Don "Jake" Jacoby was a noted trumpeter, teacher, band leader and author who died December 25, 1992, at the age of seventy-two.
[3] In addition, he did a great deal of recording session work in Dallas, Texas, where he also performed with his own groups, and served for a time as president of the A.F.
While still in his teens he often played the Herbert L. Clarke parts in the John Philip Sousa band in concerts in Central Park.
Jacoby taught in Denton, Texas, and tutored many very successful brass players including Bobby Shew, Marvin Stamm, Craig Johnson, Dan Miller, and Jim Rotondi.
He was listed as one of the top players of the twentieth century in Dr. Nobel's book, “The Psychology of Cornet & Trumpet Playing," and he was mentioned in "The Secret of Technique Preservation," which was written by his teacher E. S. Williams.