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Pim Jacobs was born Willem Bernard Jacobs on October 29, 1934 in Hilversum, the Netherlands to artistic parents and was the older brother to bassist Ruud. With his brother he formed a trio with drummer Wessel Ilcken in 1954 and the band grew with the addition of guitarist Wim Overgaauw and Ilcken’s wife, Rita Reys.

The trio recorded with Herbie Mann in 1956 and following Ilcken’s death in 1957, Pim and Reys performed as a duo or trio with Overgaauw. They often recorded and played jazz festivals in Europe and New Orleans, Louisiana featuring vocal standards and bebop material.

He worked as a producer of non-jazz radio and television programs beginning in 1964, briefly operated the Go Go Club in Loosdrecht from 1967, and recorded with Bob Cooper, Louis van Dijk, and his own trio. For television, he hosted the music show Music for All, composed film music, and in the 1970s and 1980s he presented concerts in schools.

Pianist, composer and television presenter Pim Jacobs, who had a theatre in Maarssen named for him, passed away on July 3, 1996 in Tienhoven, the Netherlands.

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