Jamie Saft
Saft was the pianist for the New York and Paris premiers of John Adams' opera "I Was Looking at the Ceiling and then I Saw the Sky" at Lincoln Center and MC93 Bobingy.
Saft has released two solo records on Tzadik. The most recent is called "Breadcrumb Sins'" and the first is called "Sovlanut" featuring Chris Speed, Jim Black, and Jonathan Maron. Saft also co-led the Saft/Vu release of "Ragged Jack" on Avant with Cuong Vu.
Saft has recently composed a number of original film scores and music for television. Recent films scored include the Oscar nominated film "Murderball" and Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner "God Grew Tired Of Us". Saft has also contributed score music for Nickelodean, MTV, and A&E.
Saft was also a member of Prohibited Beatz, a New York based organization which cultivates Drum 'n' Bass, techno, and electronica with a strong emphasis on live performance and realtime audio deconstruction. Saft was an original member of Nerve, a live d'n'b unit and has also performed with Boomish (a like minded live electronica group).
Saft also moonlights as a producer and studio engineer at his studio Frank Booth.
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