[June 16, 2008] - Los Angeles, CA
Hi Everyone!
This past weekend I was up in Seattle visiting family. It was a nice, much needed vacation, and we had a lot of fun exploring the city that I grew up in!
We decided to head out to Jazz Alley on Friday night (the cool jazz club in town) to hear one of my favorite all time male jazz singers, Kurt Elling. It was an AMAZING concert, as always, and I ended up talking to him for a little bit in between sets. We've sung at some Jazz Festivals together, but I never think he'll remember me, because, well... He's Kurt Elling! But he DID! Like, by NAME! And he told me to e-mail him! And he gave me his contact info! It was amazing! The next night, Saturday, I'd been looking forward to for months... The performer that we went to see is my all time favorite everything - I've seen him perform once, and it was like... Beyond this world. So, as you can imagine, having FRONT ROW tickets to see my all time favorite everthing was so exciting. BOBBY MCFERRIN!! It was amazing... BUT my favorite part of the show is always when he asks the audience to participate... Of course!
At one point, he mentioned he wanted a dancer to come up on stage to do some collaborating. After about 20 seconds of no one volunteering, I was looking around thinking, "come ON people!", so I volunteered. Heheheh.
I ran up onstage and said, "I don't dance!" He laughed and said, "you don't??" and I said, "no, but I'll dance for YOU! Or cook, or write a book, or whatever!" and he laughed again. SO I did a few "time steps", and he asked me what my name was, (MEANWHILE THIS IS JUST THE TWO OF US ONSTAGE TOGETHER) so I spelled my name out with my body, like any good dancer would do. He made up a little song about S-A-R-A, and then asked what I "do". I replied, "I do what you do, I sing!" And he told me there was a mic on the side of the stage and that I should grab it and sing with him. (!!!!!!!) The next 2 minutes are a blur, but I remember us singing together, and it being amazing!!!!!! Afterwards, I met him, talked for a bit, and took a photoAHH!!! It was the BEST music weekend in a loooong time.
I hope to see some of you out at our new shows soon! The band is AMAZING! Have I said that word enough? :)
[September 11, 2007] - Los Angeles, CA
Do you remember where you were 6 years ago today? I was in my apartment, sleeping, awaiting sophomore year theory class. My roommate woke me up after a jarring informational phone call from her mother, and we turned on the tv and watched the first tower on fire. You know where it goes from there. I walked to my theory class, unsure of what to do with myself, and our teacher walked in and told us to go home and call our loved ones. I respect him for that.
It wasn't until Nov of that year that I made my way out to NY. My friend Maya and I took a trip down to ground zero, and it was the first time it really hit me. These were real people with families. The cards from children to their missing parents shook me, but it was the cards from spouses and partners that brought me to tears.
The next year I remember a bunch of glass artists in Seattle made these beautiful glass globes and hid them all over the city for people to find. A beautiful way to celebrate those who were affected by the attacks. My brother and I went out at 11pm in the drizzling cold and searched for over 2 hours for a globe. We found one hidden right behind the log in front of our car.
Now, in a time when it seems everyone is so concerned with what we need to take from whom, I think it's important to remember that the only thing in which there is a lack of abundance is CREATIVITY. There is enough oil, money, knowledge, talent, and resources (maybe...) to go around - but the one thing we all have inside of us, the one thing no person can steal, is the one thing people need to get us out of all of this... Creativity.
There. I'm done. I'll step down from the podium. :)
ON A VERY DIFFERENT NOTE!
We have been experiencing some MASSIVE changes in the Sara Gazarek Band! For those of you who have been following us for a long time, you know we've been a band for the past 3 years. I've been with the same 3 guys since day 1, record 1, gig 1. And now that's all changed... I was sad to see Erik (bass) and Matt (drums) go, but they've got lives outside of mine..!? Erik moved on to tour with Josh Kelly (that guy that's engaged to Katherine Heigl - "Izzy" from Grey's Anatomy). Matt moved on out to the big apple as a lot of young jazz musicians always do.
