There is a preview of our upcoming gig at Lucid in the March edition of Earhot Jazz Magazine. They called me “trumpet upstart”! Not sure what that means but I like it! And I dig the last line “…check out the next generation of Seattle Jazz”. Come see what all the fuss is about on Saturday, March 14. 😉
ArtZone Video is Streaming!
We had such a fantastic afternoon at the ArtZone TV taping the other day! They treated us like kings from the moment we arrived until the moment we left, with hugs all around, our own personal green-room, and the best part: cheese! And I must say they run a professional and tight ship, and we’re honored to be on the show. Big thanks to Nancy, Sheila, Travis and Greg. Click here to watch the show.
JPQ on ArtZone TV Thursday at 8pm
As mentioned in an earlier post, the JPQ is excited to be the featured performer on Nancy Guppy’s program ArtZone on the Seattle Channel. We’ll be featured on the the episode that airs on Comcast Cable channel 21 at 8:00pm this Thursday, March 5th. They rebroadcast the show all weekend long if you miss the premiere, and it will be available to stream on the web at Seattle Channel.org. Tune in to hear my original tune “Bashert” and snippets of our take on “One Mint Julep”.
Here we are after the taping with Nancy:
Be a Part of the New Jason Parker Quartet CD
The recording process for the new Jason Parker Quartet CD is complete! Josh, Evan, D’Vonne and I spent a wonderful day at MOUSe Studios in Seattle in April and laid down the 7 tracks for the new album. We were also joined by Cynthia Mullis on saxophone for 3 of the tunes and I can’t wait for you to hear how beautiful it all turned out! I’m shooting for a release in late-June or early-July.
But you can pre-order your copy of the CD today! Every pre-order will receive their copy one week before the release to the public. Read on for information on how you can also receive bonus goodies.
I am financing this record in all the usual ways: my own money, grant money, the kindness of friends, etc. But I’ve decided to try something new this time around: micropatronage.
Micropatronage is a system in which the public directly supports the work of others by making donations through the Internet. It relies on the premise that it is easier to find many “patrons” to donate small amounts, rather than a small number of patrons making larger contributions.
To entice you to become a patron, I have come up with some packages that are all unique to this program. Once the CD is complete it will be sold through all the usual channels, but none of these packages will be available after the release date. It is my hope that you will find one of them interesting enough to be willing to donate a small amount of your hard-earned money to help me complete this project.
I’ve set up PayPal buttons to make it easier, but if you’d rather send a check just scroll down to the end of the post and you’ll find the mailing address.
PARTICIPATION PACKAGES
Solo Package
Participants in the Solo Package will donate $10.00 to the project and will receive:
- High-quality audio files one week prior to the official release date of the CD
- Files will be in your choice of 320k mp3s, FLAC or Apple Lossless
Duo Package
Participants in the Duo Package will donate $15.00 to the project and will receive:
- A copy of the finished CD
- High-quality audio files one week prior to the official release date of the CD
- Files will be in your choice of 320k mp3s, FLAC or Apple Lossless
Trio Package
Participants in the Trio Package will donate $25.00 to the project and will receive:
- Photos and videos from rehearsals and recording session
- Sheet music of the original compositions from the CD
- An autographed copy of the finished CD
- High-quality audio files one week prior to the official release date of the CD
- Files will be in your choice of 320k mp3s, FLAC or Apple Lossless
Quartet Package
Participants in the Quartet Package will donate $100.00 to the project and will receive:
- An invitation to sit in on a rehearsal or the recording session
- A “Thank You” in the album liner notes
- Photos and videos from rehearsals and recording session
- Sheet music of the original compositions from the CD
- An autographed copy of the finished CD
- High-quality audio files one week prior to the official release date of the CD
- Files will be in your choice of 320k mp3s, FLAC or Apple Lossless
“Donate What You Want” Package
Because every donation helps, no matter how big or small, participants in the Donate What You Want Package choose their own level of participation in the project and will receive:
Because every donation helps, no matter how big or small, participants in the Donate What You Want Package choose their own level of participation in the project and will receive:
- Our undying love and gratitude
- Other goodies to be determined
If you prefer to pay by check please mail your support to:
Jason Parker Quartet
PO Box 95428
Seattle, WA 98145
I can’t thank you enough for your support! I hope that by participating you will feel closer to the JPQ, and I will do everything I can to make it worth your while.
Slava! Ukrainian Carols in February?
My good friend Michael Owcharuk put together a wonderful and ambitious project called Slava! Ukrainian Carols and New Christmas Music that was snowed out during the big storm last December. We rehearsed it and were ready to go, and everyone was disappointed when we had to call it. Thankfully, the composers and musicians involved all agreed that the music was too good to go unheard, and Mike decided to put on the concert anyway. So breakout the eggnog and the mistletoe, because Christmas is coming again in February!
The reschedule concert will take place this Friday, February 27th at Trinity Church on First Hill in Seattle. Come hear new arrangements of traditional Ukrainian Carols and brand new Christmas music by seven of Seattle’s finest composers, played by seven of Seattle’s finest musicians. Oh, and its free!