Earlier this year, Jake had the opportunity to play with Kennard Ramsey, a jazz guitarist under the Roxboro Entertainment Group (Stanley Clarke’s label). Jake will be perform...
January of 2012 kicked off the first of a year-long world music series of monthly events that Jake will curate as part of an effort to bring music outreach to UCLA’s Fowler M...
This Fall marked the first time that Jake’s course on World Music Education was offered through UCLA’s Department of Ethnomusicology. The course focused on both the the...
The Le J Collective (consisting of the Le J Trio plus special guests Mic Holden, Aditya Prakash, Kana Shimanuki) played the UCLA’s Jazz Reggae Festival on the same bill as Lu...
After much anticipation, the Le J Trio EP, “Lost and Found,” is finally finished and available for purchase from the merchandise section of this website. The Le J Trio,...
I have been fortunate enough to link up with a very talented singer, Jamie Chura, whom I have begun to play with. We have our first show coming up at El Cid on sunset and I am look...
Performer, Educator, Ethnomusicologist