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The Christian Jacob Trio: Styne & Mine
by Jack Bowers
At Ken Poston's all-star tribute to trumpeter Maynard Ferguson in Los Angeles last October, the pianist for most groups, large or small, was Maynard's son-in-law, Christian Jacob, who didn't land the gig because of family connections. When Tierney Sutton, who has worked with Jacob for nearly a dozen years and is the guest vocalist on “Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" and “I Fall in Love Too Easily," introduces Christian as “one of the greatest living jazz pianists," ...
Continue ReadingThe Christian Jacob Trio: Time Lines
by Jim Santella
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 ...
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