:: TAKE A JUNGLE WALK WITH JAKE!
This summer, hundreds of children and their families will be "jungle-walking" at libraries across Ontario as Music By Jake presents "Take a Jungle Walk with Jake", as part of the TD Summer Reading Club's "Destination Jungle" program. The show stops in twelve locations, including London, Toronto, Kingston , Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Press release (html)
Promotional poster (PDF)

:: MUSIC DAY CAMP WITH JAKE!
Kids age 7 - 11 are invited to join Jake at camp this summer July 5 - 9 and August 26 - 30 at Peterborough Museum's Summer Discovery Day Camps. Jake's last camp was sold out, so book early to avoid disappointment. Press release.

:: 'MY GARDEN' COMES TO LIFE IN NEW VIDEO!
A magical garden comes to life in Jake's brand new video "My Garden". Along with beautiful backdrops painted by Jake's daughter Kathleen, the pictures in "My Garden" are made of hundreds of individual fabric scraps donated by Jake & Val's local Freecycle group, and augmented with a feather, a book, and a few photos.

"Check out this beautiful video!" - Freecycle facebook page, posted by The Freecycle Network Executive Director Deron Beale

"Aw!!! That’s what I think of this super-cute video by Jake that just showed up in my inbox for Earth Day." - Diane Peters, Today's Parent Blog

Download Jake's song "My Garden"
Download or purchase the album "Ziggy Zaggy Road" (or Jake's other CDs!)

:: ZIGGY ZAGGY ROAD - PARENTS' CHOICE WINNER!
Ziggy Zaggy Road is Jake's third CD to receive a Parents' Choice Award! The Parents' Choice review comments that "Jake Differ's heartfelt songs go sailing, reflect on the deeper meaning of gardens, and celebrate todays." Read the full review here. Our good friend and beautiful children's musician Jack Grunsky has some nice things to say about Ziggy Zaggy Road too: "Wow. What a great production and what a rockin' band. I love the energy and fun feel of it. The quiet songs are also quite engaging. Congratulations on a great job."

::DOWNLOAD JAKE!
Do you have an MP3 player? Download Jake's songs and albums here: Apple iTunes, emusic.com,napster.com and musicstrands.com. Or buy an old-fashioned CD online (see form on this page) or at your local store.

::ALL ABOUT JAKE!
You've found the website for children's songwriter and family performer JAKE DIFFER, three-time Parents' Choice Award winner and Juno nominee! His first CD TAKE A LITTLE RIDE WITH ME won a Parents' Choice Gold Award, his second CD HAPPY ALL OF THE TIME was nominated for a 2006 Juno Award (Canadian equivalent of a Grammy Award) for "Children's Album of the Year" and received a Parents' Choice Award as well. JAKE's latest CD ZIGGY ZAGGY ROAD received the Parents' Choice Recommended Award. Jake performs live at festivals, libraries, schools, day cares and corporate events. Thanks for dropping by! Before you go, take a look around, listen to some tunes, and by all means, say hi !! Read more about Jake here.