Josh Rawlings has been my dear friend and closest musical collaborator for many years now. I like to joke that he and I are a “MySpace romance”, because we met when I was trolling that site for bands to share bills with. It was 2006 when I asked Josh if his band Soul Kata would […]
Nick Drake Project
“Generosity is luck going in the opposite direction, away from you. If you’re generous to someone, if you do something to help him out, you are in effect making him lucky. This is important. It’s like inviting yourself into a community of good fortune.” – Twyla Tharp (from The Creative Habit) “A community of good […]
As I sit typing this in my favorite coffee shop in Seattle I can see the rain coming down, bringing the red, yellow and orange leaves with it. Fall in the Pacific Northwest is one of my favorite times of year. Some people see it as decay, end of summer, dark times descending, but I […]
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m in the process of shooting a video for the Jason Parker Quartet’s upcoming Kickstarter campaign to help fund our Nick Drake Project CD. The campaign kicks off on Nov. 15th and I’ve been driving around Seattle to film video of each member of the band to introduce […]
I’m in the process of shooting a video for the Jason Parker Quartet’s upcoming Kickstarter campaign to help fund our Nick Drake Project CD. The campaign kicks off on Nov. 15th and I’ve been driving around Seattle to film video of each member of the band to introduce them to our potential backers. It’s been […]
Over the last couple of days I realized that I’ve been feeling a sense of fear and anxiety about my Nick Drake Project. Not about the outcome – I know that the music we make will be incredible. Not about the process of making the music – the musicians involved are all dear friends who […]
Yesterday I found out that I did not receive the grant I applied for from the City of Seattle for my Nick Drake Project. While it would’ve been nice to have their support, I know that grants are a crap-shoot that I can’t expect them. The good news is that now I know and can […]
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 […]
Listen to the song that started this project while you read on: Three Hours by Jason Parker Quartet I’m so thrilled about my next show with the Jason Parker Quartet. Our Nick Drake tribute project has been in the works for almost two years now and it will finally see the light of day! I […]
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