"Smooth, groovy, funky, jivin', jammin tunes," is how this saxophonist and composer describes his blend of smooth jazz.

11 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Contemporary Jazz, JAZZ: Smooth Jazz



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Jake Glasgow graduated from the Berklee College of Music, Boston MA with a Bachelor of Music in Contemporary Writing and Production. While at Berklee Jake studied the saxophone with Grammy award winner Fred Lipsius of Blood Sweat and Tears. Berklee also put Jake in charge of their MIDI lab, which at the time was the largest networked MIDI facility of its kind in the world.

After Berklee, Jakeâs knowledge of MIDI led him to Coda Music Technology in Minneapolis MN. Coda Music, now Make Music Inc., is home to Finale, the worldâs top selling music notation software.

While at Coda Jake assisted the company with development and assited users with computer music notation and MIDI setup. Some of the many people Jake often assited were Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., and Chick Corea. After helping the company with a smooth transition to the 2001 version of the software Jake returned to his hometown of Rochester NY to pursue other musical avenues.

As a performer Jake has performed live and as a studio musician with groups all over the United States. In this time he has had the opportunity to open for Tower of Power, John Mayer, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Fishbone and Vanilla Ice. Jake has also had the opportunity perform with Steve Gadd and Kenwood Denard.

As a producer, writer, arranger, and sound designer Jake hasworked on countless projects for Television, Radio, and indie film. His work in this field including his creative input to large and small scale ad campaigns spans the entire country.

As a clinician, Jake has presented to many school districts &educational commities on creative and effective ways to integrate technology into curriculum at the primary, secondaryand post high school levels with his concentration beingmusic and graphic/artistic technology.

Jake's highly anticipated release "Hangin' With Mister G" is now available and shipping worldwide.