Student and Professional Clients

• "It's been a little over 2 years that I have been taking lessons with Jacob Kaye. I am so excited about my development, I wish I had met him 10 years ago! My technique, reading and independence has dramatically improved. Jacob is passionate about teaching drums with the goal of taking his students to highest level. The only limitation is the student's desire and the availability of practise time. My goal is to play all the styles of music from Rock to Jazz , and with Jacob I'm definitely on my way." Roger Daoud (current student) Up and Coming Drummer

"Airborne" Christine Agozzino (2011 student), Jo-Annie Bourdeau, Sandie Letendre, Alexia Hovington, Joannie St-amant and Melanie Sabourin are about to embark on a 3 month (April 2012) gig in Hong Kong, China.

• "I would like to extend my personal thanks once again for being a great drum teacher. I have learned alot in the time we have had and look forward to more sessions (after summer). Any student should consider themselves lucky to be taught by you. You have much insight and much real life experience to offer.It just shows that even after playing for 25 years myself, I can always learn more and extend and break out of my own boundries." Blake Lemieux (2011) Band: HolloW (Metal -Symphonic Black/Death/Power/Thrash)
• "I think of the concepts you taught me often ... I spoke of you to Ralph Angelillo (Montreal Drum Fest, creator). I want him to know about you. You're a great person, a great teacher. Thanks, again, for your great words of wisdom..." Bertil Schulrabe Percussion for Chantal Chamandy's Egyptian Tour 2008

Miike Gasselsdorfer (2009 - 2010 student) member: SASASA is dedicated to the creative dialogue between music and dance& Arden Arapyan group - winner of "Propulsion Jazz" contest, Grand Prix de Jazz General Motors at the Montreal International Jazz Festival

• "I wanted to thank you again for today's workshop - I would like to set up a meeting with you sometime soon so that we can talk about bringing you back to work some more with the kids. I will refer students to your website to get more info about you and lessons, a few kids asked me about it this afternoon...I hope some of them sign up with you; it would help my music program...." Susan Strunc, Music Director, St. Georges H.S., Montreal (currently with Lindsay Place High School)

Music Business Professionals

• "Jacob, you've got GREAT hands!!!....hands from hell..!!!" * Jim Chapin - circa 2005 (Moeller Method - 20th centurys most influential drum teacher)
  * Above quote made with Kenwood Dennard (Berklee College Music, Russ Miller (2012 American Idol drummer, recording artist) and Geoffery Lang (Nikki Yanofsky) in attendance.
• "Very nice. Nice hands, nice energy. Nice Independent Left hand lead.“ Kenwood Dennard (Sting, Dizzy Gillespie, Associate Professor of Percussion, Berklee College of Music.)
• "Hey Brother ..!!.. still remember the time you 'went out' like Elvin Jones at Crystal Mansion Studios."
  Johnny Neel (Grammy nominated keyboard player, formerly with the Allman Brothers Band.)
• "Very cool! ... I like the fact that you are doing YOUR combinations... and not just transcribing what I did."
  Walfredo Reyes, Jr. (Santana, Christina Aguilera, etc.) - referencing his DVD
• "Jacob has a great sense of jazz, & chart reading. I was particularly impressed with the exciting playing displayed in concert with the big band video."
  Aldo Mazza, KoSA
• "...in traveling over 40,000 miles across our nation (U.S.), performing before 1.8 million people with appearances on coast to coast television...successful performances at 180 diversified events to include music clinics and jazz festivals...reflected great credit up himself and the U.S. Marine Corps..." U.S. Marine Corps Certificate of Commendation (excerpt from one of 13 year's performances)