Jason Parker Quartet Tour – Day 1, Eugene OR

May 21, 2010

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 one of the JPQ tour started with a stop at Guitar Center. Once that was out of the […]

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Jason Parker Quartet Tour Complete – Homecoming Show Friday!

May 20, 2010

After 14 days, 12 shows and 3033 miles, the Jason Parker Quartet West Coast Tour is complete! It was a truly amazing experience, better than I could’ve imagined, and I’m sure I’ll be processing it for a long while. I will share more with you on my blog, but for now here’s a couple of […]

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Jason Parker Quartet Tour in Full Swing!

May 12, 2010

The Jason Parker Quartet is 6 days into our West Coast Tour. What with the driving and the playing and the sleeping, I haven’t been able to find the time to blog like I had hoped to. Today we had a glorious day in the San Diego area. We are staying with my Aunt and […]

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First Tour Vlog! Is This Thing On???

May 6, 2010

I can’t tell you how excited I am! Today is the day we leave for the long-awaited Jason Parker Quartet West Coast Tour (well, long-awaited by me, anyway!). We’re driving to Eugene, OR today to play at The Jazz Station, then it’s on down the coast to many other wonderful towns and new audiences. I […]

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Tour Special: All Jason Parker Quartet CD’s “Pay What You Want” (Even Nothing!)

May 5, 2010

In honor of our first-ever tour, I have decided to run a special on all 3 Jason Parker Quartet CD’s: Through the end of the tour (May 21st) all CD’s are available as a “pay what you want” download through our store. I am going to offer the same deal at the shows, so I […]

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Inside/Out Jazz Awards Celebrates Seattle Jazz!

May 3, 2010

Lucid Jazz Lounge is proud to present the first “Inside/Out Jazz Awards” at Benaroya Hall on Monday, May 31, 2010. The concept for the I/O Awards sprang from the same idea as Lucid – that the Seattle jazz community needs to build itself from the inside out. Over the last year plus, this is what […]

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100 CD’s Project Update – CD #71 Found in Reykjavik!

April 30, 2010

The 100 CD’s Project began on October 20, 2009 as an experiment in getting my new CD out into the world. You can see all the posts relating to the project here. I was so excited when I logged into the Jason Parker Quartet’s Facebook Fan Page and found a note from one Karl Birkir […]

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Jason Parker Quartet Tour – 3 Ways You Can Help!

April 28, 2010

It’s finally here! The Jason Parker Quartet West Coast Tour starts in one week! We’ll be leaving on May 6th to travel the highways and byways of the West Coast, from Seattle to San Diego and back. This is a big new adventure for us and we’re putting it all on the line to make […]

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Jason Parker Quartet Live on Sonarchy Radio

April 21, 2010

The JPQ was featured on the long-running Sonarchy Radio show on KEXP this past weekend. If you missed the broadcast Sunday night, click the play button below to stream the show. My thanks to Doug Haire for having us on. And as always, much love to my amazing band: Josh Rawlings, Evan Flory-Barnes, D’Vonne Lewis […]

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Jason Parker Quartet on the Radio and On the Road!

April 16, 2010

Hello from sunny New York City! I’m in the Big Apple to celebrate my nephew’s 3rd birthday and can’t believe how beautiful it is here. Yesterday we took a walk in Central Park, where the sun was shining, the cherry blossoms were blooming, and the street musicians were out in force! I’m looking forward to […]

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