Jamie Saft

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

Jamie Saft
Born1971 (age 48–49)
GenresAvant-garde
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsKeyboards, organ
LabelsAvant, Tzadik, Veal
Associated actsJohn Zorn
WebsiteOfficial website

Saft moved from Brooklyn to the Hudson Valley around 2007, and lived near Roswell Rudd.[2] The two often played together, and Rudd passed on knowledge of some of his own music and that of Herbie Nichols.[2]

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

With Beta Popes

  • White Hate (Veal, 2008) with Bobby Previte and Skerik
  • Live Hate (Veal, 2008) with Bobby Previte and Skerik

With The Dreamers

With Electric Masada

With Ben Goldberg

With Moonchild

With Slobber Pup

  • Black Aces (RareNoise, 2013)
  • Pole Axe (RareNoise, 2016)

With John Zorn

As sideman

With Cyro Baptista

With Dave Douglas

With Bobby Previte

With Wadada Leo Smith

References
  1. Layne, Joslyn. "Jamie Saft". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. 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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