Jim Ocean
Jim Ocean was born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1952—an occupation brat brought to the wilds of Bismarck, North Dakota by a small-town air force father and a beautiful German mother. The restless family landed in Colorado and Oklahoma (where Jim developed a fascination with tornados and guitar) before settling down in time for Northern California’s ‘Summer of Love’. Jim began gigging around the Sonoma folk scene, appearing with Kate Wolf in his first concert during the mid 1970’s. Through a series of misadventures, Jim spent a year living, steeping, and performing in the East Coast’s prolific acoustic music scene. After saving enough gas money, Jim returned to the Bay Area and established an on-going music scene hosting original and traditional music that has been running in Contra Costa County and beyond for 29 years.
As a songwriter and performer Jim founded the darkly satirical group Celtic Elvis. The band was discovered by Christine Lavin and subsequently released 3 recordings and toured the continent for over 10 years.
Pop Tunes for Mystics is a new compilation of original material-mostly on the serious side this time, with lyrics that explore the depths of human experience. True to his nature, this album travels a wide-ranging variety of musical terrain. Full of thought-provoking material, beautiful & haunting melodies and a provocative, refreshing mix of instrumentation, his new project is a multi-layered gourmet feast for the ears and soul.
Jim lives in Guerneville, CA with his wife and three cats, spending his time drinking in the sea air and the mystery of the redwood forest.
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