Jake is a pianist, vocalist, and composer with over a decade of experience in music
instruction. He received his B.A. in Music from Boston University, where he
concentrated in Music Composition and studied with Dr. Samuel Headrick. Jake has
also intensively trained in songwriting with award-winning musician Ben Folds. He has
worked as a middle and high school chorus teacher, as a private piano and voice
instructor, and as a music director for various youth theater programs in southern New
Hampshire.
Jake is a member of the St. Joseph Cathedral Choir in Manchester, NH and regularly
composes for the acclaimed theater company Theatre KAPOW. His original musical
Happenstance won the 2018 Theatrefest competition at Sacred Heart University under
the supervision of Broadway producer Jerry Goehring. Jake regularly plays throughout
Massachusetts and New Hampshire with his band Fourth Degree. He is currently a J.D.
candidate at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law.