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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, and 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, Mr Tipples Recording Studio, Keys Jazz Bistro, the Black Cat, The Backroom, Bird And Beckett, and The Impulse Room, as well as at Jazz festivals including the Monterey Jazz Festival, Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Fillmore Jazz Festival, Stanford Jazz Festival, and the Half Moon Bay Jazz and Wine Festival. He also teaches private lessons, has worked in musical theater, holds a position as Music Director since 2020 at a church in San Francisco, and has worked as accompanist for classical vocalists.
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.
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.
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Top photo: Greg Jacobs performing at Fillmore Jazz Festival, July 7, 2024, with Marcus Shelby Quintet. Photo by Mark Dawson MarkDawsonStudio.com
Upcoming Performances:
Wed, 10/29/25: Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse, Solo piano, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, 1444 N California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Mon, 11/3/25: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Wed, 11/5/25: Belle Cora, Daniel Herrera Quartet, 6-9 p.m., 565 Green St, San Francisco, CA
Thur, 11/6/25: Mr Tipples Recording Studio, Tony Peebles Quartet, Tony Peebles (tenor saxophone), Mike Quigg (drums), Joshua Thurston Milgrom (double bass), 7 - 10 p.m., 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Fri, 11/7/25: Gold Bar, Trio with Greg Jacobs (piano), Ollie Dudek (double bass) and Jimmy Gallagher (drums), 6-9p.m., 1 Avenue of the Palms, San Francisco
Sunday, 11/9/2025: The Vineyard at 1970 Grant St, Concord,Moanin’: A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Muse Jazz Collective. $25 tickets and more info HERE
Mon, 11/10/25: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Tues, 11/11/25: Shuggie's, Greg Jacobs Duo, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., 3349 23rd St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Wed, 11/12/25: Mr Tipples Recording Studio, Greg Jacobs Quartet, feat. Marcus Shelby (double bass), Phil Vieux (alto sax), Mike Quigg (drum set), 7 - 10 p.m., 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Sun, 11/16/25: Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 7:30 pm, 1444 N California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Mon, 11/17/25: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Wed, 11/19/25: Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse, Solo piano, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, 1444 N California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Mon, 11/24/25: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Tues, 11/25/25: For The Record, SF Live Weekly Jazz Jam feat. Greg Jacobs, Nico Martinez, and Rasec Barravino, 7-10pm, 2120 Greenwich St. San Francisco
Fri, 11/28/25: Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse, Solo piano, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, 1444 N California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Sun, 11/30/25: Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse, Solo piano, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, 1444 N California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Mon, 12/1/25: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Fri, 12/5/25: Bird and Beckett, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., John Calloway's Fall To Winter Musings, John Calloway (flute), Sam Bevan (double bass), Scott Amendola (drum set), Greg Jacobs (piano), 653 Chenery St., San Francisco
Mon, 12/8/25: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Tues, 12/9/25: For The Record, SF Live Weekly Jazz Jam feat. Greg Jacobs, Nico Martinez, and Rasec Barravino, 7-10pm, 2120 Greenwich St. San Francisco
Wed, 12/10/25: Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse, Solo piano, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, 1444 N California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Mon, 12/15/25: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Tues, 12/16/25: For The Record, SF Live Weekly Jazz Jam feat. Greg Jacobs, Nico Martinez, and Rasec Barravino, 7-10pm, 2120 Greenwich St. San Francisco
Sat, 12/20/25: Healdsburg Jazz, “The Harlem Nutcracker Suite” by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn performed by the Marcus Shelby Orchestra, “Christmas Songs, Spirituals, and More” featuring Tiffany Austin, 7:00 p.m., The Raven Theater, Healdsburg, More Info and Tickets HERE
Sun, 12/21/25: SFJAZZ, Marcus Shelby Orchestra, "The bassist and composer’s New Orchestra featuring vocalist Tiffany Austin performs Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s Harlem Nutcracker Suite and more, featuring original arrangements of holiday music and black spirituals," 8:00 P.M., SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium, San Francisco BUY TICKETS HERE
Mon, 12/22/25: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Sat, 12/27/25: : Keys Jazz Bistro, 7pm and 9pm shows, Marcus Shelby Sextet “Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus," Darren Johnston (trumpet), Tony Peebles (alto sax), Danny Lubin-Laden (trombone), Greg Jacobs (piano), Tim Angulo (drums), Marcus Shelby (bass/narrator), Tickets: $40 per show, 498 Broadway, San Francisco
Mon, 12/29/25: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
From left to right, Greg Jacobs, Chris Amberger, Lyle Link, Rodney Ruckus
From left to right: Greg Jacobs, Lyle Link, Ollie Dudek, Azure Mccall, Leon Joyce Jr.
