JAKE LANGLEY

Guitarist Jake Langley has emerged as one his generation’s great young talents on the instrument. The Austin based musician held the guitar chair with the illustrious Joey Defrancesco Trio for five years, performing world wide. Jake is now focused on leading his own group, the Bordertown Bootleggers, a Western Swing Allstar band featuring Cindy Cashdollar. His fifth jazz organ trio CD "Here and Now" was released in 2009 under Tone Poet Music and features New York heavyweights Sam Yahel and Ian Froman. Jakes fourth CD with Joey Defrancesco and Byron Landham “Movin’ and Groovin" (Alma Universal) was nominated for a Juno Award in Canada in 2007. Also in that year, Jake was featured on Joey Defrancesco’s CDs “Organic Vibes” (Concord) with Bobby Hutcherson and “Authorized Bootlegs” with George Coleman (Concord). His Jazz credits read like a who's who with the likes of Jazz icons Bobby read more...