Matthew Jacobson is an Irish drummer, improviser, composer, educator and producer. He is a full-time jazz lecturer at Dublin City University and holds a PhD from Ulster University. He is also a Fulbright Scholar, co-director of independent Irish record label Diatribe and has received numerous awards and scholarships from institutions including Arts Council of Ireland, Music Network, Berklee College of Music and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

As well as leading his own groups ReDiviDeR and Insufficient Funs, he coleads Roamer – a quartet of Ireland's most internationally recognised improvisers – and regularly tours, performs and records with leading creative musicians around the world. 

Photo credit: Steven Cropper