Greg Jacobs is a versatile pianist based in San Francisco who studied classical and jazz piano with Gini Wilson and started working as a jazz pianist at 14 years old. He moved to San Francisco in 2007 to attend San Francisco State University, earning Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Physiology and Spanish respectively. Greg has made his living as a full-time pianist since 2013, performing around 200 times per year in addition to teaching privately. Since Fall of 2017, he has played with Sueños Jazz Quintet which performs all-original music, playing Fender Rhodes on their album, “Shots Fired.” Greg has performed at many premier jazz venues in the Bay Area, including Blue Note Napa, Black Cat, The Backroom, Impulse Room, and Club Deluxe. He played for productions of Urinetown and Hairspray in 2018, and was pianist-conductor for Chicago at the Throckmorton Theater in March 2019.

His main influences are Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner, McCoy Tyner, and many many more.

Upcoming Performances

6/3/2019, Monday: Topsys, 9-midnight, 260 Kearny st. SF. Kearny Street Jazz Connection, no cover, 21+

Tuesday, 6/4/2019: Hawthorn SF, 8-11pm, 46 Geary St. SF. Greg Jacobs Quartet feat. Bob Kenmotsu (s), Ollie Dudek (b), and Mark Lee (dr). No cover, 21+

Wednesday, 6/5/2019: Osteria Divino, 7:30-10:30 pm, 37 Caledonia St. Sausalito. Greg Jacobs duo with bassist Chris Amberger.

Monday, 6/10/2019: Topsys, 9-midnight, 260 Kearny st. SF. Kearny Street Jazz Connection, no cover, 21+

Tuesday, 6/11/2019: Hawthorn SF, 8-11pm, 46 Geary St. SF. Greg Jacobs Quartet. No cover, 21+ Chris Amberger on bass.
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Wednesday, 6/12/2019: Iron Horse Cocktails, 8-11pm, 25 Maiden Lane. SF. Greg Jacobs Duo with Jerry Logas.

Sunday, 6/16/2019: Osteria Divino, 7-10 pm, 37 Caledonia St. Sausalito. Duo with bassist Chris Amberger.

Monday, 6/17/2019: Topsys, 9-midnight, 260 Kearny st. SF. Kearny Street Jazz Connection, no cover, 21+

Tuesday, 6/18/2019: Hawthorn SF, 8-11pm, 46 Geary St. SF. Greg Jacobs Quartet. No cover, 21+
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Wednesday, 6/19/2019:Ocean Ale House, 7-10 pm, 1314 Ocean Ave, San Francisco. Sueños Jazz Jam Session.

Monday, 6/24/2019: Topsys, 9-midnight, 260 Kearny st. SF. Kearny Street Jazz Connection, no cover, 21+

Tuesday, 6/25/2019: Hawthorn SF, 8-11pm, 46 Geary St. SF. Greg Jacobs Quartet. No cover, 21+. Chris Amberger on bass.
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Wednesday, 6/26/2019: Iron Horse Cocktails, 8-11pm, 25 Maiden Lane. SF. Greg Jacobs Duo with Jerry Logas.

Thursday, 6/27/2019: The Back Room. Prairie In The Bay concert honoring pianist/composer Carol Denning.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prairie-in-the-bay-tickets-62172930910?fbclid=IwAR3zUjK7h6BPK66bWCwCUG_uBi1rk65hSpTj0XNYA9gnBWJKrJrix9iTLI0

 "Carol Denning was a pianist, composer and songwriter who left behind an immense catalog of original music. Each performer will share one of Carol's songs plus some of their original music.Carol's younger sister Myrna Campbell was a singer and painter who sings the lead on most of the recordings we have of Carol's music, and some of her unique watercolor paintings of native prairie grasses may be for sale at the event.
We are thrilled to have Greg Jacobs, Pamela Parker, Polly Wood, Eileen Hazel, and two of Carol's children, Jennifer Jupiter Benorden, and Suzanne Benorden with their cousin Tom Thompson, part of the band Boomchick.
All proceeds will go toward the Fred and Laura Stith Foundation, which our cousin Tom founded to honor our grandparents and the legacy we started as a family of making holiday donations to a family in need."

Friday 6/28/2019: Lungomare, 9:30-midnight, 1 Broadway, Oakland. Noah Frank Quartet.

Saturday, 6/29/2019: Woods Bar and Brewery, 9:30 - midnight, 1701 Telegraph, Oakland. Sueños Jazz Quintet.

Tuesday, 5/28/2019: Hawthorn SF, 8-11pm, 46 Geary St. SF. Greg Jacobs Quartet feat. Bob Kenmotsu on saxophone, Mark Anthony Lee on drums, and bassist tba.
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Wednesday, 5/29/2019: Iron Horse Cocktails, 8-11pm, 25 Maiden Lane. SF. Greg Jacobs Duo with Jerry Logas.