The Sway Machinery: Hidden Melodies Revealed cantorial Jacobs is the author of

Jacobs is the author of four New York Times bestselling books: The Know It All (about his quest to read the Encyclopedia Britannica from A-ak to Zyweic)

Josh Kun profiles the dynamic relationship between musicians

He lives in Tel Aviv

and The Airport Book

Jacobs chronicles his hilarious and thoughtful year spent obeying―as literally as possible―the tenets of the Bible

The Sway Machinery: Hidden Melodies Revealed cantorial Jacobs is the author ofWhy am I leaving Reboot Shop? The Sway Machinery draws on the blues, Afro pop, funk, and other elements their updated take on traditional Jewish cantorial music. Flavors from the Balkans, Africa, the Middle East, and North America create a heady concoction on Hidden Melodies Revealed, the New York based groups debut full length. Like contemporaries Antibalas and Budos Band, the Sway Machinery favors a bold, complex sound big on horns and polyrhythmic