Joining us today is the two-time Sammy Awards winner, Diana Jacobs. She is a super talented musician, writer, vocalist, arranger, pianist, percussionist, and performer of rock, gospel, jazz, and R&B music. 

Alongside her husband, Mettis Jacobs, she founded the Diana Jacobs Band, a high-energy funk, soul, and R&B horn band. Their first album, Good Metticine, earned them the 2018 Sammy Award for Best R&B Recording. She has also taught English for 34 years; she has four children and five grandsons. 

In this episode, we invite Diana to take a look back at herself, the influence of music throughout her childhood, her experience living in a small village in Alaska, and the relationship her sons and grandsons have with music. We also talk about how she feels making music live versus recording in a studio, how she manages to bring a live's presentation energy into the closed room, and her relationship with her husband as an artistic collaborator. 

We enjoy bits of her mesmerizing music, and we talk about her future plans as a musician and educator. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• Could you talk about your exposure to music as a child? (2:18)
• From that early music exposure, you had your first band when you were 14 years old. Tell us a little more about that (3:43)
• How did your children feel about mom and dad being out there performing a lot? (9:27)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Diana talks about the first band she ever belonged to and their experience at a music contest (3:53)
• Diana describes her experiences living in a bush village in Alaska (4:53)
• The different processes of making music in a studio and performing live for an audience (11:23)
• The love for open mic communities. Diana shares the creation process of the album that earned her the 2020 Sammy Award for Best Blues (18:43)
• Future plans for Diana (22:45)

Resources:

• Diana Jacobs website

Connect with Diana:

• Facebook
• YouTube

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