Biography
There are several artists with this name: 1. a French organist, 2. a world music guitarist from Brooklyn, New York.
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1) Francis Jacob (born 4 July 1972) is a French organist and harpsichordist.
Born in Saverne, Jacob started playing the organ at a young age. He was only thirteen when he replaced the organist from Saessolsheim, who had fallen ill. He studied the organ with Sylvain Ciaravolo and André Stricker in Strasbourg and with Jean Boyer in Lyon. He studied the harpsichord with Aline Zylberajch in Strasbourg and with Jan-Willem Jansen in Toulouse, as well as basso continuo with Martin Gester in Strasbourg and with Jesper Christensen in Basel.
Jacob has taught organ and harpsichord at the Conservatoire de Perpignan, the Conservatoire de Toulouse and the Conservatoire de Montauban. Since 2001 he has been an organ and basso continuo teacher at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg.
He performs as soloist on organ and harpsichord, and in the chamber and orchestral music, particularly with the Ricercar Consort, the Concert Royal, Gli Angeli, and other ensembles.
He is very interested in organ building, which he practises with Bernard Aubertin in Courtefontaine.
He is still the organist of Saessolsheim, where he succeeded, with the help of the Saessolsheim Organ Friends’ Association, in enriching the church with a new Aubertin organ, which energised the cultural life of the village.
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2) Francis Jacob: World Jazz guitarist and composer from Brooklyn,New York, see his Bandcamp profile and release of the 2021 CD I'll Just Trust Your Eyes.
Jazz guitarist Francis Jacob plays both Nylon String and Electric guitar. His World Jazz vision is highly tainted by West African, Colombian and Brazilian rhythms. The CD Side-by-Side (2007), features two bands: the acoustic band, with Grégoire Maret on Harmonica, Stomu Takeishi on Bass, Sato Takeishi on Percussions, and guest artist Gretchen Parlato singing one track. The electric band, with Aaron Heick on Saxophone, Azouhouni Adou on Keyboards, Mamadou ba on Bass, Harvey Wirht on Drums, Gilmar Gomes on Percussions and guest artists Kofo the Wonderman and Alioune Faye. It is available at cdbaby.com and itunes.
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