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Jay Sawyer

Born in Grand Rapids, MI, Jay Sawyer has studied jazz drumming with several outstanding and well-respected jazz artists. Among them, the great Billy Hart, Tim Froncek, Keith Hall and Dana Hall. Each nurtured his passion and skill for the art of jazz percussion. As a student at Western Michigan University, Jay performed with the well-known WMU Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Nonet under the direction of Professors Trent Kynaston and Scott Cowan. These groups toured extensively and participated in several well-known jazz festivals that include the Notre Dame, Elmhurst and Detroit Jazz Festivals. Jay continued his studies as Graduate Assistant to Dana Hall while at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Leader

January 4, 2027

Album: See the Space as New
By Andrew Danforth
Label: Adhyâropa Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 08:15

See the Space as New

By Andrew Danforth

Label: Adhyâropa Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: See the Space as New; Dealing; in-between; Leader; Mr. Andrew; Exhausted; Dry March; Unlucky; Meditation for Cubby

The Lively Air

By Aubrey Johnson

Label: Greenleaf Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: Hope; The Words I Cannot Say; Help Me; Don't Be Afraid; Chorinho; The Waking; I'll Never Need to Know; For Luna; The Miracle Is in Us; Quem é Você (Close to Home).

Steve Sandberg Trio Live At Soapbox Gallery

By Steve Sandberg

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Karma Yoga In The Kali Yuga; Under The Floor; Upper Manhattan Medical Group; Isfahan; The Poet's Dream; Bye Ya; Carousel; Dave Amber'S Dream; George Henry.

From What I Recall

By Premazzi / Nasser Quartet

Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Iacchus; Back Seat; Persistence of Change; Raoul Blues; Intro to Stalking; Stalking; Requiem for K.O.; Knock Out; Rocks That Aren't So Smooth; From What I Recall; Scamander.

Run Run Run

By Tomoko Omura

Label: Outside in Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Brooklyn Day; The Flash; Hiroshima; The Firestorm; Black Rain; The Tunnel; The Birthplace; City Of Ghosts.

Premazzi / Nasser Quartet: From What I Recall

by Angelo Leonardi
September 15, 2025

Dopo saltuarie collaborazioni durate un decennio, la pianista Simona Premazzi e il sassofonista Kyle Nasser hanno deciso tre anni fa di varare questo combo, completato con il contrabbassista Noah Garabedian e il batterista Jay Sawyer. Frequenti esibizioni nei club di New York City e alcuni tour hanno rafforzato la coesione del gruppo che pubblica ora il ...

Premazzi / Nasser Quartet: From What I Recall

by Dan McClenaghan
May 16, 2025

Pianist Simona Premazzi began her journey in Italy, in a small town on the outskirts of Milano. She took her early musical education in her homeland and moved to New York in 2004. She made a name for herself there--no easy task. Her on-the-bandstand education includes stints with saxophonist Greg Osby and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. She ...

Iacchus

April 28, 2025

Album: From What I Recall
By Premazzi / Nasser Quartet
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 07:05