The guys that Josh and I found to take their spots are 2 of the most fabulously talented (and attractive! haha) fellas on the Los Angeles jazz scene. On bass we have (drum rolllllllll) Hamilton Price! All the way from Austin, TX, Hamilton is a great reader with some serious solo and arco chops. He's got a lot of soul, that one. And on drums we have (another drum rolllllll) Zach Harmon! I met Zach at USC when he was 2 years younger than me. Zach entered the Thelonious Monk Institute (a ridiculously elite, highly regarded 2-year program) two years ago, and is an amazing drum master, and also plays the tabla!! Zach brings a lot of personality and vocabulary to the table. Josh and I are so excited to see what the change in personnel is going to bring to the music.
It's so funny b/c I thought it was a bad thing that we didn't have a whole lot of gigs booked for September and October (especially since our record just came out!) but now I know it was important to have this open space to rehearse with the new guys and get our sound together.
We're still planning on coming to the East Coast and the midwest to promote the record! If you don't see a date in your town, don't hesitate to e-mail me (or your local jazz club owner) and let us know you want to see us!!
Oh, and let me know what you think of the new record! Isn't it great? ;)
love,
Sara
[June 25, 2007]
Here I am, in Seattle, at my mothers condo, waiting for the band to get here to do our 2 day run at Jazz Alley.
There is something really special about this city. The greenery, the people, the weather, the events. Some how, it feels like home. Oh...
It is home. :) I sometimes forget in the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles that I grew up in such a special place. There is something in the water here that stirs creativity and inspiration. It's always good to be back.
We've put together a few new arrangements since the album came out.
We have been rehearsing in preparation for the CD release party tomorrow night, and couldn't help ourselves! We have to continually create new music! I'm really excited about all of the new music that's coming in.
I hope to see all of you out at the club in Seattle or LA, or wherever this CD takes us. In the mean time, keep requesting us on your radio stations and in your clubs, and thank so much for your continued support.
On a final note - what have you been listening to/humored by? I've been listening to Feist's latest record, and forever entertained by http://icanhascheezburger.com
I love it!
[June 5th, 2007]
Some Things About Return To You
Our new album comes out today, and I am so grateful for a second opportunity to put our message out into the world. We had a great response to our first CD, "Yours" - we got to tour the country, play notoriously fabulous jazz clubs, won winning reviews from some of the toughest critics, got a lot of radio play, and in the end still liked playing together! It was an incredible experience, and I feel so blessed to be doing it all over again.
With our first CD, we wanted to say something to the world. We wanted to make an imprint, for people to take us seriously, and for the jazz community to respect and remember us. We weren't going away! And I think we accomplished that. So, that being said, we decided with our second album to explore some of our other influences and to incorporate them into our sound. Everyone in the band is under 30, so we'd be neglecting some of our other favorite songs, genres, sounds, and artists by only playing a jazz quartet, standard based, straight ahead record. And that wouldn't be musically genuine, now would it? :)
As with "Yours" each of the songs on our album were chosen with great care. "Let's Try This Again" was written by Josh (with a little help from yours truly) and is a song about getting back to the good in a relationship - something I, and most people, can relate to! "Northern Lights" written by Seamus Blake (the guy who played guitar, sax AND sang vocals on the tune) was actually about his grandmother. He wrote it for her as a way to remember all of her funny little habits and mannerisms. We loved the tune, but I had no idea the day we'd be recording it I'd get news that my grandfather had passed away. It gave the song a real special meaning to me personally.
"Carey" was one of those incredibly challenging, fun Joni Mitchell tunes that is completely based on her experience, but I personally identified with the line "you know it sure is hard to leave here, Carey, but it's really not my home". "Junk", the Paul McCartney tune is really important in my mind, especially these days with all the consumerism. If we all keep in mind that all the junk we buy WILL end up in the yard, we might buy a little less. :)
"Just Let Me Be" is a funky tune, also written by Josh, and if I told you who I was thinking about to bring up all that angst, I think I'd get in trouble. :) Ambrose really added quite a lot of color with his understated trumpet playing. It's a fun one where I get to release a lot of energy. "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling" was a song I found on iTunes a while back, covered by a country band called The Whites. We really pulled it apart and added some new harmonies and hits. That was a fun one to do, with a similar idea to "Let's Try This Again".
