Sascha Jacobsen
I was born into a musical family, going as far back as my great, great, great, great-grandfather, who was a bassist in the Moscow Opera. I started on bass at age 16. My mentors have been Michael and James Finley, John Brecher, Nico Abondolo, and Dennis Trembley, as well as Wolfgang Guttler and Shinji Eshima. I now perform on Electric Bass, Fretless Electric, String Bass, Baby Bass, Marimbula, Bandoneon, and just about any other instrument I can get my hands on. I completed a Master's degree at the University of Southern California, and then went on to teach at Humboldt State University. I served on the faculty at Laney College in Oakland and the Sequoia Chamber Music Festival. I perform as principal bass with the Santa Cruz Symphony, and the American Musical Theatre in San Jose, and as a section member of the Monterey Symphony. I am also currently performing with the Argentine Tango group TRIO GARUFA. My Jazz group, the Sascha Jacobsen Quintet, recently released it's premier CD "Outer Sunset", which Double Bassist Magazine declared, "shines a light on Jazz that it hasn't basked in for years".