Jason Anick & Jason yeager Present Sanctuary on Sunnyside Records - order now!
Title track from the new Sunnyside Records release Sanctuary.
Praise for Sanctuary:
"A profound meditation on finding solace amidst chaos" -Jazz Sketches
"Their music has a very focused energy, with a good dose of groove, counterpoint, emotion, and heart. It is refreshing to hear a true collaboration and to witness the clarity of their ideas being realized by such a solid and talented band." – Grammy winning vocalist/composer Luciana Souza
“Really enjoyed listening to Sanctuary…great writing and playing by everyone involved, all crafted very elegantly. Highly recommended.” – Grammy winning saxophonist/composer Miguel Zenón
Photo by Sasha Israel
ABOUT JASON YEAGER
What do Kurt Vonnegut, Thelonious Monk, and Latin American folk music have in common? All find their way into the music of award-winning pianist/composer Jason Yeager. An adroit and sensitive accompanist as well as an imaginative soloist and bandleader, Jason has released eight critically acclaimed albums of original music, including most recently Sanctuary (Sunnyside Records, 2024), a collaborative effort with virtuoso jazz violinist Jason Anick. In 2022 Jason released two acclaimed records: Hand in Hand (Club 44 Records) with his spouse and Broadway star Julie Benko, and Unstuck in Time: the Kurt Vonnegut Suite (Sunnyside) with his eponymous septet and special guest Miguel Zenón. His music has been featured in Down Beat, The New York Times, Jazz Times, and the Boston Globe.
Jason has performed across six continents, at such storied venues as Carnegie Hall, Birdland, Smalls, the Blue Note, and the Panama Jazz Festival. In addition to his work as a bandleader, Yeager has recorded on over 30 additional albums and performed with such luminaries as Sean Jones, Matt Wilson, George Garzone, and Luciana Souza. An honors graduate of the Tufts/New England Conservatory Double Degree Program and the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, Jason is currently an Associate Professor of Piano at Berklee College of Music and adjunct instructor at MIT.
“...[Jason] always impressed me with his talent, his curiosity and his desire to create his own music while really investigating the jazz piano tradition.” -Fred Hersch, Grammy-nominated pianist/composer and Doris Duke Fellow
“Really enjoyed listening to Sanctuary…great writing and playing by everyone involved, all crafted very elegantly. Highly recommended.” – Miguel Zenón, Grammy-winning saxophonist and MacArthur Fellow
“An individualist with a high concept, [Jason Yeager’s] music contains grace and color and a great deal of depth.” -Greg Osby, renowned saxophonist/composer
“An incredible composer and musician...[who] surprises you like a thunderbolt.” -Ran Blake, pianist/composer, MacArthur Fellow
