Howard Jacobs is Drummer and percussionist with Mr. Wilson’s Second Liners. He also arranges some of the bands tunes.

Howard is a multi-instrumentalist, session musician and composer.

He undertook prestigious training at The Royal College of Music and Royal Northern College of Music, and continued his professional development with master drummers and singers from Cuban Rumba, Havana and Matanzas (Afro Cuba de Matanzas, Conjunto Clave y Guaguanco, Rumberos de Cuba, Justo Pelladito, Los Componedores de Batea, Obba Werimele).

This diversity of skill, experience and approach to process, as well as his intuitive instinct and striking performance style, makes him a sought-after collaborator for many musicians, artists, theatre and filmmakers.

He has played in some of the world’s leading venues, including Lincoln Centre New York, Ronnie Scott's, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Wigmore Hall, St John Smith Square, and Royal Albert Hall.

He has performed live with 808 State, Arun Gosh, Homelife, Lotus Pedals, Toolshed, RSL, Nobodies, 52 Skidoo, The Nightcreatures, Creak, and is co-director of Cuban big band, Orquesta Timbala.

Notably, he collaborated with New York’s Mingus Big Band, arranging Charles Mingus’ work by special permission of Sue Mingus, Charles’ wife.

Collaborating with theatre companies, Howard adapts to the scale of the work, creating bespoke music for companies including Forkbeard Fantasy at the Royal Shakespeare Company and pyrotechnic spectacle mavericks, Les Commandos Percu and he has recently worked with Proper Job theatre on a new sell out production of Beowulf.

Howard is currently collaborating with Beth Gibbons and has an ongoing duo with Manchester-based composer and producer, Mandy Wigby, as Architects of Rosslyn. They have created commissioned works for Delia Derbyshire Day, European City of Science, Bradford National Museum of Media, and Blue Dot Festival.