
Dylan Jack is...
... a percussionist, improviser, composer, educator and organizer participating in
multiple genres within the New England music scene. As a performer, Jack divides his attention
between playing as a sideman with some of the region's top improvisers and leading his main
creative outlet, the Dylan Jack Quartet. Jack has released six recordings as a band leader or co-
leader and one film score (an original version of the 1922 film Nosferatu). Jack is also the director
and curator for the Not So Silent Film series in Providence, RI which focuses on improvising
along with public domain silent films.
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As the founder of the Dylan Jack Quartet, an ensemble focusing on his own original concepts
and compositions. Combining intricately composed segments that utilize odd meters and
phrasing with free improvisations, the music is described as “… bristling with rhythmic
intelligence and rich in dynamic contrast and ebb and flow. - (David Adler)” In September of
2017, they released their first album, Diagrams, which received favorable reviews from the jazz
press. In June 2020, they followed up with the album The Tale of the Twelve-Foot Man. Both are
on the Creative Nation Music label. Jack also co-leads the duo Hofbauer-Jack with premier
Boston guitarist, Eric Hofbauer who released the album Remains of Echoes in 2019 where his
innovative playing is said to “… coax the broadest range of sounds and timbres he can from his
kit. Careful tunings of his toms and the use of a second bass drum allow for a highly nuanced
and melodic rhythmic foundation for the album…” - (All About Jazz) He is one-quarter of the
DJQ off-shoot collective Hofbauer, Jack, Leva, Sabatini, who in 2021, saw the release of Period
Pieces where Jack’s playing is described as “a masterclass in minimalist groovemanship…” -
(JAZZIZ). JAZZIZ also chose Period Pieces as a Critic’s Pick for 2021. In 2022, Jack organized,
composed music for, and produced multiple performances for his quartet where they performed a
live improvised score to the silent film, Nosferatu, to capacity crowds. Their version of the film
and an album of music inspired by the characters entitled “Eine Quartette des Grauens” was
released in October of 2023 where “Jack’s quartet captures the dark menace and lost innocence
of it all, with subtle harmonic implications, stark instrumental timbres, extended techniques and
modest use of effects.” - (David Adler). In 2024, the quartet released their newest effort, "Winter Panes," which focused on holiday and winter themed compositions by composers. The record received much praise and was featured in Downbeat Magazine's December 2024 issue. Aside from jazz and improvisation, Jack is the drummer for classic Massachusetts death metal pioneers, Scattered Remnants.
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As an educator, Jack is part of the percussion and jazz and contemporary music departments at
the Groton Hill Music Center in Groton, MA where he teaches private lessons, group classes,
and creative ensembles. He is also part of the affiliated faculty at Emerson College in Boston,
MA where he teaches multiple sections of The History of Jazz. Jack received an associate's
degree from Middlesex Community College, a bachelor's degree in Percussion Performance from
the McNally Smith College of Music in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and a Master of Music in
Modern American Music from the Longy School of Music of Bard College.

The Dylan Jack Quartet is...
Featuring:
Jerry Sabatini - Brass and Percussion
Eric Hofbauer - Guitar and Electronics
Tony Leva - Bass
Dylan Jack - Drum Set and Percussion