Intro

Guitarist Jake Langley has emerged as one his generation’s great  talents on the instrument.  The award winning musician is masterfull at Jazz, Blues, R&B, Country and Rock styles. The Austin based musician has performed and recorded with many of todays musical legends including Roberta Flack, Willie Nelson, K.D. Lange, David Clayton Thomas, Bobby Blue Bland, Merle Saunders and Billie Joe Shaver.  He was the guitarist with Joey Defrancesco's Organ trio for five years and played with many of the jazz icons. 

Jake has Produced the last Pinetop Perkins recording with Yellow Dog Studios in Austin TX. Guests include Gary Clark Jr., Emily Gimble, Caroline Wonderland and Cindy Cashdollar . To be realeased in 2011.

He is also working in collaboration with Director Andrew Shaptner on a documentary film about these recording sessions.

 Jake's newest CD/band project is "The Bordertown Bootleggers" a Texas Western Swing influenced band featuring the best of the best in today's Western Swing scene: Cindy Cashdollar, Ray Benson, Kevin Smith, Danny Levin, Floyd Domino, Joel Guzman, Rob Kazanel and more recorde at Bismeaux Studio.  Available on Amazon and itunes. 

Vintage Guitar Magazine review

The Bordertown Bootleggers "Western Swing Band"

Tone Poet Productions

"Chances are, if you put an all-star band together to play Western swing, things are going to work. Such is the case with

the Bordertown Bootleggers.  The motivating force behind this one is jazz guitarist Jake Langley, aided by

Cindy Cashdollar on steel and dobro, Floyd Domino on piano, Danny Levin on fiddle, as well as guests Ray Benson and

Rick Mcrae on guitar, and Joel Guzman on accordion. The Langley-written opener, “Minor Imposition,” makes it obvious this is

going to be a fun ride. A minor-key swinger, great unison playing states the melody before a round of solos; Langley, Cashdollar, and Levin all shine, with Langley running down the changes with jazzy agility that culminates in a delightful descending run. “String Theory” is another Langley original; a walking blues, it has a textbook bluesy-jazz solo. A take on the Hoagy Carmichael classic “Skylark” shows lovely ballad work from Langley before Cashdollar joins with lovely, melodic solo."  JH - Vintage Guitar Magazine