December 2010

After years of planning and preparation, today is the day the Jason Parker Quartet heads into the studio to record our new CD, “Five Leaves Left: A Tribute to Nick Drake”! I am so excited to spend the next three days making beautiful music with my dear friends Josh Rawlings, Evan Flory-Barnes, D’Vonne Lewis, Cynthia […]

Last night, our Kickstarter campaign came to a close. 148 beautiful and generous people stepped up to support us and our upcoming recording project and helped us raise 112% of our goal. I am filled with gratitude and greatly humbled by all of your love and support, and can’t even begin to tell you what […]

After 38 days, our Kickstarter fundraising campaign is coming to an end today. For the last month we’ve been asking you to become a partner in our next recording project, “Five Leaves Left: A Jazz Tribute to Nick Drake”. I am thrilled to report that as of this morning 134 generous and beautiful people have […]

We reached our Kickstarter goal! Last night at 8:47pm our 131st backer put us over the top! I can’t tell you how excited I am that we reached our goal and how much I appreciate each and every one of you. While that last pledge was a thrill, it was the combined effort of all […]

In a classic cart-before-the-horse moment, Darrah and I were playing around with ideas for the Nick Drake Tribute Project CD cover yesterday, before the music is even recorded! I was inspired by Michele Khazak’s beautiful paintings that she did expressly for this project (which can be yours for a pledge of $250). They capture the […]

The good folks at All About Jazz.com have graciously given me a showcase slot to help me spread the word about the Jason Parker Quartet’s new CD, “Five Leaves Left: A Jazz Tribute to Nick Drake”. They have recently started to partner with fan-funding sites like Kickstarter and Rockethub in an effort to help jazz […]