"And So It Goes" is one of my favorite songs to sing, period. The lyrics are some of the most beautiful, vulnerable, honest lyrics out there. And having the melody as simple as it is really opens it up for the listener. We originally anticipated it as a bonus track for international releases, but after we recorded it, we came back into the main room and John Clayont (producer) had tears in his eyes. We knew then that we couldn't omit it from the record.
"I've Got A Great Idea" is a Harry Connick, Jr. tune. Josh and I are huge Harry fans, and the song was so sweet! We couldn't pass it up, and I figured it would take us one itsy bitsy baby step closer to having him produce my next record! Universe, are you listening!? ;) We incorporated his pseudo piano send-off section into our version as a tribute to him. "Dear Someone" was a Gillian Welch tune that Erik (bassist) brought to me a while back as a song he wanted me to song w/a friend of his at a show he was doing. I completely fell in love with it! That one probably strays the most from the first record, but the song is beautiful and I'm a really big Gillian fan, so it made sense to put it on the record. And it's much more jazzy than hers, and I also brought in male jazz vocalist John Proulx to do it with me!
Hallelujah was a song Erik arranged for us. We'd been doing it since the beginning of our promo tour for "Yours" so of course we had to include it on the CD. BUT in that time, KD Lang and Brandi Carlile recorded it. Now those are 2 females that are much more well known that myself. So, of course we had to do something rash! I looked around for alternate verses and found an obscure one on a rare Leonard Cohen recording, and actually, I think it makes the message of the song a little more clear! Phew!
"Makes Me Feel This Way" was a tune Josh wrote when we found out we'd be opening for Al Green. We knew our music was pretty different than his, but we had to bring it! It was Al Green for heavens' sake! The tune ended up being one of the most popular songs with our audiences. And I love to sing it! "Without You" (the song from which we got our title - the first line of the tune is "Return to You") was also written by Josh. I remember our second date on the Yours tour was in Rochester and Josh had gotten the unfortunate new that a very good friend of his (and very talented jazz violinist) in Los Angeles had been in a car accident caused by a drunk driver. He was in a coma. So, being the expressive, creative, talented musician that he is, Josh wrote "Without You" for his friend, Ludvig Girdland. So, it only made sense to arrange and include a song of Ludvig's on the CD (Original #4) and to feature his old string quartet (Supernova) throughout the CD.
I hope that long long long list of why's explains some of the questions you may have about the CD! Thanks for listening, and for your continued support! Today is a big day... How am I going to celebrate? We're throwing a party with all of our friends, of course! I'm off to dip some strawberries in chocolate!
[January 12, 2007]
"Mastering with the Master"
Hey y'alls,
I'm sitting here with Bernie Grundman - THE mastering man. Behind me is a pic of Mos Def and Joni Mitchell, arms wrapped around the guy sitting in front of me, pulling on knobs and pushing buttons, making the final tweaks on our next record.
I am so excited for this one. There are a lot of new sounds on it, a lot of good friends who play on it, and a lot of good music rocking on it. It's going to be different than the last two, but we hope you guys are cool moving forward with us. :) The last album was pretty easy and simple to do. This one was insanely challenging, but sounds simpler... Funny how that works.
Looks like it might be out in May.
Looks like it might feature some rock stars.
Looks like it might rock the jazzbah.
Looks like it might feature songs by Josh Nelson, Sara Gazarek, Billy Joel, Harry Connick, Joni Mitchell, Seamus Blake, Leonard Cohen, and Paul McCartney... :)
Keep your eyes peeeeeeeeeeeeled!
