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Throughout Jacob's more than 25 years of performance experience, he has performed before: (short list)
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Former Presidents Ford and Reagan
- Prince Albert
- Clint Eastwood
- Sandra Locke
- Ceasar Romero
- Kirk Douglas
- Gregory Peck
- Bob Hope
- ... and performed in various bands traveling up, down ... & between the U.S. east and west coasts, with time in Asia, Canada, Iceland and Europe.
- ... including 3 continents, 6 countries, countless cities while working along side some of the world’s finest musicians.
Some of Jacob’s Music Education
- Grant recipient (based on audition performance) and study at Philadelphia College of Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pa. studies
with Michael Bookspan (Juilliard alumnus,
Philadelphia Orchestra,
University of the Arts and the Curtis Institute of Music)
- Master Classes with Saul Goodman (tympanist with N.Y. Philharmonic)
- Studies with Jim Chapin (20th Century's most influential drum set educator)
honors: American Eagle Award, by the National Music Council in Washington, DC lifetime achievement award from the Berklee College of Music Boston. And in 1995, he was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.
- Coaching with Dom Famularo
- Attended University of Maryland, Md.
- Armed Forces School of Music, Norfolk, Va.(Focus of studies: Performance/ small group Jazz Arranging)
As a Private Teacher, Jacob's instruction encompasses ALL drumming styles! The quality of concepts and techniques taught have been proven over and over again. These same concepts have consistently been applied to ALL contemporary musical styles, with success. |