COMPOSER // ARRANGER // BASSIST
Jacob Minks
MY NEW ALBUM IS OUT NOW!
Score video of my arrangement of Too Darn Hot
Monolith - live at Clementines video is up!
Jacob Minks is a composer, arranger, and bassist from Virginia. He recently completed a Bachelor of Music degree at James Madison University, where he studied composition and jazz. His music focuses on contemporary jazz harmony, large-ensemble writing, chamber jazz, and cross-genre composition.
Jacob’s works have been performed by university ensembles including the JMU Jazz Ensemble and JMU Band, as well as by his own large ensembles for projects such as Jacob’s Junk Band, Drop in an Ocean, and Gaia’s Voice. He has studied with Sam Suggs and Masayoshi Ishikawa, and in his younger years studied with Corcoran Holt and has taken additional lessons with notable arrangers including Mike Tomaro and Christine Jensen.
About
As both a composer and performer, Jacob writes with the musicians in mind. He aims to create music that feels collaborative, giving soloists space to bring their own sound and personality into the piece. For audiences, his goal is to tell a story, whether abstract or direct, and create music that evokes emotion while blurring the lines between jazz, chamber music, and other genres.
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