In
2003, he moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music, where
he studied performance and composition with the institute’s prestigious
faculty. While in Boston, he was recognized by the YoungArts program of
the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.
Jacob
has led a variety of bands which have performed at several Colorado
music venues and events, including the Red Note Jazz Fest, Pikes Peak
Jazz Festival, PPJASS Jazz in the Parks, Imagination Celebration, Dazzle
Jazz Club, and Smokebrush Theater. Recordings of his have received
radio features on KRCC and KCME, and his quartet’s on-air broadcast at
KUVO was included in the station’s “Live at the Oasis” compilation
series. During his career, Jacob has appeared with Convergence, Eric
Gunnison, Ken Walker, the Alan Joseph Trio, Legacy Jazz Orchestra, Kim
Stone, the Springs Contemporary Big Band, and conducted multiple
contracts as a show-band musician with Carnival Cruise Lines.
Now
established back in Colorado, Jacob performs with area bands, maintains
a teaching studio, and serves as an instructor for programs like Jazz
Aspen Snowmass In-Schools and the CCJA Jazz Boot Camp. He recently
received his Bachelor's Degree in Jazz Studies at the University of
Colorado, where he held residency in its Center for Arts, Media, and
Performance. Jacob also currently participates in the Boulder Laptop
Orchestra, works on his own folk jazz project, and continues a
procrastinated effort to climb each Fourteener in Colorado.
