Songwriter, improviser, and theatre composer Jake Sorgen’s third album less. takes a sparse, harrowing, and electric turn from his previous work. The 6 songs and 2 instrumental works featured here highlight Jake’s genre-inclusive guitar style and his ever-observant lyric writing in equal measure. On this solo effort, Jake takes a prodding examination of masculinity, loss, obsession, and the release that comes from leaning in to all three. Jake Sorgen is currently the Resident Music Director and Composer for The Rogue Theatre in Tucson, AZ. He has written and performed live music in nearly 20 dramatic works from classical and contemporary playwrights such as Harold Pinter, Marina Carr, Samuel Beckett, Shakespeare, and original adaptations of Virginia Woolf, Dante, and Thornton Wilder. Featured in the 2 instrumental works on less. are melodies and homages to pieces heard on the Rogue stage – a continued effort to bridge the musical and literary in Jake’s varied body of work. less. marks a definitive step forward from Jake’s previous two interconnected albums Sudden Myth and In Transit and sets the tone for a new instrumental jazz project and an expanded live show featuring some of Tucson’s finest musical talent that are both currently being rehearsed. During the nearly 3 years since the release of In Transit, Jake’s time spent in the highly collaborative theatre world breathes noticeable new life into this longtime solo artist’s voice.