Born in San Francisco and raised in the “Motor City” Detroit, Jacobs career began at the age of 13. His first professional gigs were working with some of Motown's leading writers, producers and artists, such as songwriter Sylvia Moy (“Mi Cherie Amour”), singer/songwriter Barrett Strong (“Money”), and producer Don Davis (Johnny Taylor, The Dramatics, Robin Trower). It was while working with former Miles Davis bassist/singer Michael Henderson fresh out of high school, that Jacobs showed he had a gift for song…