Rochester-Based Performer, Composer, & Educator. Signed Artist with 577 Records.

Based in Rochester, New York, Jacobo Vega-Albela is a jazz drummer and composer concerned primarily with bringing life to music, whether this is through composing new works, programming interesting pieces from the standard repertoire, or seeking out combinations of collaborators that create a fresh and interesting musical chemistry.

A multi-disciplinary background that has earned Jacobo degrees in Classical Percussion (B.M., New Mexico State University) and Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media (M.M., Eastman School of Music) has led him to work with a variety of different groups ranging from the Western New York Big Band to the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra. 

The 2025 release of his debut album “Un-Belonging” on Brooklyn-based record label 577 Records marked a turning point in Vega-Albela’s career and has helped to solidify his standing as a composer, performer, and bandleader, while the subsequent release tour for the project brought him onto the regional stage, allowing him expand his audience by sharing his music with venues in New York City, Connecticut, and New Jersey.

Jacobo was a 2023 participant in Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead, and has performed at a number of jazz festivals including Rochester International Jazz Festival, the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, and the Las Cruces Juneteenth Jazz Festival. He performs regularly throughout Upstate New York at venues Including Pausa Art House, The Trestle, and The Little Theatre Cafe.

For more information please contact:

Jacobo Vega-Albela

jacobovamusic@gmail.com

(585) 802-4247

Instagram : jacobo.vegaalbela