Cris Jacobs

Cris Jacobs is an American singer-songwriter from Baltimore, Maryland, United States. A local fixture in Maryland music, Jacobs was called "The King of Baltimore rock'n'roll" by Baltimore magazine.[1]

Cris Jacobs at B Chord Brewing - Oct 17, 2020

In the early 2000s, Jacobs played (alongside Patrick McAvinue) in a bluegrass band, Smooth Kentucky, in the Baltimore area.[2] Concomitantly, Jacobs was the guitarist and vocalist for The Bridge from the band's founding in 2001 until its breakup in 2011.[3] In 2012, he released an album with his own band, Songs for Cats and Dogs, which led to tours supporting Steve Winwood[4] and Sturgill Simpson in following years.[5] His sophomore full-length, Dust to Gold, arrived in 2016. Jacobs and Ivan Neville recorded an album together as Neville Jacobs in 2017.[6] In 2019, he released his third solo album, Color Where You Are, on Blue Rose Records.[7]

Jacobs holds an annual Christmas concert in the Washington, D.C. area called A Very Jerry Christmas.[8] Between the releases of Dust to Gold and Color Where You Are, Jacobs married and became a father.[4]

Discography

As leader
  • Songs for Cats and Dogs (Self-released, 2012)
  • Dust to Gold (American Showplace Music, 2016)
  • Color Where You Are (Blue Rose Records, 2019)
With The Bridge
  • Cross Street Market (Self-released, 2004)
  • The Bridge (Hyena, 2006)
  • Blind Man's Hill (Hyena, 2008)
  • National Bohemian (Woodberry, 2011)
With Ivan Neville
  • Neville Jacobs (Harmonized Records, 2018)

References

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