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Lucid Was a Blast!

dsc00313We had a most amazing show at Lucid on Saturday night! It was our first time playing at Seattle’s newest jazz club and honestly I had no idea what to expect. I had met the owner, David, and had seen the room, but you never know what’s going to happen on your maiden voyage at a new venue. Will anyone show up? Will the sound be good? Will the band adapt to the new setting? Well, what happened blew my mind!

Even before we started playing the room was starting to fill, and by the time we finished our first set it was standing room only! The vibe in the room was warm and friendly, the drinks were flowing liberally, and the band was ON.

We ran through some of the new tunes we’re working on for the recording and dusted off some old favorites as well. The new stuff went over well and our arrangements worked great in the live setting. It was fun playing “Dos Gardenias”, “Three Hours” and “Idle Moments”. And “Bashert” was particularly inspired, perhaps because Darrah and her family were in the house.

It was also nice to be able to invite some friends up to join us, including Richelle Gay, who sang beautifully on our mash-up of “Footprints/Summertime”. My soon-to-be-cousin Keith Beesley joined us on soprano sax on “If I Were a Bell” and tore it up. Harold Rosenkrans brought is signature tenor style to Wayne Shorter’s “Adam’s Apple”. And Randy Powers busted out his flugel for an inspired version of Miles Davis’s “All Blues”.

It was a beautiful night of music and the love in the room was palpable. David has created the kind of club that every musician wants to play and I hope you’ll go check it out when you get the chance (we’ll be back at Lucid on April 4th). And I can’t thank him enough for creating our new signature cocktail, “Parker’s Mood”, and donating $1 from each sale to the Micropatronage program.

And as always, it is inspiring and a true joy to play with my incredible band. Thank you Josh, Evan and D’Vonne for bringing your fire, your spirit and your love to the JPQ.

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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

Click the button below to participate in the Solo Package


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

Click the button below to participate in the Duo Package


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

Click the button below to participate in the Trio Package


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

Click the button below to participate in the Quartet Package


“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:

  • Our undying love and gratitude
  • Other goodies to be determined

Click the button below to participate in the Donate What You Want Package





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.