Jacob Wick was born near Chicago, IL in 1985. An “edgy, fiercely smart improviser” (Philadelphia Weekly), who Downbeat calls “exciting and curious,” his playing has been described as everything from “inhuman” (Chicago Reader) to “a Shakespeare soliloquy” (allaboutjazz.com). He has so far released two CDs: the first, an entirely improvised duo CD with drummer Andrew Greenwald (37:55 [2008]– Creative Sources); the second, with a collaborative trio White Rocket (White Rocket [2009]– on Diatribe). As a composer, performer, and improviser, his goal is not necessarily to cross boundaries, but rather to inhabit and exploit them. To this end, he leads or co-leads several groups, all exploring the soft tissue that binds genres, forms, and practices: A Mown Lawn, a chamber group exploring non-narrative song; even though you’re only 9, locating the intersection of folk forms and loosely composed improvisation; White Rocket, a cross-Atlantic trio wading through the mud between jazz, Karnatak music, and contemporary classical composition; and a duo with percussionist Andrew Greenwald, using textural improvisation to reduce the two instruments into one. His sound sculptures mistletoe and rain, clouds have been shown in Chicago (Heaven Gallery) and New York (Issue Project Room). He has performed with dancer/choreographer Christine Elmo and performance artists Amir Mogharabi and Eagle Ager, as well as musicians such as Andrew D’Angelo, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Mark Turner, and Han Bennink. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.