JACOB, WHO GREW UP IN THE BAVARIAN COUNTRYSIDE AND WAS ORIGINALLY TRAINED AS A NURSE, FOUND HIS WAY TO JAZZ AND IMPROVISED MUSIC RELATIVELY LATE.
HE FIRST HAD TO EXPERIENCE A SERIES OF LUCKY COINCIDENCES, SUCH AS A SPONTANEOUS MOVE TO SWITZERLAND FOR WORK AND SUBSEQUENT MUSIC STUDIES, WHICH HE NEVER ACTUALLY HAD PLANNED.
NOW, DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE SWISS MUSIC SCENE, HE IS ACTIVE IN SEVERAL FORMATIONS OF DIFFERENT GENRES AND IS ALSO CURRENTLY PREPARING HIS OWN PROJECTS.