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Jacobs-Strain
"The Future Of The Blues Meets The Traditions Of The Blues"
-- Gavin "Rooster" Fox -KLCC "Blues Power"
David Jacobs-Strain emerged from the rain soaked mountains of Western Oregon storming the festival circuit as a dynamic blues prodigy. Like a diesel powerhouse of raw energy, David speeds across the landscape of the Country Blues to the earthbound grooves of the Mississippi Delta, with his driving slide guitar and fervent vocals. David has a passion for stretching the limits of the blues with blazing guitar breakdowns that verge on psychedelia and highlight his intimate knowledge of the fretboard.
"...Like a master as yet undiscovered, an acoustic gem ready to take on all comers and deservedly waiting his place among the elite of his profession."
-- Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Notes
At twenty-two, David Jacobs-Strain is already a veteran of the national club and festival circuit, having shared the stage with the likes of Los Lobos, Robert Cray, John Hiatt, Rosanne Cash, Taj Mahal. Janis Ian, David Lindley, Blind Boys of Alabama, and Etta James.
"His style is so emotional and true, that it may just be a sin."
-- Michael Allison, Music Dish
"Jacobs-Strain is set to become a major figure in music, not just the blues..."
-- Chris Nickson, All Music Guide
With the release of "Ocean or a Teardrop" David Jacobs-Strain builds on the big acoustic guitar sound with producer Kenny Passarelli [Elton John, Joe Walsh, Otis Taylor] and creates the organic energy of a great live jam session and an enticing blend of roots classics, inspiring instrumental pieces, and tantalizing original songs. This album showcases David's expansive songwriting skills as well as the politically conscious evolution of his music. Slide guitar and harmonica rise up from the swamp of the blues to meet the West African Kora and the Turkish Oud, highlighting guest collaborators, Joe Craven and Peter Joseph Burtt.
"Songs that resonate with timeless truths, songs rife with suffering and sorrow, violent death, remorse and redemption" David sings with a wisdom far beyond his years, and an artistic maturity that allows him to live inside these songs. With simple, uncluttered arrangements he presents each tale with unerring authority. When David sings it, we believe it"
-- John Taylor, Blues On Stage
"Music can't force change in the world; making music out of love is change in the world."
-- David Jacobs-Strain
Sat. 7:30 – 10:00 p.m.
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