Nick Drake Project

“Can’t Knock The Hustle,” the first single from the “Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em” EP by Spekulation, available February 29th. “Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em” is a 6-track EP featuring instrumentals by Spekulation, composed entirely of samples from The Jason Parker Quartet’s upcoming album, “Five Leaves Left: A Tribute to Nick Drake.” These […]

In a strange twist of fate, The JPQ may have just become the only band in history to have a remix released before the album from which the remake comes! I’ll tell you the story of how this came to pass. But first, click the “play” button below to listen to the track while you […]

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 […]