Jerry is known throughout the Pacific Northwest and Northern California for his smokin’ electric guitarwork, his masterful finger-picking Delta blues, and his tasteful slide and solo work on ukulele and his homemade cigar box guitars. His music is always foot-stompin’, danceable, and authentic — combining traditional blues with a contemporary energy.

 It was the 70s when Robert Cray and Curtis Salgado emerged as kings of the newly revitalized blues scene in Eugene. Animal House brought John Belushi to the area — a visit that later inspired the Blues Brothers. And Jerry Zybach, already heavily into playing music since his teens, heard his first blues on a Portland radio station. He was hooked. Over the years, he and his guitar followed it to Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and beyond, but always came back to play in the Eugene area where he was born and raised.

 In fact, it’s these deep local roots that keep him committed and involved in such community causes as Habitat for Humanity, Project Homeless Connect for Lane County, Musicians Emergency Medical Association, and Blues in the Schools. Jerry is also a founding member of the Rainy Day Blues Society, contributing the name, as well as his creativity and energy, in the name of preserving and promoting local blues.

Seen at

San Francisco Blues Festival

Pacifica World Music Festival

Sunriver Blues Festival

Art and the Vineyard

King Estate Garlic Festival

Best of the Northwest Filbert Festival

Lane County Fair

Eugene Celebration

Oregon Country Fair

Willamette Valley Brews & Blues Festival

Hult Center

Waterfront Blues Festival

 

Heard with

Blues Hall of Famer David "Honeyboy" Edwards

Handy award winner Michael Frank

Grammy winning guitarist Ken Emerson (Taj Mahal, Bozz Scaggs, Todd Rundgren, Charlie Musselwhite, Pablo Cruise)

Dennis Dragon (The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Sugarland Blues Band)

2006/07 BMA Best Contemporary Female Blues Vocalist nominee Barbara Blue W.C. Handy nominee, vocalist/songwriter/harp master Johnnie 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, Walker T. Ryan, Al Rivers

Mark Hummel

Lazy Lester

Henry Cooper

Sonny Rhodes

Noki Edwards (The Ventures)

Curtis Salgado

JC Rico

Karen Lovely Band

Hank Thompson

Ferlin Husky

 

Opened for

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers

Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials

Pat Travers

Michael Burks

Lloyd Jones

Larry Garner

Johnny Winter

Curtis Salgado Band

Hillstomp

Little River Band

Bill Rhoades and the Party Kings