Sam Wilkes & Jacob Mann - SJZ Break Room Session

Sat, May 12 at 8pm
Break Room Session
310 S. First Street, San Jose
Band Personnel:
Sam Wilkes, Piano
Jacob Mann, Synth and Bass

[@aubrey-rq9pl]

saw sam and jacob do this show in a church in east london- it was the most special and memorable show i’ve been to in memory. firmly reminded me that at the end of the day, this is what it’s all about. this is the stuff!

[@MarcoLongoMusic]

You have no idea how much joy you guys bring me

[@eficer04]

16:00 show begins-ish 17:40 Jakarta 24:26 around the horn 28:50 next to :) 35:59 introduction etc. 36:49 Pete Wheeler (Mann Big Band) 43:21 the cricket club 50:01 dr. T 54:45 Zing Went the String of my Heart 58:39 Run** (Wilkes Solo) 1:06:24 Soft Landing 1:15:11 Chicago 1:18:06 SOMEDAY 1:20:09 Wichita Wilkes 1:26:11 Siri, How Do I Know I Have Communication Problems?

[@anthonyavila6589]

Thanks so much for this! 36:49 is Pete Wheeler from the Jacob Mann Big Band

[@eficer04]

@@anthonyavila6589 thank you man!

[@wadsu]

thanks for listing their setlist! 58:39 is exactly Sam's solo but it's "Run"

[@eficer04]

@@wadsuoh man you’re right! Thanks!

[@crowlsyong]

Thank you timestamp guy

[@pocketsk3824]

Sam is one of my favorite musicians to watch play. He is equal parts smiles and stank-face and his playing does the same to me.

[@DHGroove]

The YT algorithm finally came through for me. So glad I got to listen to this.

[@yellowclouds3722]

When two brilliant arrangers & producers & btw musicians meet... This is gold.

[@VideoGameTours]

Sam Wilkes is one of most creative individuals i've ever listened to.

[@SimsulatedId]

Next to. Those last few bars... It took me a while to sus that Wilkes is producing that distorted, tortured sax in the mist, yearning in the haze. The final sequence is crucial, landing checklist, holds a note and on the beat knocks out the squelchly ear suckling rythym. Water cascades like music. I couldn't tell you who's in charge of which sounds. Wilkes gets configured, glances to Mann, who nods like a cosmic kat, and hits an emphatic one, and they go round four bars. And then the sound dries right up. There's a string squeak, a swish, an angel's whisper, and like all good things, it's gone.

[@aonutsihasnouith]

I wish there was anything in the world that made me as happy as playing face melting bass lines makes Sam happy.

[@darrenpatje]

Wish i caught it live. Sam's bass face is almost as good as his playing JK love you guys

[@quarryman4863]

fucking love these two, so it's a delight to catch them in loop duet mode like this! just lovely :)

[@tiluriso]

Thanks fro sharing....Diggin that Jacob's keyboard, I reckon it is called 'Rolando'. Rolando is also slang for 'happening' in Portuguese...Fitting. Also real cool to see the Yamaha DX7, these cats know how to use these unique vintage instruments in a very creative way. Sam's use of looped grooves and textures and effects on the bass are always a treat. Gorgeous chord changes on Song #4 .... ''next to :)"

[@wicksleysnipes1476]

Music that make me laugh and my eyes well at the same time. GDamn. Thanks for this.

[@cottontooth]

Phenomenal set, thanks!

[@nicola.terraroli]

thank you sooooo much❤❤👨‍🚀

[@user-mz6sh4uo7u]

Sam shredding and coming up with all those licks, man

[@speakki]

This is god damn magic

[@cmpoole]

Sick show! FYI you've got the personnel in the description backwards. Sam is the bass player, Jacob's on keys.

[@szaja7104]

Thanks for taking me :there: - Poland greets Rolando. Great stuff.

[@bpancho86]

los quiero mucho

[@crowlsyong]

39:52 gosh man. All that’s great and good in the world is contained right here

[@kisooliveira]

I believe the band personnel description is wrong...

[@sylvaingaille]

chord inversion :D

[@kisooliveira]

@@sylvaingaille 😂

[@neilio666666]

WOW 😮

[@gloverelaxis]

thank you so much for videoing and recording this so well! such a fantastic performance

[@AgustinDavidF]

I love these two musicians!

[@Zonaverdi_]

So fucking good, man ❤

[@sr.dascopiassp196]

So according to the video's description, Jacob Mann is the one playing synth and bass while Sam Wilkes is playing the "piano". Seems legit. 👍

[@wilkesreid]

Huh. My name is also Sam Wilkes

[@Isakaadland]

26:20

[@HappysFunPalace]

can someone explain who rolando is?

[@sodapop92]

💖🦭💖

[@TachyonJon]

Does Sam have an extra vertebrae?

[@koreboredom4302]

It's so fucking weird to hear his voice in HD sound.

[@MiguelMartinez-ui8nl]

who is dr T then?

[@juddadam2]

It's like when Blink 182 Broke up and Sam went his own way to explore his creative differences when he could have been making real money

[@gloverelaxis]

this first track is goooorgeous

[@gloverelaxis]

that synth-y bass tone 22:30 , holy fuck. is that audio -> MIDI or just really cool purely-audio effects? it seems to work really nicely with ghost/dead notes so i'm leaning toward the latter. incredible sound

[@gloverelaxis]

man these are beautiful tunes

[@gloverelaxis]

omg this arrangement of Pete Wheller is fantastic

[@gloverelaxis]

love the arrangement of Zing! Went The String Of My Heart sm. never heard that before but it works so well as a straight-ahead/up tune rather than a ballad

[@gloverelaxis]

Sam Wilkes gets so much range and expressivity from just a bass, effects and a looper. really inspiring. really amazing broad sense of musicality