-sg
P.S. What did you guys do for NYE? I went to that Cat Power/Gnarls Barkley/Flaming Lips
concert. Wowie woowoo.
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[July 17th, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA]
"And We're Back!"
The last two months have been a blur! Josh and I spent 3 weeks supporting Canadian-based jazz crooner Matt Dusk, parading around the Canadian countryside in a tour bus (yes a tour bus - 12 bunks, 11 people, 10 boys, ONE girl. Send your sympathies any time). We had a FANTASTIC time. Canadian crowds are so supportive! Here are a few interesting happenings that occurred while out with him and his band:
-At the Waterloo show, just after our set, a fella opened a swinging door on my face...
-I learned how to play domino's
-We had a running contest to see who could sing the loudest along to "You Are My Sunshine". Montreal took the cake. I loved that city.
-Hold onto your hats, ladies... Matt walked around the tour bus in his boxer-briefs like it ain't no thang! I felt obligated to turn and gaze at the beautiful Canadian landscape.
All in all, we had a really great time. Matt is a complete sweetheart, and a fantastic performer, so look out world! Here he comes!
In the middle of the Canadian run, Josh and I had to take off and head to New York City for a week. The band and I opened for Diane Schuur (henceforth called "Deedles") at the Blue Note for 6 days!! That place is so legendary... The staff was great, and the audience was so enthusiastic! We played our hearts out! A few anecdotes:
-The first night, first show, the mic popped off the stand and split my lip open.
-I discovered the best gelato in Brooklyn, at Fortunado Bros.
-Deedles had me and my good friend Karrin Allyson come and sing a "reunion" song from the CJF.
-The Deeds has some hugely famous friends that came! Michael Feinstein, Lorna Luft, the list goes on.
We were so pleased to have been there, and we've got to thank Deedles for her support and generousity. I'm so lucky to have such giving mentors. We love you, Deeds!
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[April 5th, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA]
"Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto"
Five days after we’d arrived in Japan Erik, Josh, and I went out to explore the area we were staying at in Tokyo. We stopped in a local coffee shop to grab a cup of coffee and a small Japanese woman sitting across from us shyly passed over some beautiful calligraphy she had made. Being a true American, I expected her to ask us for change or some sort of compensation for the gift, but it was a genuine gesture with no expectations attached.
She spoke very little english so with our translator book in hand we, in broken Japanese, were able to invite her as a guest to our show. We gave her the name and adress for the Cotton Club and for the Hotel Okura where we were staying, and although we doubted the clarity of our invitation, we hoped to see her at the show.
Turns out, this woman was a well known artist and calligrapher in Japan. She dropped off many gifts for us at the hotel that night, including hand-made stationary, post cards of her many gallery shows, and our own personal hand-made stamps. She also included (in Kanji) an invitation to come to her home to learn traditional Japanese calligraphy! We were blown away by her gestures and still wondered if she understood our invitation.
The following night she came to our show with a friend, and sat in the front row of the club. After our set she came to say hello and presented us with the most amazing, beautiful boquet of flowers that I’ve ever seen in my life. Literally the size of a small child, the arrangement featured roses, cherry blossoms, snap dragons, and many other fragrant, beautiful flowers.
I have never been more moved by a perfect stranger in my life. Our time in Japan continued as one of the more enjoyable weeks we have ever had. We can’t wait to come back, and are very excited for the Japanese release of our album, YOURS, featuring 2 new bonus tracks! “Ben”, and “Never Will I Marry”.
Next on the calendar we’ll be joining Matt Dusk as he takes on Canada, and Diane Schuur as she takes on the Blue Note in NYC. Please join us - we’ve got a LOT of exciting new music!
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[January 10th, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA]
"Arnold?"
Did anyone watch Arnold Schwarzenegger's State of the State on Jan 5th? Me neither. The man is hilarious. But I have to give him major kudos for a bill that is dropping today, in an hour. The Governor proposed a budget of $100 million to create a new Art and Music initiative to support art and music instruction in California schools (K-8) as part of the 2006-2007 state budget. If passed, this would be the first meaningful investment in music and arts education since program support started to decline over 25 years ago.
