Jake Sasfai is an American writer, artist, model, and educator. He has worked in various positions in customer service as well as in education and music publishing. Jake has ample experience as a private tutor, a music teacher, a bartender, a model, and a performing artist.

Born in Summit, New Jersey in 1999, Jake grew up in nearby Maplewood, New Jersey, where he lives today. He graduated cum laude from the Montclair Kimberley Academy in Montclair, New Jersey in 2017. Jake then graduated from Columbia University in New York City in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Comparative Literature and Society, an interdisciplinary specialization that consists of comparing works from each of the humanities and investigating their effects on different societies and cultures around the world. He earned his degree with a Concentration in History, specializing in the United States during the 20th century.

Jake has experience tutoring several subjects, of which are English language (all levels), French language (all levels), American history, world literatures, maths, biology, SAT/ACT Prep, essay writing, study skills, and executive planning. He is also certified to teach English as a foreign language and will be working as an English teaching assistant in the suburbs of Paris, France this fall.

Jake has performed with several music groups in venues in New York City and New Jersey since 2017. He performs jazz piano, as well as rock, pop, and dance music. Jake has participated in and been recognized by numerous prestigious jazz programs and organizations across the United States, such as Jazz House Kids, New York Jazz Symposium, Brubeck Jazz Summit, National YoungArts Foundation, and Vail Jazz Workshop. He has also contributed award-winning musical scores to several independent films, and has experience teaching piano and music theory in both Brooklyn and in Paris, France.

Jake speaks French fluently, as well as Russian intermediately and elementary Spanish.

Jake is available for hire as a private tutor, a model, a performing musician, and a bartender for private events. He tutors students in middle school, high school, and at university both online and face-to-face in the NJ/NYC area. He plays jazz piano for private events and bartends others as well. By sending a message through the Contact page, Jake will be able to respond with different rates for his services, as well as his availability and any further questions.