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Greg Jacobs is a jazz pianist residing in Oakland, California. He has been performing about five times a week since 2013. He has worked in the Marcus Shelby Orchestra since 2023, and while doing so has accompanied musicians such as vocalists Jazzmeia Horn, Kurt Elling, and Kenny Washington. Greg has performed at many of the premier Jazz venues in the Bay Area, including the SF JAZZ Miner Auditorium, Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, The Sound Room, Blue Note Napa, Club Deluxe, Piedmont Piano, Mr Tipples Recording Studio, Keys Jazz Bistro, the Black Cat, The Backroom, and Bird And Beckett. He has performed at Jazz festivals including the Monterey Jazz Festival, Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Fillmore Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, and the Half Moon Bay Jazz and Wine Festival. Greg Jacobs has taught private piano lessons since 2013, has worked in musical theater, and holds a position as Music Director since 2020 at a church in San Francisco. Greg also has accompanied opera singers Mete Tasin and Candace Johnson.

Some of his main influences are Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner, McCoy Tyner, Wynton Kelly, and Sonny Clark. But he draws from a very wide range of musical idioms.

Top photo: Greg Jacobs performing at Fillmore Jazz Festival, July 7, 2024, with Marcus Shelby Quintet. Photo by Mark Dawson MarkDawsonStudio.com

Upcoming Performances:

Fri, 10/2/26: Gold Bar Distillery, 6-9pm, trio with Peter Barshay (bass) and Evan Williams (drums), 1 Avenue Of The Palms Ave, Treasure Island, San Francisco

Sat, 10/3/26: Keys Jazz Bistro, Marcus Shelby Quartet featuring Jaimeo Brown (drums), Raffi Garabedian (tenor saxophone), Marcus Shelby (string bass), and Greg Jacobs (piano), 7pm and 9pm shows, 498 Broadway St., San Francisco

Wed, 10/7/26: John's Grill, Solo piano, 6-9pm, 63 Ellis St, San Francisco

Wed, 10/14/26: John's Grill, Solo piano, 6-9pm, 63 Ellis St, San Francisco

Thurs, 10/15/26: Keys Jazz Bistro, Fog City Swing, 7pm, $35 Tickets HERE, 498 Broadway, San Francisco

Fri, 10/16/26: Zanzi Oakland, Morgan Simon's fabulous band, 10:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m., 19 Grand Ave, Oakland

Mon, 10/19/26: SFJAZZ Joe Henderson Lab, SFJAM: Free Community Jam Session: All Monk, Marcus Shelby bass/session leader
Ryan Ancheta trumpet, Kazemde George tenor sax, Greg Jacobs piano, Howard Wiley drums, 7-9pm, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco

Tues, 10/20/26: Cheeseboard, Eli Maliwan's fabulous band, 11:30am - 2:30pm, 1512 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley

Wed, 10/21/26: John's Grill, Solo piano, 6-9pm, 63 Ellis St, San Francisco

Thurs, 10/22/26: The Third Floor at the Jay Hotel, trio with Pepe Jacobo (drums) and Sam Bevan (double bass), 6-9pm, 433 Clay St, San Francisco

Fri, 10/23/26: Dawn Club, Fog City Swing, 8 p.m. to midnight., 10 Annie St, San Francisco

Sat, 10/24/26: SFJAZZ, Bebop Legends Family Matinee w/ Marcus Shelby & Friends, Marcus Shelby bass/bandleader, Kazemde George tenor sax, Rabiah Kabir flute, Greg Jacobs piano, Sylvia Cuenca drums, 11am, Get TICKETS HERE

Mon, 10/26/26: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., 555 California St Concourse Level, San Francisco

Wed, 10/28/26: John's Grill, Solo piano, 6-9pm, 63 Ellis St, San Francisco

Mon, 11/2/26: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., 555 California St Concourse Level, San Francisco

Wed, 11/4/26: John's Grill, Solo piano, 6-9pm, 63 Ellis St, San Francisco

Mon, 11/9/2026: Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Marcus Shelby Nonet – Birth of the Cool: Revisited, 6pm, GET TICKETS HERE, 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA 

Greg Jacobs performing at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 2025 with the Marcus Shelby Orchestra

From left to right: Greg Jacobs, Lyle Link, Ollie Dudek, Azure Mccall, Leon Joyce Jr.

From left to right, Greg Jacobs, Chris Amberger, Lyle Link, Rodney Ruckus

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