He stands today as a unique personal "voice" in European improvisation music, with his own distinctive tone language.

In the early 1970s Jacobsen toured with the saxophonist Jan Garbarek, bassist Arild Andersen and the finish percussionist Edward Vesala.

His success in Russia has also included a performance at Moscow international jazzfestival as a guest solo artist with the Russian guitarists Alexei Kuznetsovs quartet.

Jacobsen is also one of the few Norwegians who have toured with alto saxophonist Arne Domnerus and the Swedish jazz guitarist Rune Gustafsson.

Odd-Arne Jacobsen has now started a project with the world famous guitarist Jan Akkerman from the legendary progrock band Focus.