Jake Goldbas has made a name for himself as an in demand percussionist, educator, and composer around the world. Growing up in the Hartford, CT jazz scene gave him incredible opportunities at a young age to perform with jazz greats such as Kurt Elling, Jon Hendricks, Jimmy Greene, Dave Brubeck, and Nat Reeves.
As a senior in high school Jake received the highest honor for an 18-year-old artist, the NFAA Young Arts award in Jazz Percussion. Through this wonderful organization, Jake has performed multiple times at the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington DC. This successful relationship with NFAA has led to collaborations in all disciplines in the art world; working with dance phenomenon Desmond Richardson and theater legend Allan Alda. He has also had the privilege to perform at Carnegie Hall and various prestigious jazz clubs and concert halls in New York, France, Switzerland and Russia. Most recently in the summer of 2011 Jake performed at the Umbria Jazz festival in Italy with Singer Allan Harris.
In addition to keeping a busy touring schedule, Jake has been on numerous recordings in the past year that have received critical acclaim. He was on the Grammy nominated “KENYA Revisited Live!!” album with Bobby Sanabria and the Manhattan School of Music Afro Cuban Orchestra featuring Candido Camero. Jake's work on Dana Lauren's "It's You Or No One" along side an all star team of Christian Mcbride, Joel Frahm, Manuel Valera, and Luques Curtis got rave reviews from music publications across the nation.
Goldbas's love for education has brought him to teaching residencies at over five different New York City public schools, including a recent eight week residency at Coalition High School in East Harlem.
Currently, Jake is a candidate for the Master's Degree from Manhattan School of Music as a recipient of the Gordon Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Scholarship.
