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Mike Jacobs is a serious music addict, writer and a composing/occasionally-performing musician.

Drawing Songs

Drawing Songs

Brock, Lanzetti, Ogawa
2024-02-04
10
Fractal Sextet

Fractal Sextet

Fractal Sextet
2023-03-23
19
Waiting For Columbus Live Deluxe (8 CD) Box Set

Waiting For Columbus Live Deluxe (8 CD) Box Set

Little Feat
2022-11-12
22
Music Room 1985

Music Room 1985

Wayne Krantz
2021-06-12
12
Monbijou

Monbijou

Sha
2021-05-21
8
Uncommon Measures

Uncommon Measures

Lyle Workman
2021-02-19
24
II

II

Nir Felder
2021-01-19
18
Fictional Characters

Fictional Characters

Scott Jones
2020-12-14
28
Snapdragon

Snapdragon

Oz Noy
2020-11-17
31
High Heart

High Heart

Ben Wendel
2020-10-30
24
Write Out Your Head

Write Out Your Head

Wayne Krantz
2020-05-09
14
Things Of That Nature

Things Of That Nature

Mark Lettieri
2020-04-17
12
Chunks And Chairknobs

Chunks And Chairknobs

Jim Beard / Jon Herington
2020-03-12
5
Chapters

Chapters

Kneebody
2019-12-10
9
Four

Four

FORQ
2019-12-04
10
Beautiful Dirt

Beautiful Dirt

Mahatmosphere
2019-10-26
15
You Are In You

You Are In You

Human Element
2018-09-13
11
John McLaughlin and Jimmy Herring - Live in San Francisco

John McLaughlin and Jimmy Herring - Live in San Francisco

John McLaughlin
2018-09-08
19
Trio vol 3

Trio vol 3

Tim Miller
2018-06-13
9
Whose Feet are These That are Walking

Whose Feet are These That are Walking

Bob Lanzetti
2017-10-09
11
Anti-Hero

Anti-Hero

Kneebody
2017-09-01
10
Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere

Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere

Nate Smith
2017-07-15
21
Imaginist

Imaginist

Le Boeuf Brothers + JACK Quartet
2016-12-01
5
Parachute

Parachute

Magnus Ostrom
2016-09-13
10
New Birth

New Birth

The Funky Knuckles
2016-07-30
14
American Tunes

American Tunes

Allen Toussaint
2016-06-11
8

Read more album reviews by Mike Jacobs
Read "Kneebody: Everywhere From There To There"

Kneebody: Everywhere From There To There

Play This! | 2025-08-28
3
Read "Victor Bailey: Sweet Tooth"

Victor Bailey: Sweet Tooth

Play This! | 2025-08-24
1
Read "Jimmy Herring: Hope"

Jimmy Herring: Hope

Play This! | 2025-08-23
1
Read "Peter Epstein Quartet: In Your Voice"

Peter Epstein Quartet: In Your Voice

Play This! | 2025-08-18
1
Read "Ojos De Brujo: Color"

Ojos De Brujo: Color

Play This! | 2025-07-14
1
Read "Scott Kinsey: Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz"

Scott Kinsey: Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz

Play This! | 2025-07-12
1
Read "Lost Tribe: Calle Siete"

Lost Tribe: Calle Siete

Play This! | 2025-07-06
3
Read "Stanton Moore Trio: (Late Night) At The Maple Leaf"

Stanton Moore Trio: (Late Night) At The Maple Leaf

Play This! | 2025-06-18
2
Read "Wayne Shorter Quartet: Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival, 1986"

Wayne Shorter Quartet: Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival, 1986

Play This! | 2025-06-17
5
Read "Kneebody: Dr. Beauchef, Penguin Dentist"

Kneebody: Dr. Beauchef, Penguin Dentist

Play This! | 2025-04-19
4
Read "Mats Öberg Trio - Hermeto's Cheese (Live at Nyhetsmorgon)"

Mats Öberg Trio - Hermeto's Cheese (Live at Nyhetsmorgon)

Play This! | 2025-04-12
3
Read "Vahe Sarkissian: Sepastia Groove"

