Martin Jacoby

Martin Jacoby is a professional pianist and composer based in Manchester U.K. Born in Nottingham, England he began his musical instruction at the age of 6. From the age of 18 Martin began performing across the United Kingdom, both as a soloist and chamber musician. In 2007 he began studying classical piano performance at the Royal Northern College of Music. In 2011 he was awarded a full scholarship to complete a Masters of Performance at the same institution. 2012 saw Martin debut an original show entitled Debussy and Ravel: Earth and Water at the Petersham Playhouse which included, amongst other works, a complete performance of Ravel's infamous 'Gaspard de la Nuit.' During this time Martin started working as a recording artist. First featuring on Jennifer Watson's 2013 album 'meditations,' Martin then went on to sign a highly successful recording deal with Ameritz music. He made over 80 professional recordings which were released under the Basilica record label between 2014 and 2017. In 2015 Martin released his debut album 'Plexus,' a series of nocturne like works for solo piano and two piano duet. This was followed in 2017 by the EP 'Evergreen' which featured the Up North Session Orchestra.