So We Could Live Zack Lober

• 1 Joe Type Tune 04:06
• 2 Behind a Myth 03:13
• 3 The Loose End 06:44
• 4 Vignette 04:46
• 5 Dad / Besame Mucho 03:50
• 6 Landscape 06:04
• 7 Feathered Head 05:41
• 8 So We Could Live 03:50
• Total Runtime 38:14

Info for So We Could Live

Following the critically acclaimed reception of Canadian born bassist and composer Zack Lober’s debut album NO FILL3R, hailed by the Jazz press as “quietly adventurous” (Downbeat Magazine) and “deceptively intense and seductive” (All About Jazz), the trio featuring Dutch wave-makers Sun-Mi Hong (drums) and Suzan Veneman (trumpet) returns with a new album: So We Could Live with special guest Dutch tenor master Jasper Blom.

So We Could Live is a loving tribute to Lober’s late father as well as to all of those who sacrifice and serve so that others can live a better life. The music follows the free spirit of the group’s original concept with the perfect marriage of catchy, singable songs followed by fierce moments of spontaneous collective improvisation.

Zack Lober, bass
Jasper Blom, tenor saxophone
Suzan Veneman, trumpet
Sun-Mi Hong, drums

Recorded April 22 and 23, 2025 at Wisseloord Studios, The Netherlands
Engineered by Alessandro Mazzieri
Mastering by Peter Brussee
Produced by Ben van Gelder

Zack Lober
A native of Montreal, Canada, via NYC and Boston, Zack Lober is a bassist and composer now based in The Netherlands. He is a co-founder of the critically acclaimed jazz group "The Story" and leads his own group called "The Ancestry Project", a performance piece featuring music and video that also incorporates his musical explorations with turntables. He is also the co-leader of the collective quartet “Landline” along with fellow members Chet Doxas, Jacob Sacks, and Vinnie Sperrazza. His latest Netherlands based trio project NO FILL3R features drummer Sun-Mi Hong and trumpeter Suzan Veneman. The group will be releasing their second album on October 3rd 2025 featuring Dutch tenor saxophone legend Jasper Blom. He is active as an educator and clinician and holds a Masters degree from the Manhattan School of Music.

He has performed as a band member in groups led by artists including David Binney, Henry Threadgill, Seamus Blake, Butch Morris, Frank London, John Escreet, Greg Ward, Jamie Baum, Jerry Bergonzi, Phil Grenadier, Jason Palmer and Chet Doxas and has also performed throughout Europe, India, Mexico, Canada, and the United States in bands led by Ingrid Jensen, Christine Jensen, Benoit Charest, Christophe Schweizer, as well as with "The Story".

Zack is also active in the rock and pop world and has performed and/or recorded with artists including Caro Emerald, Zach Williams (of The Lone Bellow), Jessica Williams (Girls), The Swingle Singers, Emma Frank, Alejandra Ribera, Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy (The Cult).

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