JACÁM MANRICKS
Genres: 21st Century Modern, Post Bop, Third Stream, Swing, Nu Jazz • Australia

Sri Lankan/Portuguese Australian born saxophonist/composer Jacam Manricks was raised in an extremely musical family.  His parents were resident classical musicians in the state symphony in his hometown of Brisbane and his grandfather was a famous Portuguese jazz clarinetist and saxophonist in Sri Lanka.  As a child Jacam frequently attended his parents’ symphony concerts and was introduced to jazz at home through his fathers’ jazz record collection. Due to these surroundings, Jacam was able to build a diverse musical foundation from a young age that combined jazz and classical music, two genres that continue to influence his music today. Jacam began studying piano at age 5 and the alto saxophone at 9. His formal musical training continued in New York in 2001, culminating with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in jazz composition/performance/ pedagogy from the Manhattan School of Music in 2007. As a saxophonist and woodwind read more...