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Jason Parker Quartet: Five Leaves Left

by Greg Simmons
April 29, 2011

For its fourth album, the Jason Parker Quartet takes a sharp departure from its previous three efforts. Rather than simply cutting another solid straight-ahead quartet date, trumpeter Parker has added vocalist Michele Khazak, and multi-woodwind blower Cynthia Mullis, to reinterpret an entire folk-pop album: Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left (Island Records, 1969). Despite being far outside ...

Jason Parker Quartet Releases "Five Leaves Left: A Tribute To Nick Drake" On March 29th

March 23, 2011

J&J Music announces the release of the new CD from the Jason Parker Quartet: Five Leaves Left: A Tribute To Nick Drake. The music will be released digitally on March 29th, with CD's to follow at the end of April on Seattle's Broken Time Records. The JPQ chose to pay tribute to the legendary singer/songwriter by ...

The Nuts & Bolts of Touring - Free Video Seminar from Jason Parker

June 3, 2010

Fresh on the heals of his highly successful tour with The Jason Parker Quartet, trumpeter Jason Parker gave a free touring seminar on Ustream yesterday. All sorts of wonderful musicians gathered to talk about what worked and what didn't. With all the negative talk about the industry and the economy, Parker wanted to show that it ...

Tonight: Free Touring Seminar on Ustream by Jason Parker

June 2, 2010

I will be giving a FREE touring seminar on Ustream tonight at 6:00pm Pacific Time! I just returned from a two-week West Coast tour with my band, The Jason Parker Quartet. The tour was a huge success on all fronts, and I learned a ton acting as booking agent, PR firm, marketing director, tour manager, driver, ...

Free Touring Seminar by Jason Parker

May 25, 2010

Jason Parker will be giving a FREE touring seminar on Ustream on Wednesday, June 2nd at 6:00pm Pacific Time! Jason Parker just returned from a two-week West Coast tour with his band, The Jason Parker Quartet. The tour was a huge success on all fronts, and Parker learned a ton acting as booking agent, PR firm, ...

Jason Parker Quartet Spring 2010 West Coast Tour

February 28, 2010

The Jason Parker Quartet hits the road on May 6, 2010 for our first ever tour! We'll be traveling up and down the West Coast hitting some great jazz clubs along the way. I've been wanting to take this band on the road for three years and I've finally figured out a way to make it ...

Jason Parker Quartet Pays Tribute to Miles Davis, and Some Thoughts on Tributes

January 28, 2010

Every jazz trumpet player in the world has some kind of relationship with Miles Davis. Love him or hate him, study him or eschew him, we've all had to deal with Miles in some way. He's that much of a giant. In a career that spanned 50 years, Miles was at the forefront of many of ...

Seattle Jazz Community Haiti Quake Relief Fundraiser

January 18, 2010

The tragic earthquake in Haiti has hit close to home for the Seattle jazz community. David Pierre-Louis, owner of LUCID Jazz Lounge and one of the biggest supporters of jazz in Seattle, flew to Haiti on Thursday to search for his family and the family of friends. Thankfully he was able to find his mother, who ...

All Jason Parker Quartet CD Sales Donated to Haiti Quake Relief Through Jan. 22nd

January 14, 2010

As you know, there is severe devastation in Haiti right now in the aftermath of the 7.0 earthquake that hit the island. This is a tragedy not only for the people in Haiti but also for those around the world that have family and friends there. One of our own is just such a person. David, ...

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Featuring the music of Jason Parker Quartet
Duration: 7:22
October 7, 2009