{"id":3104,"date":"2025-10-02T20:03:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T02:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/?page_id=3104"},"modified":"2025-10-02T20:03:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T02:03:05","slug":"jacob-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/artists\/jacob-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3107\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jacob Do<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Jacob Do is a saxophonist, composer, and educator whose resonant and nuanced sound lends itself to emotional storytelling through improvisation. Jacob elevates and serves the music through his authentic, precise, and ambitious approach as an improviser, connecting to audiences through the shared human experience. As an artist, he has crafted original compositions and arrangements unified by soundscapes of intensity and vulnerability; all while being immensely steeped in the rich tradition of Black American Music. Jacob completed his degree in Jazz Performance at McGill University in 2021, where he had the privilege of working with some of Canada\u2019s most renowned musicians, including R\u00e9mi Bolduc, Andr\u00e9 White, and Christine Jensen. Currently, Jacob is channelling his creativity into a new venture &#8211; the Jacob Do Octet &#8211; where he combines his extensive training with a bold artistic vision, resulting in a captivating blend of tradition and contemporary exploration. This refreshing instrumentation gives Jacob access to a dynamic sound palette that evokes ferocity, persistence, intimacy, and nostalgia. The Jacob Do Octet had a highly-anticipated debut performance at the Yardbird Suite in Edmonton, AB in March 2024 and released their EP in May 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobdomusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jacobdomusic.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BRR Releases<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/albums\/maybe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-May-Be-KB-edit-v3-digital-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3096\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-May-Be-KB-edit-v3-digital-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-May-Be-KB-edit-v3-digital-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-May-Be-KB-edit-v3-digital-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-May-Be-KB-edit-v3-digital-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-May-Be-KB-edit-v3-digital-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-May-Be-KB-edit-v3-digital-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-May-Be-KB-edit-v3-digital-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-May-Be-KB-edit-v3-digital-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-May-Be-KB-edit-v3-digital-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jacob-Do-May-Be-KB-edit-v3-digital-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Jacob Do \u2013 <em>Maybe<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacob Do Jacob Do is a saxophonist, composer, and educator whose resonant and nuanced sound lends itself to emotional storytelling through improvisation. Jacob elevates and serves the music through his authentic, precise, and ambitious approach as an improviser, connecting to audiences through the shared human experience. 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