What is "jakob"

'Jakob may refer to:

• A given name, variant of Jacob (name)
• Jakob (surname)

• Sankt Jakob in Haus, municipality in Austria
• Sankt Jakob im Rosental, town in Austria
• Sankt Jakob im Walde, municipality in Austria
• St. Jakob Arena in Basel, Switzerland, noted for ice hockey
• St. Jakob Stadium in Basel (1954–1998)
• St. Jakob-Park in Basel, largest football venue in Switzerland

• Jakob (band), New Zealand post-rock band
  • Jakob (EP), 1999 album by the band

Jakob is a New Zealand post-rock band, based in the Hawkes Bay city of Napier. The band consists of guitarist Jeff Boyle, bassist Maurice Beckett, and drummer Jason Johnston. They have been compared to such bands as Mogwai, Sonic Youth, and High Dependency Unit, though they largely eschew any vocals or samples in their songs.