Still in his early 20’s and coming off his 2019 stint on NBC’s hit TV show “THE VOICE“, he made it onto Team Gwen and wowed the critics and audience with each and every performance. Jake delivers searing guitar solos with such ease he makes it look effortless. His performances combine a variety of powerful influences with a soulful feeling that is uncanny for someone so young. Jake started playing the guitar at a young age and was performing live by the time he was 12. He’s ready to take the country by storm with his unique sound.
With his powerful vocal prowess, soulful melodies and dynamic guitar phrasings brings a passionate blend of rock n’ roll seamlessly combined with a flare of soul, indie pop and modern rhythm & blues. Being inspired by a broad pallet of music, the result is a signature sound, Jake coins as “Retro Relevant Rock”. These ingredients deliver an authentic quality to their music with an endless stage chemistry and energy that deeply connects with everyone and leaves audiences awe inspired. His signature sound is inspired by a variety of influential artist’s, such as; Steve Marriott, Rival Sons, The Revivalists, Black Crowes, Royal Blood, Eric Clapton, Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, David Coverdale, Arctic Monkeys, Duane Allman, SRV, John Mayer, Fleetwood Mac, Myles Kennedy and Albert Collins. After an evening with Jake, you will know why they call him “Smokin’ Jake”.
Sample Set List
Wish I Knew You – The Revivalists
Powerful – Major Lazer
Call Out My Name – The Weeknd
Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
I fall Apart – Post Malone
Drops of Jupiter – Train
One – U2
Helter Skelter – Beatles/ U2
New Year’s Day – U2
Brown Eye’d Lover – Allen Stone
Tighten Up – Black Keys
Let it Be – The Beatles
Don’t Let Me Down – The Beatles
While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Beatles
Take Me to Church – Hozier
Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney
Kiss the Devil – Bel Heir (Just A Gent Mix)
Don’t Speak – No Doubt
Remedy – Black Crowes
Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder
Angela – The Lumineers
Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix
Chain – Fleetwood Mac
Purple Rain – Prince
She Talks to Angels – Black Crowes
Gravity – John Mayer
Somebody to Love – Jefferson Airplane
Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
Voodoo Child – Jimi Hendrix
Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith
Shine – Collective Soul
No One Knows – Queens of the Stone Age
Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles
Babe I’m Gonna Leave You – Led Zeppelin
Rock n’ Roll – Led Zeppelin
My Hero – Foo Fighters
Shallow – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Sign of the Times – Harry Styles
Shadow on the Sun – Audioslave (Chris Cornell)
The High Road – Broken Bells/ Joss Stone
Stay – Rihanna
Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Grenade – Bruno Mars
There’s Nothin’ Holding Me Back– Shawn Mendes
One Last Time – Ariana Grande
American Woman – The Guess Who/Lenny Kravitz
Look What I Found – Lady Gaga
Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd/Shinedown
Since I’ve Been Loving You – Led Zeppelin
Stars – Grace Potter
Blue on Black – Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Youngblood – 5 Seconds of Summer
Sweet Little Angel – BB King
Til’ Summer Comes Around – Keith Urban
Stay – Zedd
White Flag – Dido
Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye/Allen Stone
Paint It Black – The Rolling Stones
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking – Rolling stones
Feeling Good – Nina Simone
Old Man – Neil Young
Pride N’ Joy – Stevie Ray Vaughan
Soulshine – Allman Brothers
Mountain Man – Crash Kings
The Rooster – Alice in Chains
Man in the Box – Alice in Chains
Mistreated – Deep Purple
Pressure and Time – Rival Sons
Angie – Rolling Stones
I can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
Watch Over You – Alter Bridge/Myles Kennedy
Rise Today – Alter Bridge/Myles Kennedy
Hoochie Coochie Man – Muddy Waters
When My Train Pulls in – Gary Clark Jr.
All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix/U2
If Heartaches were Nickels – Joe Bonamassa
Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City – White Snake
Band on the Run – Paul McCartney & Wings
Originals:
How About Now
Sunrise
Run Away
In This City
Go Down Smooth
Power in Numbers
Don’t Stop Now
Need to Know
Toy Guns
Maybe Tonight
Don’t Need Gold
Unorthodox Girls
Love is Noise
Walk Through the Fire
Tell Me When I’m Younger
Secrets
Can’t Believe
Sand in My Hand