As I mentioned in this post, 2010 is the year The Jason Parker Quartet will finally tour. We have been playing together for almost 3 years now, have 3 CD’s to our name, and have played some out-of-town gigs around Washington State. But we’ve never crossed a border. With the release of our latest CD, […]
Gigs
This week I had two gigs that reminded me how fortunate I am to play with the folks I do. The first was Thursday night, when Clave Nagila played at Egan’s Ballard Jam House in Seattle. This is a project I started to blend Latin-jazz with the Jewish melodies I grew up singing at synagogue. […]
Last night the Jason Parker Quartet was featured at the Ballard Jazz Walk. Organized by the great Seattle record label Origin Records, the Jazz Walk has become one of the premiere showcases for jazz musicians from Seattle and beyond. In addition to the JPQ, this year’s festival featured the likes of Pete Christlieb, Hadley Caliman, […]
I am thrilled to report that the Jason Parker Quartet will mount our first ever tour of the West Coast in May, 2010! The band has been together for close to 3 years now, and while we’ve played all over Washington State this will be the first time we’ve crossed a border together. I can’t […]
Saturday night was one of the most special musical events I’ve been a part of. It was the CD Release Party for “No More, No Less”, the new album from The Jason Parker Quartet. It’s hard for me to put into words the amazing feeling of love that was in the room, but I’m going […]
We’re now only a couple of days away from the CD Release party for the new Jason Parker Quartet CD, “No More, No Less”. If you’re in the Seattle area I hope you’ll join us on Saturday night at LUCID Jazz Lounge for the big shindig. Meanwhile, we received some more good press in Seattle: […]
I’m gearing up for the CD Release Party for my new album, “No More, No Less” from the Jason Parker Quartet. The party is still a week away, but I’m working on the set list, rehearsing the band, doing hand exercises so I don’t get fatigued from all the autographs I’ll sign. 😉 It’s a […]
J&J Music is proud to present the release of The Jason Parker Quartet’s second album, “No More, No Less”. The JPQ will celebrate with a CD Release Party at Lucid Jazz Lounge on October 24, 2009 at 9:30pm. The JPQ is: Jason Parker (trumpet), Josh Rawlings (piano), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass) and D’Vonne Lewis (drums). They […]
Today’s guest post comes to us from saxophonist Art Brown. Art has been active on the jazz, funk, R&B and hip-hop scenes in Seattle for the last 5 years, and studied Jazz Performance at the University of Washington. He plays regularly in a number of amazing groups, including Hardcoretet, Vunt Foom, Theoretics and Soul Kata. […]
Jazz writer Howard Mandel has started a campaign on Twitter to help dispel the myth that jazz is dying. Prompted by Terry Teachout’s Wall Street Journal article “Can Jazz Be Saved” that I wrote about here, Mandel decided to mobilize the jazz twitterati to see just how many people are actually going to see live […]
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