New Neil Jacobs video on Channel 5

By Susan Gartner

Video by Susan Gartner

I’m not a music reviewer but I can appreciate the reviews on Neil Jacobs’ website which, although they were written for entirely different concerts, really capture his 12-string guitar performance at the YS Library on April 15th:

"Imagine Russian cowboy music. Imagine flamenco joined with Balkan dances. Imagine one guy doing all that while sounding like a whole orchestra." - The Cleveland Sun Messenger

"For more than 25 years, Ohio native Jacobs has circumnavigated the globe performing his exotic hybrid of gypsy jazz, flamenco, and Eastern European Folk on solo 12-string guitar." - Vince DeMasi, Guitar Player Magazine

And my personal favorite:

"He does everything to that guitar but give it a massage." - Livingston Taylor

Jacobs is originally from Columbus, OH. In addition to touring with Balkan musicians at refugee camps in Eastern Europe and studying with the gypsies of Spain, he also lived for a brief time on Glen Street in Yellow Springs. His most recent release, "12 String Guitar," was nominated "Best Solo Guitar CD" at the JPF Music Awards in Nashville.

A 35-minute video of his library concert is now airing on the Yellow Springs Community Access Station (Channel 5). Air times today (Tuesday, May 18) are 2, 6, and 10 p.m. Next airdate is Monday, May 24 at 4 a.m., 8 a.m., noon, and 4 p.m. To check for future airdates and to see the full schedule, look to the right column on this blog and just underneath A Yellow Springs Blog contact info (gunchpress@yahoo.com) is a listing of “Calendars/Schedules”. Click on “Channel 5 – YS Community Access.”