Music For All (the fantastic non-profit organization that yours truly was named the ambassador for last Fall) created a report that was sent to Arnold proving that, contrary to CA's findings, in the past 5 years there has been a 50% decrease in the number of students involved in music education programs (representing an actual decrease of more than one-half million students) and that 1053 music teachers have been lost. The report also proved just how a decline in music and arts will affect the future economy. Although CA budget cuts report all subjects have suffered cuts equally, MFA found that reductions to music education programs in California have been disproportionate when compared to all other subjects.
The report gave our sunny state reasons to move towards a stronger music education budget. Hooha! Way to go Music For All!
I'll post more when I find out how y'all can help. Happy New Year!
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[December 5th, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA]
"Magee Maloy Johnson"
Right now I'm on the biggest plane I've ever seen. Any of you ever been on a Boeing 777? The rows go back to 53, and the seats run 2-5-2 to a row. Our flight back to LA is continuing on to Singapore. This huge beast of an aircraft seems more stable than your average run-of-the-mill 737, which is a plus for us considering our recent luck with flights... It seems every time we go out to the east coast, somehow our lives are threatened by these air demons. =)
Josh and I are on our way back from a 10-day-6-show stint opening for Aaron Neville. It was way more low key than our last tour (less people means less drama), so it was a different type of fun. We performed 20-30 minute sets, and featured more Christmas songs than tunes from our most recent songbook. Mr. Neville's latest CD is a Christmas album, so it makes sense that his tour would be a Christmas Concert Series. Needless to say, we jumped on his bandwagon.
For the first part of the tour Josh's wife, Kathy, joined us. She is hilarious, just like Josh, and made friends wherever she went. One night, while playing the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, we played endless rounds of video poker together, and I wound up winning $30!
And Josh was such a trooper. He played on a keyboard each night (unlikely they'd provide a grand piano for the opening act...), and sometimes was forced to play standing, like Michael (Aaron's pianist). It's people like Josh that make being on the road that much easier.
Happy Holidays everyone!
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[November 11th, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA]
"Someone Pinch Me, I'm Dreaming"
Funny story:
4 days before the tour ended we were in St. Louis. The afternoon before we had some time so Josh and Erik and I visited the Arch (great idea, Sara, you'll get over your intense fear of heights someday). We were having a grand ole time in MO, until I got a call from some random guy informing me that my car had been broken into. Those rascals broke my window and stole my CD player... Punks! This sort of thing doesn't get me down, I rarely get attached to electronic products, it's more the hassle that gets me grinding my teeth.
Getting a tow and a window fixed while out of town is harder than you'd think! Well, short story long, I got my window fixed and bought a new CD player (with a aux out so I can listen to my iPod in the car!). I've been back in Los Angeles for 3 weeks and yesterday morning my car was broken into again. Same window broken, new radio stolen, iPod gone for good...
Ha, ha, ha...?
Why doesn't the world want me to listen to music and left wing talk radio in my car? I've decided to play it safe and get a tape player!
I had the flu this week, and my computer is in dire need of a new hard drive...
Other than that, things are great! =)
As always, the guys and I are hard at work with new music. It's so great to have such musical friends in my band. It makes the process fun and incredibly exciting. Stay tuned for news and things. We're going to be announcing exciting things very soon.
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[October 1st, 2005 - Niagara Falls, NY]
I've just experienced the most intense week of my life.
Our time in NY, Boston, and Albany was a complete blur. In-stores, corporate performances, interviews, morning shows. Non-stop insanity. The guys are wearing thin, I can tell. It's a blessing having such fantastic friends in my band, but when they become exhausted I feel completely responsible. I know they want to be here, and we have more fun than not.
