jake
@jake sharp
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atlanta, ga USA
Joined May 5, 2006
Guitarist, composer and bandleader, Jake Sharp, started on the instrument in 1987 drawn by classic rock
and blues. “I began studying and was amazed and inspired at how much there was to learn.” A close listen
to Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk was all it took to place him squarely in the jazz world. Compositional
inspiration ranges from Charles Mingus to Bill Frisell to Lennon/McCartney. Before too long he started writing
tunes and thus found the cement he needed to form an identity as a musician.
Jake had never given up on his love of more modern, popular sounds and soon began putting it all together
along with “world beat” sounds he had been soaking up, giving him an aggressive tone and heavier-thanexpected
rhythms, solid songwriting and swirly moments of psychedelia. “I basically just realized that there
are no ‘styles’ — it’s either an honest expression or it’s not.” This
accounts for some of the unusual choices in the latest band’s cover
material (Beatles, Radiohead, Bjork, and Ray Charles tunes) that
has all popped up at gigs and on recordings.
Most of Jake’s experience is in the southeast — he currently
records and performs in Atlanta with his own group. It’s a core
trio that adds members as gig size permits. “This gives us a spontaneous feel that the audience responds to.
One of our favorite things to do is hand out percussion gadgets to the audience and give them space in the
song... and they really have a blast with it.”
With his 2006 recording, Brilliant Shadows
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listened to 'godfather theme'. Very smooth track with great playing...Enjoyed listening