Soulful melodies harmonize with piano-powered rhythms and jazz-inflected progressions.

6 MP3 Songs in this album (18:40) !
Related styles: ROCK: Folk Rock, POP: Piano

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Singer-songwriter Jake Snider's debut record, "Green Lights for Granted" gives a glimpse into his musical world...so far. A pianist since age five, Jake uses his jazz background to create thoughtful songs that stand apart from familiar man-with-guitar coffeehouse sound.

Born as the oldest of five children, Jake's home recordings (if you listen closely) boast "creative accents" in the background: slight screaming, calls for dinner, hungry barking dogs, et cetera. "Green Lights", however, features none of the above, as it was professionally recorded in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania with Cliff Hillis...far, far away from his home in suburban Philadelphia.

At seventeen, Jake has written over 40 original songs, making this album a bite-sized spoonful from his repertoire. Now making his first round of performances at premier Philadelphia music venues, this marks the very beginning of Jake's entrance onto the music scene. In the summers, when he is away from his full-time job as a student, Jake enjoys his family cabin on a lake in Maine, reading Harry Potter and eating marshmallow pies.