An innovative acoustic guitarist from Northern California, Jack West has built a signature percussive style that blends jazz, rock, folk, and funk, played with dexterity and a tasteful but virtuosic flair. He first emerged in the mid-'90s leading the ensemble Curvature, which produced standout albums like 1998's Big Comet Headed for Earth and 2001's Big Ideas. Over the next two decades he continued to perform, record, and teach workshops while also developing a concurrent career as an inventor with several musical and solar-related patents to his credit. In late 2025, West col...