Jacob Lane is a composer, pianist, and educator who lives in Davis, California. He is the pianist for the chamber group Sl(e)ight Ensemble and a member of The Music Teachers’ Association of California. In addition to his private studio, Jacob teaches piano performance and music theory at New World Music Academy in Pleasanton, CA. Jacob holds degrees in music performance from Mills College in Oakland, CA (MFA), and Northern Vermont State University in Johnson, VT (BA), and he is currently enrolled in the graduate program for music theory and composition at The University of California at Davis. He has studied piano performance with Diane Huling and Robert Schwartz, and composition with Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Mika Pelo, and Pablo Ortiz. In addition to Sl(e)ight Ensemble, Jacob's works have been performed by Colorado College's Tenebrae Ensemble, Berlin PercussionPiano, Chris Froh, and the Eclipse Quartet among other artists.