Jamie Saft
Saft at the Newport Jazz Festival, 2014
Saft at the Newport Jazz Festival, 2014
Background information
Born1971 (age 52–53)
GenresAvant-garde
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Keyboards, organ
LabelsAvant, Tzadik, Veal
WebsiteOfficial website

Jamie Saft is an American keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist and composer.[1] He was born in New York City and raised a Conservative Jew,[2] and studied at Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music.[1]

Saft moved from Brooklyn to the Hudson Valley around 2007, and lived near Roswell Rudd.[3] The two often played together, and Rudd passed on knowledge of some of his own music and that of Herbie Nichols.[3]

He has performed and recorded with an eclectic variety of artists including John Zorn, Wadada Leo Smith, Iggy Pop, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte, and Marc Ribot.[1] He has also written several original film scores including Murderball and God Grew Tired of Us; selections from these were released by Tzadik Records as A Bag of Shells.[1] The same label has released several of Saft's recordings.[1]

Discography

As sideman

With Jerry Granelli

With Bobby Previte

With John Zorn

With others

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Layne, Joslyn. "Jamie Saft". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Cohan, Brad (2013-04-16). "H.R. of Bad Brains is Not Crazy, Insists Jamie Saft". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  3. ^ a b Murph, John (February 25, 2019). "Jamie Saft Delves into Rich Conversations on new RareNoise Disc". Down Beat. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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