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JERRY
ZYBACH BIO JZ has played with many headliners over the years. In 2008, they included Grammy winning Blues Hall of Famer David "Honeyboy" Edwards and Handy award winner Michael Frank; Grammy winning guitarist Ken Emerson (Taj Mahal, Bozz Scaggs, Todd Rundgren, Charlie Musselwhite, Pablo Cruise) and Dennis Dragon (The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Sugarland Blues Band). 2008 was highlighted by JZ's appearance with Honeyboy and Michael Frank at the San Francisco Blues Festival in September. In 2007 and 2008, Jerry played with the likes of Curtis Salgado; 2006 BMA Best Contemporary Female Blues Vocalist nominee Barbara Blue, "The Memphis Queen" (2007 BMA "Best Contemporary Female Blues Artist" nominee, Blues Foundation board of directors and coolest biker chick in the universe); W.C. Handy nominee, vocalist/songwriter/harp masterJohnnie Dyer (The Mannish Boys); W.C. Handy award winner Michael "Hawkeye" Herman; Detroit Music Award winner Rollie Tussing; Denmark 's Bazookahosen; Northwest favorites Bill Rhoades; Ellen Whyte; Adam Scramstad, just to name a few. He has opened for countless acts over the years--greats such as John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers; Little Ed and the Blues Imperials, Pat Travers, Michael Burks, Lloyd Jones, Larry Garner and many more. At the San Francisco Blues Festival this year, he was second guitar for Honeyboy and Michael Frank and theyir set was between Rick Esterin and the Nightcats and the Curtis Salgado Big Band, with Johnny Winter closing the show. iZybach has headlined several large festivals including the Pacifica World Music Festival, Sunriver Blues Festival, Art and the Vineyard, King Estate Garlic Festival, Best of the Northwest Filbert Festival and has headlined the main stages at Lane County Fair and Eugene Celebration. He plays the Oregon Country Fair every year with Rob Tobias and Friends. His Dry Gulch Ramblers play for a standing room only crowd (600 seats) at Willamette High Auditorium a couple of times a year as a benefit for the school's music program. The Jerry Zybach Band was the after party band for the "Concert for Curtis" benefit at the Hult Center in March '07, which featured Curtis Salgado, Steve Miller, Jimmy Vaughan, Charlie Musselwhite and Little Charlie and the Nightcats. A personal highlight was playing guitar for Curtis for a couple of live radio shows--Curtis is one of JZ's all time favorite entertainers. His progressive blues band, Jerry Zybach & the StageHogs has been a solid favorite at festivals and shows in the Northwest and was named by the Eugene Weekly's "BEST OF EUGENE" as one of the top blues bands for 2006. He
has been drawn to branch out with his various roots projects—
with his Blues Scoundrels, and with his acoustic solos,
duos and trios. A serious music scholar, specializing in the blues,
Zybach offers roots music up through progressive blues,
R&B and rock and tailors his shows to whatever a venue is looking
for—roots and Delta style on through to tight, high energy
Chicago, Delta, Texas and West Coast. Whether the show is straight up
blues or a mix of blues, R&B, rock or his old fashioned country
band, The Dry Gulch Ramblers, crowds at festivals and
concerts are always satisfied. The StageHogs have morphed into the Blues Scoundrels and the
Jerry Zybach Band. JZ collaborates with several top notch musicians on his various projects and is looking forward to his 2009 tours with some great musicians, including shows with Blues Hall of Famer David "Honeyboy" Edwards and BMA award winner Michael Frank and with Grammy award winning guitarist Ken Emerson.
JERRY
ZYBACH PROJECTS SOLO:
Whether it's a duo, trio, quartet or more, JZ's roots projects are entertaining showcases of the roots styles of many genres of music. His duos with Ken Emerson even bring Hawaiian slide and slack key into the mix (did we mention the Grammy?). His combos that include Brook Adam's insane Gypsy/Django style defy description. He brings amazing finger style country blues guitarist Adam Scramstad on board for many of his shows. Zybach's roots blues shows are as good as it gets. He plays various electric and acoustic guitars, resonators, handmade cigar box guitars and basses, ukuleles and dulcimers and is joined by incredible guitarists, vocalists and percussionists on washboards, stomp boards, gut buckets, bamboo flutes--these guys play everything but the kitchen sink. Hmmm, that's not a bad idea... The DRY GULCH RAMBLERS: THE DRY GULCH RAMBLERS : Polite folk wouldn't say big ass if they had a mouth full, but that's the best way to describe this incarnation from Zybach's varied musical palette. This is a BIG ASS country band. With six pieces plus special guests, this isn't just a band, it's a full blown show! Remember the days when you couldn't have a country band without a fiddle and a pedal steel? When the band leader said "Aah haah!" and SOMEBODY was wearin' sequins? Where never was heard a discouraging word? This is an old country swing/twang group that's out to bring the fun back to both country AND western music. This band has nearly too much sound for one room to hold! Zybach, the Polish Porter Wagoner, is again joined by a group of seasoned players who bring their own brilliant but insane stylings to this crazy bunch. This wild ride is what would happen if Bob Wills, Hank Williams, Roy Rogers, Red Foley, Asleep at the Wheel and Flatt & Scruggs grew up in the same household and Albert Lee, Ernest Tubb, Speedy West and Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks were the next door neighbors. Jerry Zybach and Brook Adams on vocals, guitars, mandolins, banjos and ukuleles (yup, you heard me right, partner, UKULELES); the stand up bass slot is filled by Kevin Williams (Merle Haggard's bass player) when he's available and Scoop McGuire (used to tour with both Roy Roger's and Shana Morrison's blues bands) when Kevinis on the road with THE MAN; Larry Blom on pedal steel and more vocals; Rob Tobias on honky tonk piano, campfire harmonica and, yes, EVEN MORE vocals and Theo Halpert on drums. JZ throws in country fiddle when it's a big enough gig and special guest vocalists and instrumentalists join in the fun once in a while.This show has been in the back of Jerry "Rawhide Red" Zybach's mind since way back when he was on tour with the great Hank Thompson. The Emerald Valley Opry features them often in their 600 seat auditorium and they wow the capacity crowd every time. Put on yer dancin' shoes and enjoy the show! "Talk about a "fun-loving" band that rubs off on the audience! The Dry Gulch Ramblers bring people to their feet and leaves people saying things like "XX!!! -- they're good!"...Carrie Matsushita, Marketing Manager, Lane Events Center SOME OF THE FOLKS JZ COLLABORATES WITH: David "Honeyboy" Edwards and Michael Frank--- -deep Delta blues from the Blues Hall of Fame living legend------ www.earwigmusic.com Ken Emerson--- Grammy award winning guitarist------- www.kenemerson.com Johnnie Dyer--Incredible vocals and harmonica from a blues master Rollie Tussing----Winner of several Detroit Music Awards, incredible hillbilly deluxe rockin' one man band and cigar box guitar wizard---- www.rollietussing.com Brook Adams--- Amazing Gypsy/Django tom-foolery from the king of the Swingin' Marmalukeys--- www.brookadams.com Adam Scramstad--- Pure, clean finger style country blues, foot stompin' all the way--- www.adamscramstad.com Jason Anderson and Blue Moon Society--- Tight, hard driving Texas blues trio with smokin' guitar---www.bluemoonsociety.com Rob Tobias--- Popular Eugene folk artist, joins with guitar and keyboard---www.robtobias.com Al Rivers--- Smokey voiced blues--- www.MySpace.com
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