Gigs

I’ve been thinking about how precious our lives are recently. Many of us have a tendency to feel invincible when things are going well, but as soon as we hit a bump in the road we realize just how fragile life is. In these times, I am reminded that what really matters in life are […]

Last week The Jason Parker Quartet had an amazing time playing at the Seattle Weekly’s REVERB Fest. The festival was really well run and turned the Ballard neighborhood in Seattle into one big musical mish-mash. Rock, funk, country, electronic, hip hop and jazz were all represented and everyone, bands and attendees alike, seemed to have […]

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! If, […]

On Tuesday Sept 7th, I’ll be playing at the Beta Lounge in Berkeley with guitarist Rob Michael, pianist Darin Wilson, bassist Steve Uccello and trumpeter Dave Hoffman. This gig will be the first time this group has ever played together. In fact, many of us have never even met in person before – we all […]

I’m excited to take part in a wonderful charity event tomorrow at the Seattle Mariners game. The JPQ is playing as part of Operation Sack Lunch’s “Hungry, Will Sing For Food” campaign. We’ll be “busking” outside the home plate entrance to Safeco Field (corner of 1st Ave. S and Edgar Martinez Dr) and all the […]

This past Friday, with the help of my amazing band, I fulfilled a long-time dream. After two years of scheming, planning and arranging, the JPQ debuted 8 new arrangements of tunes from Nick Drake’s debut album “Five Leaves Left”. Josh, Evan, D’Vonne and I were joined by our dear friends Cynthia Mullis on tenor and […]

The Jason Parker Quartet’s Nick Drake Tribute show is on two days away! I’m so excited to debut our new arrangements of tunes from Drake’s album “Five Leaves Left”. I’ve been working on this project for two years and can’t wait for you to hear it! Today we rehearsed with Michele Khazak, who will be […]