Jacob J. Sawyer (1856–1885) was an American composer, pianist, songwriter, and conductor.
[3] Jacob J. Sawyer was born in Boston on 5 November 1856.
[2] He toured with different groups, such as the Hyers Sisters, the Louisiana Jubilee Singers, and Haverly's Colored Minstrels (owned and managed by Jack Haverly).
After a 5-month tour to England with Haverly's Colored Minstrels, Sawyer returned to Boston in late 1881, where he started working at the Boston branch of the bank and brokerage firm T. Brigham Bishop & Co.
He later performed with the Virginia Jubilee Singers, the Sam Lucas Jubilee Songsters, the Maryland Jubilee Singers, and the Slayton Ideal Company (a jubilee troupe by African-American actor and singer Sam Lucas).