Jacob Garchik, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger, was born in San Francisco and has lived in New York since 1994. At home in a wide variety of styles and musical roles, he has become a vital part of NYC's downtown and Brooklyn scene, playing trombone with the Lee Konitz Nonet, Steve Swallow / Ohad Talmor Sextet, The Four Bags, Slavic Soul Party, and the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble.

Since 2006 Jacob has contributed dozens of arrangements and transcriptions for the Kronos Quartet of music from all over the world. His arrangements were featured on “Floodplain” (2009) and “Rainbow” (2010).

As a trombonist Jacob has worked with many of the luminaries of the avant-garde, including Anthony Braxton, Anthony Coleman, Joe Maneri, Frank London, James Tenney, Josh Roseman, Don Byron, Terry Reilly, George Lewis, and Billy Martin. He has also played in ensembles led by rising artists such as Mary Halvorson, Dan Weiss, Miguel Zenon, and Steve Lehman.

Jacob also plays accordion, bass trombone, tuba, computer, and piano. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.