Bruce “Jake” Jacobs / Repair Technician

Born in New England, raised in Halifax, NS and currently living in Winnipeg, MB, Bruce “Jake”Jacobs has witnessed and experienced the many sides of the music business. His solid and imaginative playing has had him accompanying a diverse range of artists through many genres of music. Jake has performed, toured and recorded with a virtual who’s who of the Canadian and international music scenes- artists such as the Rankin Family/Sisters, Natalie MacMaster, Ramsey Lewis, Herb Ellis, the Powder Blues Band, Murray McLaughlin, the Shuffle Demons, Carlos del Junco, Ellen McIlwaine, Roger Whittaker, Colleen Peterson, Amos Garrett, Ben E. King, Anne Murray, Gene McLellan, Cindy Church, Petula Clark, Ron Paley and hundreds of others. He was the touring bassist for Canadian rock icons Streetheart 2008 through 2017, playing sold out shows across western Canada. Musical theatre is another area of expertise for Jake- he has been in the pit for over 35 professional theatre productions in several major Canadian cities. Jake was also a contributing editor to Guitar World’s Bass Guitar magazine for several years, and had over two dozen equipment reviews published in that international publication. He is also a highly regarded fretted instrument technician and counts many respected artists and session players among his clients, and currently can be found utilizing this expertise at Mar-Schell’s Music in Winnipeg, MB.