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David Jacobs-Strain
Pleasant Hill
Jazz Festival
APRIL 15, 2006 ★ STARTS AT 8 AM
PLEASANT HILL SCHOOL - HWY. 58
39 SCHOOLS COMPETE FOR HONORS IN JAZZ AND VOCAL JAZZ.
A day of performances with clinics by
Ron Bertucci - TROMBONE
Jim Olsen - SAXAPHONE
Jim Douglas - DRUMS
Steve Owen - RHYTHM SECTION
Mark Pender - TRUMPET
CONCERTS:
10:30 - U of O Jazz Combo
12:00 - LCC Jazz Band
1:00 - Bill Shreve/Paul Biondi Project
2:00 - LCC Jazz Choir “Spectrum”
David Jacobs-Strain’s
Blues
If you’ve followed the Eugene music scene
at all the last several years you’ve undoubtedly
heard of David Jacobs-Strain. He’s the for-
mer wunderkind, now 22-year-old, who’s been
hailed since he was a teen as a future blues
giant. In a recent phone interview, Jacobs-
Strain talked about what he’s been up to lately.
Last I heard you were going to college.
I was going to college and trying to keep
up with my music both, but I noticed a lot of
the best writing I did was when I was sup-
posed to be studying. I loved going to college,
but I really felt like this was the time to focus
on what I love most.
What have you been doing lately?
I just got back from Mexico City, doing
some shows down there. It’s an incredible
city, a very international city. Nobody really
knew who I was, but there was an interesting
mix of people from all over the world who
came to hear me. There were some dancers
from the Ballet de Folklorico there. A lot of
great musicians. Today, I’m in San Francisco
helping produce an album for a friend.
It sounds like you’re doing pretty well.
Have you been to the crossroads?
Well, I play the blues, but no one’s making
any deals with the devil here. The worst deals
I’ve made probably revolve around keeping
my car on the road. People often ask me, “Are
you channeling Robert Johnson?” But even
though I’ve always connected with the blues,
I’ve never been a purist. I’ve never tried to
3:00 - Group Therapy
4:30 - Ascension
& Solar Jazz with
MARK
PENDER
(from Late Night
with Conan O’Brien)
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