Jamie Saft | |
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Born | 1971 (age 45–46) |
Genres | Avant-garde |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instruments | Keyboards, organ |
Labels | Avant, Tzadik, Veal |
Associated acts | John Zorn |
Website | Official website |
Jamie Saft is a keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist, composer, sound engineer and producer living in Upstate New York. Saft was born in Flushing Queens, New York in 1971 and is a graduate of both Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music. He has performed and recorded with John Zorn, Bobby Previte, Merzbow and many others. He has also written several original film scores including Murderball and God Grew Tired of Us. Saft can be seen playing live in Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft, Skerik - Live in Japan 2003 (DVD - Word Public). In 2006 he also contributed to Bobby Previte's Coalition of the Willing. Saft's projects have included the Jamie Saft Trio with Ben Perowsky and Greg Cohen, the New Zion Trio with Larry Grenadier and Craig Santiago, and The New Standard with Steve Swallow and Bobby Previte.
With The Dreamers
With Electric Masada
With Ben Goldberg
With Moonchild
With Cyro Baptista
With Dave Douglas
With Bobby Previte
With Wadada Leo Smith