Jazz Articles

The Christian Jacob Trio: Time Lines

by Jim Santella
March 1, 1999

When he became music director for Maynard Ferguson’s Big Bop Nouveau band in 1990, pianist Christian Jacob was just taking the next logical step on his musical journey. The 40-year-old pianist was born in Lorraine, France and studied classical piano. His first introduction to jazz came through the jazz “tinge" contained in music by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and later, through recordings by Dave Brubeck and Oscar Peterson. After moving to the U.S. in 1982, Jacob graduated from the Berklee ...