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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:
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
Fri, 7/3/26: Dawn Club, Fog City Swing, 8 p.m. to midnight., 10 Annie St, San Francisco
Mon, 7/6/26: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Tues, 7/7/26: The Deluxe, Aaron Germain Quartet, featuring, Tony Peebles (saxophone), Jon Arkin (drum set), Aaron Germain (bass), Greg Jacobs (piano), 7-10 p.m., 1511 Haight Street, San Francisco
Thurs, 7/9/26: Dawn Club, Verve Quintet, 8 p.m. - midnight, 10 Annie St, San Francisco
Fri, 7/10/26: Keys Jazz Bistro, Marcus Shelby Sextet, Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus, 7pm and 9pm shows, GET TICKETS HERE, 498 Broadway, San Francisco
Sun, 7/12/26: Stanford Jazz Workshop, Marcus Shelby Sextet, "Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus," 7:30 p.m., Campbell Recital Hall. 541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford , CA 94305 (SOLD OUT)
Mon, 7/13/26: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Fri, 7/17/26: Dawn Club, Fog City Swing, 8 p.m. to midnight., 10 Annie St, San Francisco
Mon, 7/20/26: The Vault Steakhouse, Solo piano, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Plaza Level, 555 California St, San Francisco, CA
Wed, 7/22/26: The Beach Chalet, sextet, Greg Gottelli and co, 5-8pm, 1000 Great Highway, San Francisco
Mon, 7/27/26: 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.
