Makin' It Happen – Livin' the Dream – Payin' the Bills – Jason Parker, Seattle Jazz Trumpet Player
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Tweet I know I’ve been talking about this a bunch lately, but this is the last time you’ll hear about it. Why? Because today is the last day for you to help send the Jason Parker Quartet to Iceland. If you’ve already voted then we thank you so much, and you can stop reading now! [...]
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Tweet My band, The Jason Parker Quartet, is in the running for an all-expenses paid trip to Iceland to play at the Iceland Airwaves Festival! All we need to get there is about 30 seconds of your time and 3 clicks of your mouse. Here’s a little video I produced to explain: Please take one [...]
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Tweet The Jason Parker Quartet hit the road for a two-week tour in May 2010. We were equipped with audio, video and cameras to document the whole experience. You can find all posts about the tour here. We began our last morning in Palm Springs the way we began each day at the Ace Hotel [...]
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Tweet It’s been a dream of mine to visit Iceland for many years. The scenery, the people, the artistic community all seem so cool! Now, with your help, my dream could become a reality! The Jason Parker Quartet is one of the few jazz bands featured in this year’s Seattle Weekly REVERB Fest. They are [...]
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Tweet Today, while editing video from the Jason Parker Quartet West Coast Tour, I happened upon a bit of footage I had completely forgotten about. It was shot in Palm Springs at the Ace Hotel and features my lovely and talented wife Darrah Parker. Darrah joined the band for 2 days in Palm Springs and [...]
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Tweet The Jason Parker Quartet hit the road for a two-week tour in May 2010. We were equipped with audio, video and cameras to document the whole experience. You can find all posts about the tour here. Day nine of the JPQ tour was our second day in Palm Springs, and day two with my [...]
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Tweet The Jason Parker Quartet hit the road for a two-week tour in May 2010. We were equipped with audio, video and cameras to document the whole experience. You can find all posts about the tour here. The second week of the Jason Parker Quartet West Coast Tour found us waking in San Diego to [...]
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Tweet The Jason Parker Quartet hit the road for a two-week tour in May 2010. We were equipped with audio, video and cameras to document the whole experience. You can find all posts about the tour here. Day seven of the JPQ tour was our second day in San Diego. After a good night’s sleep [...]
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Tweet The Jason Parker Quartet hit the road for a two-week tour in May 2010. We were equipped with audio, video and cameras to document the whole experience. You can find all posts about the tour here. Day six of the JPQ West Coast Tour was a welcome day off. We woke in Bakersfield and [...]
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Tweet The Jason Parker Quartet hit the road for a two-week tour in May 2010. We were equipped with audio, video and cameras to document the whole experience. You can find all posts about the tour here. Day 5 of the JPQ tour found us rising at 7am to drive from Berkeley to Bakersfield. That’s [...]
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