Vahe Sarkissian: Sepastia Groove

Play This! | 2025-04-11
8
Read "Dapp Theory: In The Moment"

Dapp Theory: In The Moment

Play This! | 2025-04-09
4
Read "Project Z: Rainbow"

Project Z: Rainbow

Play This! | 2025-04-04
5
Read "Baiju Bhatt & Red Sun: Nataraj"

Baiju Bhatt & Red Sun: Nataraj

Play This! | 2025-03-21
8
Read "Jon Cleary And The Absolute Monster Gentlemen: Go To The Mardi Gras"

Jon Cleary And The Absolute Monster Gentlemen: Go To The Mardi...

Play This! | 2025-03-04
4
Read "Fractal Sextet: Sky Full Of Hope"

Fractal Sextet: Sky Full Of Hope

Liner Notes | 2025-02-21
9
Read "Chemical Clock: Donut Cat"

Chemical Clock: Donut Cat

Play This! | 2024-11-14
8
Read "Dhafer Youssef: 39th Gulay (To Istanbul)"

Dhafer Youssef: 39th Gulay (To Istanbul)

Play This! | 2024-11-13
12
Read "Souvik Dutta: 20 Years of Abstract Logix"

Souvik Dutta: 20 Years of Abstract Logix

Interview | 2024-09-27
36
Read "Román: La Pulpa"

Román: La Pulpa

Play This! | 2024-09-22
11
Read "Mats/Morgan Band: Paltsug"

Mats/Morgan Band: Paltsug

Play This! | 2024-09-21
8
Read "Nate Smith Kinfolk: Retold"

Nate Smith Kinfolk: Retold

Play This! | 2024-08-24
9
Read "Paul Wertico Trio: The Underground"

Paul Wertico Trio: The Underground

Play This! | 2024-08-23
12
Read "Avishai Cohen: Nu Nu"

Avishai Cohen: Nu Nu

Play This! | 2024-08-22
9
Read "David Gilmore: Musical Revolutions"

David Gilmore: Musical Revolutions

Play This! | 2024-08-22
5
Read "Scott Kinsey: Luniwaz LIVE"

Scott Kinsey: Luniwaz LIVE

Liner Notes | 2024-08-02
8
Read "Tribal Tech: Solemn"

Tribal Tech: Solemn

Play This! | 2024-07-28
5
Read "Mike Miller Quintet: World Goes Round Parts 1 & 2"

Mike Miller Quintet: World Goes Round Parts 1 & 2

Play This! | 2024-07-26
11
Read "Aaron Parks: Attention, Earthlings"

Aaron Parks: Attention, Earthlings

Play This! | 2024-07-24
8
Read "Chad Wackerman: All Sevens"

Chad Wackerman: All Sevens

Play This! | 2024-07-23
5
Read "Ben Monder: Hydra"

Ben Monder: Hydra

Play This! | 2024-07-22
7
Read "Troker: Principe Charro"

Troker: Principe Charro

Play This! | 2024-06-07
8
Read "Rudder: Lucky Beard"

Rudder: Lucky Beard

Play This! | 2024-03-30
7
Read "Kneebody: Kneebodi"

Kneebody: Kneebodi

Play This! | 2024-03-29
5
Read "Oz Noy: Which Way Is Up?"

Oz Noy: Which Way Is Up?

Play This! | 2024-03-28
8
Read "Will Bernard 4-Tet: Medicine Hat"

Will Bernard 4-Tet: Medicine Hat

Play This! | 2024-03-27
8
Read "Chris Potter Underground: Open Minds"

Chris Potter Underground: Open Minds

Play This! | 2024-03-23
7
Read "Carles Benavent: Sevillona"

Carles Benavent: Sevillona

Play This! | 2024-03-08
6
Read "Zoot Horn Rollo: Mask #4"

Zoot Horn Rollo: Mask #4

Play This! | 2024-03-08
4
Read "Steely Dan's Jon Herington and Jim Beard"

Steely Dan's Jon Herington and Jim Beard

Catching Up With | 2024-03-07
31
Read "Scott Kinsey / Mer Sal: Time Out Of Mind"

