Jake is a musician, educator, composer and producer. A resident of Bozeman, MT since 1992 he has become a staple in the community as a musician and educator. A saxophonist, bassist and guitarist, he has worked with most of the local professional musicians in one capacity or another playing jazz, rock, blues, folk, and classical styles. A graduate of MSU Bozeman's School of Music, Jake taught publicly for 4 years until deciding that private music education was a better fit with the amount of writing, performing and producing he desired. Specializing in diversity has allowed Jake to influence and inspire countless young musicians on their life and musical paths. His ability to teach to the individual has granted him a wealth of opportunity to share his practice and lifetime musical study, making him a go to in the Bozeman community. Jake’s music is also featured in the Jeni Fleming Trio, with which he worked for 16 years sharing a musical career with former wife Jeni Fleming, resulting in national tours and 7 albums. Jake is also a voting member of The Recording Academy.

Jake is the owner of Flick the Fly Productions, his business which provides all of the musical services for the Montana~Havana Bridge Project as well as many others. Jake produces recordings, commercials, teaches and rehearses with his bands.