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Jacob Collier is a British singer, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and educator. His music blends jazz with other genres, often featuring close harmony and reharmonizations. Jacob Collier is widely considered a musical genius by many. He is celebrated for his exceptional musical talent, innovative arrangements, and virtuosity, with some even dubbing him the “Mozart of Gen Z”.
A few months ago, he was challenged to improvise a piece of music with an orchestra, with no plan, no sheet music, no rehearsal, and no prior discussion. Here’s what happened.
On July 29th 2022, the final night of Jacob’s European Summer Tour, 4300 people gathered at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon, Portugal, for a sold-out night of musical mayhem. We filmed the whole show with 10 cameras. https://www.youtube.com/@jacobcollier/videos
For one of his three shows as Artist in Residence at North Sea Jazz 2025, Jacob took to the stage to perform a largely improvised solo show, joined by special guests Julian Lage, Bela Fleck, and Suzie Collier.
For the first time ever, John and Tori joined Jacob on stage to perform a live rendition of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ at The Greek Theatre on May 20th, 2024.
To celebrate A Rock Somewhere’s Grammy nomination for Best Global Music Performance, here’s our first ever live performance together of the song in Amsterdam!
Jacob Collier was the special guest at the NAMM Great Rally for Education. It was a magical moment as he conducted the voices of the crowd in a beautiful choir.
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens-
Over the past few years Jacob Collier has been experimenting with what he calls the ‘Audience Choir’, where he uses his audiences like an instrument, conducting live improvisations. They initially started quite simple, but he’s been continuously expanding their scope, most recently including full chromatic modulations and cluster chords. It really is ingenious, and in this video I break down exactly how it works.
This documentary film won the New England Emmy in the Arts and Entertainment category. Jacob Collier is a Grammy Award winning artist based in London. During the Fall of 2016 Jacob performed with musicians from MIT, Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory, Boston Arts Academy, and UNH. This film features rehearsals, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with the artists, and live performance shot with 8 cameras.
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Jacob Collier does exactly that. A brilliant songwriter and musician, he’s known for transforming his live audiences into massive three-part choirs, making music with the very people who attend his concerts. His album “Djesse Volume 4” was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards, alongside icons like Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, and Taylor Swift. Although Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” won, Jacob snagged his seventh Grammy for his rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”
Jacob Collier is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and educator. His music incorporates a combination of jazz with elements from many other musical genres, and often features extensive use of reharmonisations and close harmony.
https://www.youtube.com/@WorldOfArtWorld/videos
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