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 performed 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 Sarasota Opera as well as the Argentine Tango group TRIO GARUFA. My Jazz group, the Sascha Jacobsen Quintet, 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".