Pim Jacobs
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Willem Bernard Jacobs (born in Hilversum
Hilversum
is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...

 on October 29, 1934; died in Tienhoven (Maarssen)
Tienhoven (Maarssen)
Tienhoven is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, and lies about 7 km north of Utrecht.Tienhoven was a separate municipality until 1957, when it was merged with Maarssen....

 on July 3, 1996) was a Dutch jazz pianist and television presenter. He worked with Louis van Dijk
Louis van Dijk
Louis van Dijk is a Dutch pianist. He studied solo piano at the Amsterdam Conservatorium....

 and Rogier van Otterloo
Rogier van Otterloo
Willem Rogier van Otterloo was a Dutch composer and conductor.-Biography:Van Otterloo was the eldest son of the conductor Willem van Otterloo. He composed several soundtracks for Dutch films and in 1980 became conductor of the Metropole Orkest for jazz music in Amsterdam...

. He was married with Jazz-singer Rita Reys
Rita Reys
Rita Reys is a jazz singer from the Netherlands.At the 1960 jazz festival of Juan Les Pins , she received the title 'Europe’s first lady of jazz'.-Early career:...

 from 1960.
Jacobs became famous with the Pim Jacobs Trio, which included Wim Overgaauw
Wim Overgaauw
Wim Overgaauw was a Dutch Jazz guitarist.One of the most important Dutch jazz guitarist of his generation...

, Ruud Jacobs and Peter Ypma. Later he played with Louis van Dijk
Louis van Dijk
Louis van Dijk is a Dutch pianist. He studied solo piano at the Amsterdam Conservatorium....

 and Pieter van Vollenhoven
Pieter van Vollenhoven
Pieter van Vollenhoven, Jr. is the husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and a member of the Dutch Royal House.-Early life and career:Born in Schiedam, he is the second son of Pieter van Vollenhoven, Sr...

called Winged friends for charity. He was also known as host of the music's All In Music and Music Hall, and game shows which of the three and Babbelonië .

Pim Jacobs died from cancer.
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