And things are on the up and up. We've just picked up a new tour bus and new driver, which is like a breath of fresh air. The new bus doesn't smell like vomit and we don't have to worry about the driver getting lost 3 times a day. We've also got a break for about 2 days, which means a chance to catch up on listening to music and sleep. AND we are going to check out Niagara Falls today, which none of us have ever done!
I've gotten a few inquiries about my brothers poem in the middle of "All Or Nothing At All." This is the version of the poem, "This Is A Note" that I sing on the record (I only sing a portion of it for time sake):
And the taste of metal
Which our bodies do not like,
And the paper sky,
And the body up electric--
I'll have nothing to do
With you or your eyes which
Always asking "do you dare?"
Always asking, and asking.
The quick green and the
Cold panting songs,
And the words unsaid,
And the words unsaid.
I'll have nothing to do
With you or your eyes
Always asking "do you dare?"
Always asking, and asking.
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[September 19th, 2005 - Ashtabula, OH (somewhere between Cleveland and Rochester)]
"Mad Libbs For Grown Ups"
We are on our way from gig #1 to gig #2 on the 2nd leg of our 1st tour, caravaning in 2 rented mini vans, 3 people in each. If minivan #1 is traveling East on HWY 90 at 70 MPH, and minivan #2 is traveling at 75 MPH... I was always so bad at those questions. =)
The first "leg" of our tour (jive talk for "part", or "section") we flew north for an exciting 2-night rendevoux at Jazz Alley in my hometown, and then flew south to Oakland for one night. We spent the first two days in Seattle scrambling about, doing TV, radio, and newspaper promotion for the show. It's quite easy to get caught up in that stuff! It was exhausting and fast paced, but SO exciting. When we walked out onstage at Jazz Alley, however, it all became very clear why we were there and what we wanted to do. It was somewhat magical, how the music poured out of each of us, as if we didn't have a choice.
Everything that we had prepared for manifested itself on that stage, then and there. What a rush!
Then it was back to LA for a 3 day rest. It was nice to come home, but I was itchin' to get back out here.
And NOW here we are. The non-stop, 5-week madness has begun.
Last night we played a small yacht-club in Ohio. Highlights include:
a dinner prepared by Josh's in-laws (where uncle Ernie gave us all autographed back scratchers from the dollar store, and we stuffed our faces with meat and cake), and then a necessary stop at Ohio's famed amusement park, Cedar Point. Josh, Erik, and I had a fantastic time running around from coaster to coaster. The only downside - my huge $10 sunglasses fell off my face on the one sketchy ride. We all stumbled off that one examining each others ears (they kept smashing against the guard, which left them in a LOT of pain). Oh, and the performance was fun too... =)
We've added a whole bunch of new music to our sets, and will strive to keep it coming throughout the tour. At this point, we have more new music than the old stuff (and by old, I mean from the CD, which was recorded 5 months ago), which is a fun thought. For the next record we'll have a ton of new material to choose from! As it stands my new favorites are a version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", an arrangement of the Gershwin's "My Man's Gone Now" and one of Josh's new songs, "Leaving Here".
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[August 28th, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA - 9:50PM]
"Before We Go Any Further..."
When I was younger, my grandmother told me a story about a neighbor of hers who really wanted a lion. He knew it was a pipe dream, but he entertained the idea anyway. He sent letters to everyone he knew and told them all he wanted a lion more than anything in the world. My grandma said some guy from his distant past had one he was looking to get rid of. The moral of this (potentially made up) story? If you want something to happen, you've got to put it out into the universe.
Confessions of a jazz vocalist (please close your eyes if you're a jazz purist): Someday I'd really like to sing hooks for a hip hop record. I'll be waiting for an e-mail from Andre 3000...
ALSO something most of you probably don't know is how to pronounce my last name... I've gotten a lot of inquiries. I know, it's complicated. It's also Czech. My grandfather came from a small town in present day Slovakia, so I'm 1/4 Czech. Anyway, problem at hand, its pronounced guh-ZAW-rick. Got it? Awesome. