Pete Jacobsen, born Peter Paul George Jacobsen, May 16, 1950 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

, England, died April 29, 2002 in London, England was an English jazz pianist.

Jacobsen made his name accompanying Scottish tenor saxophonist Bobby Wellins

Bobby Wellins

Robert Coull "Bobby" Wellins is a Scottish tenor saxophonist best known for his collaboration with Stan Tracey on the seminal 1965 British jazz album Under Milk Wood....

, appearing on recordings such as Jubilation (1978), Dreams Are Free (1979), and Birds of Brazil (1989).

Having lost his sight as a baby, he studied at Worcester School for the Blind before moving to London in 1969 to study at the Royal Academy of Music

Royal Academy of Music

The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...

.

His first professional gigs were with saxophonist Barbara Thompson and Isotope

Isotope (band)

Isotope was a British jazz-rock band based around guitarist Gary Boyle.Boyle founded the band in June 1972 and a first album, Isotope, was largely composed by keyboardist Brian Miller. Jeff Clyne was on bass and Nigel Morris was on drums. However, Clyne and Miller left in 1974 to be replaced by...

's Gary Boyle, before joining the jazz-fusion band Morrissey-Mullen and also playing in percussionist Chris Fletcher's band.

Other notable saxophonists he worked with include Don Weller

Don Weller

Don Weller is an American illustrator and painter. He did covers for Time Magazine, TV Guide and illustrated stories in Sports Illustrated, Boys' Life, Pro, and Readers Digest. He also designed posters for the NFL, The Rose Bowl, and 1984 L.A. Olympics. He has also taught at UCLA and The Art Center...

, Chris Biscoe

Chris Biscoe

Chris Biscoe is an English jazz multi-instrumentalist, a player of the alto, soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone, the alto clarinet, piccolo and flute...

, Alan Skidmore

Alan Skidmore

Alan Skidmore is a tenor saxophonist of jazz and blues music, son of the saxophonist Jimmy Skidmore.-As a sideman:...

, Peter King

Peter King (saxophonist)

Peter John King is an English jazz saxophonist, composer, and clarinettist.- Early life :Peter King was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, on August 11, 1940. He took up the clarinet and saxophone as a teenager, entirely self taught...

 and Tim Whitehead

Tim Whitehead

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, as well as accompanying visiting artists such as bassist Eberhard Weber

Eberhard Weber

Eberhard Weber is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, Weber is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing...

 and American trombonist Jimmy Knepper

Jimmy Knepper

James M. Knepper was an American jazz trombonist.He was a good friend and arranging/transcribing partner of bassist and composer Charles Mingus. Knepper was twice on the receiving end of Mingus' legendary temper...

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He also gave memorable solo recitals at Sherborne Jazz Festival and at Brighton Jazz Club, where he was a regular performer.

He also toured and recorded with the Celtic-jazz band Carmina.

Discography

• Jubilation (Bobby Wellins Quartet) (1978)
• Dreams Are Free (Bobby Wellins Quartet) (1979)
• Hi-Fly (Peter King with the Philippe Briand Trio) (1984)
• This Must Be the Place
  This Must Be the Place
  This Must Be the Place is a 1985 album by British jazz fusion duo Morrissey-Mullen.- Track listing :#"A Tear for Crystal"#"Mean Time"#"This Must Be the Place"#"With You"#"Southend Pierre"#"Visions"#"All I Want to Do"- Personnel :...
  
  (Morrissey-Mullen) (1985)
• Modern Alarms (Chris Biscoe Quartet/Quintet/Sextet)
• Chris Biscoe Sextet (1986)
• Happy Hour (Morrissey-Mullen) (1988)
• Eleven Years From Yesterday (Phil Wachsmann/Peter Jacobsen/Ian Brighton/Marcio Mattos/Trevor Taylor) (1988)
• Birds of Brazil (Bobby Wellins Quintet with the Delme String Quartet) (1989)
• Authentic (Tim Whitehead Quartet) (1991)
• Silence Between Waves (Tim Whitehead Quartet) (1994)
• Ever Onward (solo) (1994)
• On Your Marks (Pete Jacobsen/Simon Woolf/Nic France Trio live at the Peterborough Jazz Club) (2002)

features on organ and piano on 'see you later, forever' by phil burdett (2003)

External links

• http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=1020420078Obituary in The Scotsman
  The Scotsman
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• http://www.chrisbiscoe.co.uk/pjacobsen.shtml — A tribute by Chris Biscoe with an extensive list of recordings made with him.