Pavement Butterfly

Bassist Sascha Jacobsen draws on a variety of musical styles from classical to jazz and Argentine Tango. He has performed with Kronos Quartet, theatrical greats Rita Moreno, Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone, musicians Bonnie Raitt, Randy Newman, and Raul Jaurena, among many others. Jacobsen is in demand as a performer, composer, and arranger, with commissions by the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Berkeley Youth Symphony, and SF Arts Council among others. He is also a dedicated teacher and has coached students at numerous arts and music schools in the Bay Area, as well as being the founder of the Musical Art Quintet which performs his original compositions. For Pavement Butterfly, Jacobsen will be joined by pianist Seth Asarnow, saxophonist Masaru Koga, and violinist Michele Walther—forming the Sascha Jacobsen Ensemble.