Jacob Wick
trumpet, voz, composition
trompeta, voice, composición
Photos by Valeria Lailson and Rafael Arriaga
Jacob Wick (1985, Evanston, IL) is an internationally-aclaimed genre-defying trumpet player, composier and improviser. His work is dedicated to and informed by queer feelings and queer politics.
Wick studied at SUNY Purchase under Jon Faddis (trumpet) and Liz Phillips (sound art). He later pursued a Master of Fine Arts in the Social Practice Workshop of the California College of the Arts, studying with Ted Purves and Kristina Lee Podesva. His compositions and sound installations have been presented at Issue Project Room, Tonic, the Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), and the Poesía en Voz Alta Festival in Mexico City. He appears on recordings by a wide variety of artists including claire rousay, Mabe Fratti, Helado Negro, and Federico Sánchez.
He currently directs two groups. The Jacob Wick Quartet performs original jazz compositions that embrace queer time, a nonlinear and sentimental approach to composition and improvisation. The Jacob Wick Ensemble, meanwhile, performs graphic compositions and structured improvisations that reference folk, jazz, and pop songs. Both groups perform regularly in Mexico City, where Wick has lived since 2014.
Read a review of “something in your eyes,” the most recent release from the Jacob Wick Ensemble, on Bandcamp’s Best Experimental Music of 2024 list.
Jacob Wick (1985, Evanston, IL) is an internationally-aclaimed genre-defying trumpet player, composier and improviser. His work is dedicated to and informed by queer feelings and queer politics.
Wick studied at SUNY Purchase under Jon Faddis (trumpet) and Liz Phillips (sound art). He later pursued a Master of Fine Arts in the Social Practice Workshop of the California College of the Arts, studying with Ted Purves and Kristina Lee Podesva. His compositions and sound installations have been presented at Issue Project Room, Tonic, the Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), and the Poesía en Voz Alta Festival in Mexico City. He appears on recordings by a wide variety of artists including claire rousay, Mabe Fratti, Helado Negro, and Federico Sánchez.
He currently directs two groups. The Jacob Wick Quartet performs original jazz compositions that embrace queer time, a nonlinear and sentimental approach to composition and improvisation. The Jacob Wick Ensemble, meanwhile, performs graphic compositions and structured improvisations that reference folk, jazz, and pop songs. Both groups perform regularly in Mexico City, where Wick has lived since 2014.
Read a review of “something in your eyes,” the most recent release from the Jacob Wick Ensemble, on Bandcamp’s Best Experimental Music of 2024 list.
Foto por Valeria Lailson y Rafael Arriaga
Jacob Wick (1985, Evanston, IL) es un trompetista, compositor e improvisador estadounidense radicado desde 2014 en la Ciudad de México. Su obra se dedica a sentimientos queer y está nutrida por una política queer.
Hizo sus estudios en la Universidad Estatal de Nueva York (SUNY), Colegio Purchase con Jon Faddis (trompeta) y Liz Phillips (arte sonoro). Posteriormente, realizó una maestría (MFA) en el taller de "Social Practice" del California College of the Arts. Su obra se ha presentado en lugares destacados como Issue Project Room, Tonic, Ftarri y el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Chicago. Ha colaborado con artistas diversas como claire rousay, Mabe Fratti, Helado Negro, Toshimaru Nakamura, Michael Foster y Federico Sánchez.
Actualmente dirige dos grupos: el Cuarteto Jacob Wick y el Ensamble Jacob Wick. El disco más reciente del Ensamble, "something in your eyes," logró ser nombrado como "Best Experimental Music of 2024" en Bandcamp.
Jacob Wick (1985, Evanston, IL) es un trompetista, compositor e improvisador estadounidense radicado desde 2014 en la Ciudad de México. Su obra se dedica a sentimientos queer y está nutrida por una política queer.
Hizo sus estudios en la Universidad Estatal de Nueva York (SUNY), Colegio Purchase con Jon Faddis (trompeta) y Liz Phillips (arte sonoro). Posteriormente, realizó una maestría (MFA) en el taller de "Social Practice" del California College of the Arts. Su obra se ha presentado en lugares destacados como Issue Project Room, Tonic, Ftarri y el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Chicago. Ha colaborado con artistas diversas como claire rousay, Mabe Fratti, Helado Negro, Toshimaru Nakamura, Michael Foster y Federico Sánchez.
Actualmente dirige dos grupos: el Cuarteto Jacob Wick y el Ensamble Jacob Wick. El disco más reciente del Ensamble, "something in your eyes," logró ser nombrado como "Best Experimental Music of 2024" en Bandcamp.