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Greg Jacobs performing at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 2025 with the Marcus Shelby Orchestra
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, Piedmont Piano, 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:
Sat, 5/2/26: Geelou, Danny Brown Quartet, 9pm to midnight, 3251 Scott St., San Francisco
Sun, 5/3/26: The Vineyard, The Music of Joe Henderson, Muse Jazz Collective feat. Tom Catanzaro, Isaac Coyle, Sylvia Cuenca, and Greg Jacobs, 2 shows at 5:30 and 7:30 PM, GET TICKETS HERE, 1970 Grant St., Concord, CA
Mon, 5/4/26: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Wed, 5/6/26: Mr Tipples, Greg Jacobs Quartet, featuring Mike Olmos (trumpet), Mike Quigg (drums), and Sam Bevan (double bass), 7:30pm and 9:00 pm shows, GET TICKETS HERE, 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Thur, 5/7/26: Local Edition, Fog City Swing, 691 Market St, San Francisco
Sat, 5/9/26: Half Moon Bay Wine and Jazz Festival, Miles Davis' Birth of The Cool Revisited, Marcus Shelby Nonet, Get Tickets HERE
Sun, 5/10/26: SF JAZZ, Marcus Shelby New Orchestra, Miles Davis' Birth Of The Cool Revisited, 7:00 p.m., Get Tickets HERE
Mon, 5/11/26: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Thurs, 5/14/26: Dawn Club, Verve Quintet, 8 - 11 pm, 10 Annie St, San Francisco
Sat, 5/16/26: SF JAZZ, Family Matinee with Marcus Shelby New Orchestra, Visionary bassist and bandleader Marcus Shelby reimagines the innovative sounds of Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool with excerpts from the original suite and inspired new compositions, including a commissioned arrangement by trumpeter and SFJAZZ All-Stars Alumna, Skylar Tang. Join us alongside Shelby’s star-studded New Orchestra and special guest Skylar Tang as we celebrate the Miles Davis centennial! GET TICKETS HERE
Mon, 5/18/26: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Wed, 5/20/26: Mr Tipples, Anthony Stanco Quintet, Jason Hainsworth (Saxophone), Greg Jacobs (Piano), Alan Jones (double bass), Rodolfo Zuniga (drums), Anthony Stanco (trumpet), 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm shows, GET TICKETS HERE, 39 Fell St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Fri, 5/22/26: Dawn Club, Fog City Swing, 8 p.m. to midnight., 10 Annie St, San Francisco
Sat, 5/23/26: Keys Jazz Bistro, Fog City Swing, 9:00 p.m., GET TICKETS HERE, 498 Broadway, San Francisco
Sun, 5/24/26: Celebration Arts, 100 Miles of Music, Celebrating Miles Davis, Marcus Shelby Quartet, Christopher Clarke (trumpet), Jaimeo Brown (drums), Greg Jacobs (piano), Marcus Shelby (double bass), Enid Pickett (poetry), shows at 2:00 p.m. (SOLD OUT) and 7 p.m., GET TICKETS HERE, 2727 B Street, Sacramento, CA
Thur, 5/28/26: Keys Jazz Bistro, Hella Fitzgerald, feat. Lilan Kane (vocals), J Paul (drums), Andrew Coutie (bass), Joel Behrman (trumpet), Tony Peebles (tenor saxophone), 7pm, 498 Broadway, San Francisco
Mon, 6/1/26: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Fri, 6/5/26: Dawn Club, Fog City Swing, 8 p.m. to midnight., 10 Annie St, San Francisco
Sat, 6/6/26: Mr Tipples Jazz Club, Tony Peebles Quintet, 8:30 pm and 10:30 pm shows, GET TICKETS HERE, 39 Fell St, San Francisco
Sun, 6/7/26: Presidio Theater, Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Black Ball: The Negro Leagues and The Blues, 2:00 pm, GET TICKETS HERE, 99 Moraga Ave, San Francisco
Mon, 6/8/26: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Mon, 6/15/26: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Thursday, 6/18/2026: Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Kurt Elling and the Marcus Shelby Orchestra, More info and tickets HERE https://eventmanager.vbotickets.com/tickets.asp?Page=Event&eid=189262
Fri, 6/19/26: Dawn Club, Fog City Swing, 8 p.m. to midnight., 10 Annie St, San Francisco
Mon, 6/22/26: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Sat, 6/27/26: Epic Roast House, Ollie Dudek ensemble, 12pm - 3pm, 369 The Embarcadero, San Francisco
Mon, 6/29/26: 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.