Scott Kinsey / Mer Sal: Time Out Of Mind

Play This! | 2024-03-02
7
Read "Tal Wilkenfeld: Cosmic Joke"

Tal Wilkenfeld: Cosmic Joke

Play This! | 2024-02-28
4
Read "Eran Har Even: Winners Of The Cosmic Lottery"

Eran Har Even: Winners Of The Cosmic Lottery

Play This! | 2024-02-27
7
Read "Brad Mehldau: Maybe As His Skies Are Wide"

Brad Mehldau: Maybe As His Skies Are Wide

Play This! | 2024-02-26
7
Read "Jim Beard: Holodeck Waltz"

Jim Beard: Holodeck Waltz

Play This! | 2024-02-03
9
Read "Victor Bailey: Kid Logic"

Victor Bailey: Kid Logic

Play This! | 2024-01-26
12
Read "Bill Frisell: Jimmy Carter Pts 1 & 2"

Bill Frisell: Jimmy Carter Pts 1 & 2

Play This! | 2024-01-16
19
Read "Brad Shepik: Vapor Oro"

Brad Shepik: Vapor Oro

Play This! | 2024-01-11
18
Read "Gyan Riley: Mobettabutta Part 3"

Gyan Riley: Mobettabutta Part 3

Play This! | 2024-01-10
11


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Read "Michael League: Snarky Puppy's Jazz-Schooled, Grassroots Visionary"

Michael League: Snarky Puppy's Jazz-Schooled, Grassroots Visionary

Interview | 2018-12-10
26
Read "David Crosby: A Revitalized Creativity"

David Crosby: A Revitalized Creativity

Catching Up With | 2019-01-19
25
Read "The GroundUp Music Festival 2019"

The GroundUp Music Festival 2019

Live Review | 2019-03-12
11
Read "Steely Dan's Jon Herington and Jim Beard"

Steely Dan's Jon Herington and Jim Beard

Catching Up With | 2024-03-07
31
Read "FORQ at The World Cafe Live"

FORQ at The World Cafe Live

Live Review | 2017-08-18
13
Read "John McLaughlin and Jimmy Herring - Live in San Francisco"

John McLaughlin: John McLaughlin and Jimmy Herring - Live in San Francisco

Album Review | 2018-09-08
19
Read "Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere"

Nate Smith: Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere

Album Review | 2017-07-15
21
Read "John McLaughlin: Where The Muse Leads"

John McLaughlin: Where The Muse Leads

Interview | 2020-09-24
50
Read "John McLaughlin And Zakir Hussain: Shakti's Half-Century Of Spontaneous Joy"

John McLaughlin And Zakir Hussain: Shakti's Half-Century Of Spontaneous Joy

Interview | 2023-06-12
71
Read "New Birth"

The Funky Knuckles: New Birth

Album Review | 2016-07-30
14
Read "You Are In You"

Human Element: You Are In You

Album Review | 2018-09-13
11
Read "Panagiotis Andreou: The World In A Bass"

Panagiotis Andreou: The World In A Bass

Interview | 2019-11-22
16
Read "Kneebody at Johnny Brenda's"

Kneebody at Johnny Brenda's

Live Review | 2017-04-25
15
Read "Mark Lettieri: Snarky Guitars, Part 1"

Mark Lettieri: Snarky Guitars, Part 1

Interview | 2020-01-08
20
Read "Trio vol 3"

Tim Miller: Trio vol 3

Album Review | 2018-06-13
9
Read "Snapdragon"

Oz Noy: Snapdragon

Album Review | 2020-11-17
31
Read "Anti-Hero"

Kneebody: Anti-Hero

Album Review | 2017-09-01
10
Read "Henry Hey: Learning From The Stranger Things"

Henry Hey: Learning From The Stranger Things

Interview | 2019-12-31
20
Read "Andy Milne and Dapp Theory at SOUTH Jazz Kitchen"

Andy Milne and Dapp Theory at SOUTH Jazz Kitchen

Live Review | 2016-05-19
16
Read "High Heart"

Ben Wendel: High Heart

Album Review | 2020-10-30
24
Read "Uncommon Measures"

