Jose & Kat Sing Nancy & Nat – 12/19/10 – Lucid Jazz Lounge – Seattle, WA

December 19, 2010
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Idea #1 for the Nick Drake CD Cover

December 19, 2010

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 […]

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All About Jazz.com Showcases the JPQ’s Nick Drake Kickstarter Campaign

December 18, 2010

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 […]

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Playing the Nick Drake Tunes Live This Tuesday!

December 17, 2010

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 […]

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My Version of Nick Drake’s “Three Hours” is the Download of the Day!

December 16, 2010

The Jason Parker Quartet’s version of Nick Drake’s “Three Hours” is the download of the day at All About Jazz.com, the web’s biggest jazz site. The good folks at AAJ have featured our music before and we’re excited to have been chosen once again. Click here to download the mp3 for free. This comes at […]

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Happy Birthday To…Me!

December 9, 2010

Today is my 43rd birthday. I expect presents. Lots of ’em. Big ones, small ones, medium ones. Presents wrapped in colorful paper and beautiful gift bags. Presents sent in the mail and delivered by hand. Presents that are hand-made and store-bought. And let’s not forget cake. And cookies. And cupcakes. And brownies. With frosting, chocolate […]

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Forming Deeper Human Connections – That’s What I’m After

December 5, 2010

“If good art is to remain good medicine for the human spirit, it must remain firmly rooted in our relationships” – Gerrit Verstraete Recently on the Nextbop website, editor-in-chief Anthony Dean-Harris wrote a piece called “We Are All In The Music Business Now, Apparently”. In it, he talks about the recent increase in Kickstarter fan-funding […]

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A Time For Gratitude

November 29, 2010

Over the Thanksgiving weekend my Nick Drake Project Kickstarter Campaign passed the 50% mark! This means that with your help, we are now halfway to funding the recording of our new CD. I am so grateful for the support so far. It means the world to me that you’ve pledged to help us make this […]

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Celebrating Nick Drake on the Anniversary of His Passing

November 24, 2010

Tomorrow marks the 36th Anniversary of the passing of British singer/songwriter Nick Drake. Many people who are new to Nick’s music think that he is a current artist and still with us. That’s a great testament to the timeless quality of his songs. As you know if you’ve visited this blog recently, I am in […]

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I Made a Goofy “Jazz Robots” Video

November 22, 2010

A couple weeks ago a video started making the rounds of the jazz blogosphere that featured robots talking in jazz slang. A second one appeared soon, and then the great vibraphonist Joe Locke made one to spotlight his Kickstarter campaign. I couldn’t resist making my own. Thanks to text-to-movie technology and the good folks at […]

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