Fusion and Breaks

Jake Breaks – Breaksy (Wide Hive Records, 2021)

Breaksy brings together San Francisco Bay Area jazz-rock collective Throttle Elevator Music and East Coast DJ, Jacob ‘B.’ The result is a formidable mix of jazz-rock, funk, electronics and DJ breaks. Jake Breaks features mesmerizing electric piano and synths, high energy brass, and dance beats.

The band aincludes acob ‘B’ on breaks and cuts; Throttle Elevator Music members Gregory “Rustall” Howe on guitar, choir, synths, drums, percussion; Matt Montgomery on bass, piano, Rhodes; and Ross “Djangist” Howe on guitar, bass, piano.

Guests: Thomas ”Tomcat” McCree on Drums; Doug Rowan on saxophones; Tim Hyland on trumpet; Michael “Rinni” Rintabone on trombone; Michael JHughes on congas; and Matt Comitz on Wurlitzer and Mellotron.

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