Lyle Workman: Uncommon Measures

Album Review | 2021-02-19
24
Read "Parachute"

Magnus Ostrom: Parachute

Album Review | 2016-09-13
10
Read "The Victor Wooten Trio at The Ardmore Music Hall"

The Victor Wooten Trio at The Ardmore Music Hall

Live Review | 2017-03-14
12
Read "Gary Husband: The Gemini Dimension"

Gary Husband: The Gemini Dimension

Interview | 2022-08-23
39
Read "Chris McQueen: Snarky Guitars, Part 3"

Chris McQueen: Snarky Guitars, Part 3

Interview | 2020-02-07
20
Read "Jim Beard And Jon Herington At The Kennett Flash"

Jim Beard And Jon Herington At The Kennett Flash

Live Review | 2017-06-29
9
Read "Whose Feet are These That are Walking"

Bob Lanzetti: Whose Feet are These That are Walking

Album Review | 2017-10-09
11
Read "Write Out Your Head"

Wayne Krantz: Write Out Your Head

Album Review | 2020-05-09
14
Read "American Tunes"

Allen Toussaint: American Tunes

Album Review | 2016-06-11
8
Read "Four"

FORQ: Four

Album Review | 2019-12-04
10
Read "Bob Lanzetti: Snarky Guitars, Part 2"

Bob Lanzetti: Snarky Guitars, Part 2

Interview | 2020-01-14
17
Read "The Donny McCaslin Group at The Arden Gild Hall"

The Donny McCaslin Group at The Arden Gild Hall

Live Review | 2017-01-25
12
Read "Jeff Berlin: Making Jack Songs, Making Amends, Making A New Path"

Jeff Berlin: Making Jack Songs, Making Amends, Making A New Path

Interview | 2022-11-21
24
Read "II"

Nir Felder: II

Album Review | 2021-01-19
18
Read "Things Of That Nature"

Mark Lettieri: Things Of That Nature

Album Review | 2020-04-17
12
Read "Imaginist"

Le Boeuf Brothers + JACK Quartet: Imaginist

Album Review | 2016-12-01
5
Read "Souvik Dutta: 20 Years of Abstract Logix"

Souvik Dutta: 20 Years of Abstract Logix

Interview | 2024-09-27
36
Read "John Scofield's Country for Old Men at the Ardmore Music Hall"

John Scofield's Country for Old Men at the Ardmore Music Hall

Live Review | 2016-10-18
14
Read "Five Albums From Bands That Broadened The Jazz Paradigm"

Five Albums From Bands That Broadened The Jazz Paradigm

BackTracks | 2021-03-24
18
Read "Waiting For Columbus Live Deluxe (8 CD) Box Set"

Little Feat: Waiting For Columbus Live Deluxe (8 CD) Box Set

Album Review | 2022-11-12
22
Read "Stephan Thelen: Of Sonar, Fractals And Interactive Complexity"

Stephan Thelen: Of Sonar, Fractals And Interactive Complexity

Interview | 2023-06-05
39
Read "Fictional Characters"

Scott Jones: Fictional Characters

Album Review | 2020-12-14
28
Read "Music Room 1985"

Wayne Krantz: Music Room 1985

Album Review | 2021-06-12
12
Read "Jon Cleary at The Ardmore Music Hall"

Jon Cleary at The Ardmore Music Hall

Live Review | 2016-09-25
7
Read "Chapters"

Kneebody: Chapters

Album Review | 2019-12-10
9
Read "Krantz / Carlock / Lefebvre: Touching The Stars"

Krantz / Carlock / Lefebvre: Touching The Stars

Interview | 2022-09-19
31
Read "Joerg Steineck: Getting Inside Scofield"

Joerg Steineck: Getting Inside Scofield

Interview | 2020-05-26
18
Read "Live, Eclectic, And Electrifying"

Live, Eclectic, And Electrifying

BackTracks | 2021-04-30
14
Read "Fractal Sextet"

Fractal Sextet: Fractal Sextet

Album Review | 2023-03-23
19
Read "Alf Terje Hana: The Further Edge"

Alf Terje Hana: The Further Edge

Interview | 2022-08-18
19

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