“No More, No Less” and the 100 CD’s Project Featured on WRIR Radio!

November 15, 2009

On Sunday mornings I like to wake up with a strong cup of coffee and some jazz radio. Sometimes I listen to our local jazz station, KPLU, and other times I call up one of my favorite internet radio streams or stations. This morning I was grooving to Bebop And Beyond on WRIR, a great […]

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100 CD’s Project – CD’s Dropped in Chicago & Houston

November 14, 2009

Thanks to my friend Brandi and my dear mother, the 100 CD’s Project branched out to Chicago and Houston this past week! The new Jason Parker Quartet CD “No More, No Less” will soon find homes across the globe thanks to my wonderful accomplices. Brandi found the time to place CD’s all over Chicago even […]

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Makin’ it Happen – Sunna Gunnlaugs

November 13, 2009

Every Friday on this blog is “Makin’ it Happen Friday”, where I feature another musician who’s found a way to make a living playing music. I am constantly inspired by others, and hope to pass that inspiration on to you. “Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs bridges the Brooklyn-Reykjavík jazz divide with European elegance and a fiery, […]

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The Get Inspired Project: 365 Inspiring People (Including Me!)

November 13, 2009

The Get Inspired Project is the brainchild of Toni Reece. She has taken on the task of collecting some amazing stories of how people inspire others and what they need to be inspired themselves, and is presenting a new story each day this year. At the end of the year, there will be 365 profiles […]

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“No More, No Less” Added To AccuJazz Radio!

November 5, 2009

I just found out that my CD, “No More, No Less” by the Jason Parker Quartet, has been added to the playlist at AccuJazz Radio! AccuJazz is an internet radio station that contains over two-dozen jazz channels based on categories of style, instrument, composer, region and decade. A new subchannel is added every week! It […]

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100 CD’s Project Update – In Which Another Artist Chimes In On The Need For Such Things

November 4, 2009

Thanks to my handy-dandy Twitter feed I was alerted to a thought-provoking response to my 100 CD’s Project today. Fantasy artist and illustrator Matt Lichtenwalner wrote about the project over at the Industrial Jazz Group’s blog. I, in turn, wrote a ridiculously long response. I’d be impressed if you read the whole thing, and even […]

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There Is More Than One Way To To Skin A Cat – Guest Post by Darrah Parker (My Wife!)

November 3, 2009

My wife wrote the following post at her blog, Artcetera, and I thought it was so cool that I asked her if I could use it as a guest post on my blog. What she wrote about applies across the board for artists, and is just good life advice too. And imagine how proud I […]

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Jazz, Meet Hip Hop. Hip Hop, This is Jazz: The Jason Parker Quartet Jams with Nas

November 2, 2009

My friend Spekulation has made a name for himself as a dope MC. He is also really good a remixing music to use as beds for his flows. Check out his killer album The Bite, which features some of Seattle’s best young jazz, soul and R&B musicians. He’s working on a new album now with […]

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100 CD’s Project Update – CD #24 Found on the Ferry!

November 2, 2009

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. Another one of my 100 CD’s Project CD’s has been found, and this one made it into the hands of a jazz lover! […]

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100 CD’s Project – 10 CD’s Dropped in Port Townsend, WA

October 31, 2009

The 100 CD’s Project traveled north to picturesque Port Townsend, WA yesterday. My band Water Babies played a show at Water Street Brewing and I took the opportunity to drop another 10 copies of Jason Parker Quartet, “No More, No Less” in the wild. After much thought I decided to try a different approach this […]

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