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Live Review

David Jacobs-Strain: A Night With the Blues

Read "David Jacobs-Strain: A Night With the Blues" reviewed by Jim Santella


Anaheim Downtown Community Center Anaheim, California November 20, 2004

Communicating with his audience like a fired-up veteran of the blues, 21-year-old David Jacobs-Strain brought his acoustic guitars and his powerful vocal style to Anaheim for a thrilling get-together that ushered in the holiday season with open arms. Performing alone on stage in the comfortable room, he mixed originals with down-home blues roots classics that had the audience rockin' in their seats and stompin' the floor ...

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Album Review

David Jacobs-Strain: Ocean Or A Teardrop

Read "Ocean Or A Teardrop" reviewed by Jim Santella


The contemporary blues environment combines a traditional manner of storytellin' with up-to-date elements that ring true at first listen. David Jacobs-Strain delivers his message with convincing authority. Surrounded by a band that features blues harp and fiddle, exotic percussion and fiery keyboards, the singer/guitarist brings it home. His slide guitar work stands out as one of the best.

Jacobs-Strain has been playing guitar since age nine. But that was only twelve years ago. At 21, he's in his ...

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Recording

David Jacobs-Strain To Release New CD "Geneseo"

Source: Muse Media

NEW DAVID JACOBS-STRAIN ALBUM, GENESEO, SET FOR RELEASE JUNE 25TH “His acoustic and electric guitar work is crisp and driven, and his voice can rise to a soulful pitch or fall quietly in sync with a loping beat. His imagery-rich tales—well, it’s not hard to imagine some of them being covered by the likes of John Hammond Jr. . . . or Boz Scaggs. . .” — The Washington Post “David Jacobs-Strain sings and plays slide-driven country blues with a ...

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Ocean Or A Teardrop

NorthernBlues Music
2004

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Stuck On The Way Back

Cristal Records
2002

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