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Receipt of the 2023 New Music USA Creator Fund Award and hailed by The Jazz Journal for his "heart-wrenching cello" and by New York Daily Music for his "darkly slithery, microtonally bristling solos" Cellist Jake Charkey enjoys an eclectic career bouncing between various realms of music; MTV specials with Armaan Malik and sold-out shows at the Microsoft Theater with Arijit Singh, stints at the Carnegie Hall with Grammy-awarded composer Eric Whitacre, arranging strings for several TV series, and films including Emmy-nominated Netflix 'Sacred Games', recording with Zakir Hussain and Hariharan, and composing music for celebrated choreographer Parul Shah. In the words of composer Clinton Cerejo, "Jake redefines the sound of cello."
Since returning from India to the USA in 2016, Jake has been an advocate for new music for solo cello, which he programs in recitals alongside Hindustani music. His performances draw parallels and connections between two vital musical languages, advancing a concept of contemporary music that is rooted in tradition but is centered in a liminal space between two musics.