Jacobs, Phoebe

Public relations executive; Director public relation for The Rainbow Room, 1969-1973; Vice President of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, 1970. Sy Kravitz has written 'The life and career of Phoebe Jacobs reads like a who's who of the country's greatest jazz musicians and singers with whom she has worked.' Executive vice president of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, she has made invaluable contributions to Armstrong's living legacy, playing an important role in the establishment of the Armstrong Archives at Queens College in New York in 1993. In 1995, her long campaign for the release of a Louis Armstrong postal stamp came to fruition. She is a member of the Advisory Council for Lincoln Center's The Ellington Centennial and Research Associate in the jazz program at the Museum of American History.

From the description of Phoebe Jacobs Jazz collection, 1951-2002. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 265034014

Phoebe Jacobs was born in 1918 in the Bronx, New York City. Jacobs worked in publicity and public relations for various jazz record labels and clubs. She became Louis Armstrong's publicist and eventually the Executive Vice President of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc. In 2003, Jacobs was honored with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Award for Leadership.

From the description of Phoebe Jacobs papers, 2000-2003 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 605983265

Phoebe Jacobs was involved with jazz.

From the guide to the Phoebe Jacobs papers, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.)

Phoebe Jacobs was born in 1918 in the Bronx, New York City. She began her career in jazz as the hatcheck girl at her parents club where she met and worked with jazz greats such as Sarah Vaughn, Eubie Blake, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Ella Fitzgerald. Jacobs worked in publicity and public relations for various jazz record labels and clubs. She became Louis Armstrong’s publicist and eventually the Executive Vice President of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc.

In her role with the Armstrong Foundation, Jacobs was instrumental in efforts to honor his legacy, including the drive for the 1995 Louis Armstrong postal stamp. She is also a founding member of the Jazz Foundation of America, an organization devoted to aiding older jazz and blues musicians in financial difficulty or those experiencing health problems.

In 2003, Jacobs was honored with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Award for Leadership which she received at the concert “Here’s to the Ladies: A Celebration of Great Women in Jazz.”

From the guide to the Jacobs, Phoebe. Papers, 2000-2003, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)