Arnold Jacobs

ABOUT ARNOLD JACOBS

Musician best known for his long-running role as the tuba player for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a position he held from 1944 to 1988.

He was an often-sick child who developed adult-onset asthma.

He was known for his expertise in breathing with respect to brasswind instruments, a skill he had to hone due to his asthma.

His mother was a keyboardist.

He toured with Leopold Stokowski and the All-American Youth Orchestra in 1941.