keyboardist, producer, and composer from New York. His stylistic versatility, multi-instrumentalist capabilities, and production skills have been featured with Beastie Boys, Bad Brains, HR, The B-52’s, John Zorn, John Adams, Laurie Anderson, Donovan, Antony and the Johnsons, and Iggy Pop. Saft leads the New Zion Trio, The Jamie Saft Trio, and The Jamie Saft Quartet.
Saft has composed a number of original film scores including the Oscar nominated “Murderball” and Sundance winner “God Grew Tired Of Us.” Saft has also scored extensively for Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1, Vice TV, NFL Football, CBS, and A&E. Saft currently runs the independent record label Veal Records as well as Potterville International Sound, both based out of Kingston, NY.
Jamie Saft on Bandcamp
Releases from:Beta Popes, Bunda Love with Saft, Jamie Saft, Jerry Granelli & Jamie Saft, Kalashnikov, King Krangus, New Raspberry Bandits, New Zion Trio, OV, Pramrod Sexena, Swami LatePlate, Whoopie Pie
