Jacques Cortéz Cook is a prophetic minstrel in the purist sense of the word. He has played since the age of five, playing for his father’s church and prophetically from his earliest years. Through experiences with Holy Spirit as his teacher, he is mastering the talent that God has given him, causing it to multiply, and drawing the prophetic psalms out of psalmists world-wide. He has ministered in Baltimore, Boston, Oklahoma City, Memphis, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and even Mexico, Malaysia, St. Lucia and St. Kitts in the Caribbean, and Curaçao in the Netherland Antilles.
On his first album, Release, Jacques wrote and played the songs he had ministered to the Lord in prayer and worship while he and his wife, Heather, struggled to have a child. The songs on this album were birthed out of sincere unconditional faith and trust in God, despite the medical reports and losses. Their daughter, Joy, was miraculously birthed just as the album was in its final editing stages.
Jacques has self-produced additional CD recordings since Release that share the prayers of a minstrel with listeners, including Above Only, Relentless Pursuit, Throne Room, New Vision, and Throne Room Sequel. Several others are in the pre-production stage. Jacques will be hosting a benefit concert for survivors of domestic violence on May 16, 2009. He’s also hosting the second annual “Throne Room Gathering of Minstrels and Psalmists” at Eagle Rock Church in Peru, Illinois this August 14-16, 2009. See products to purchase tickets now.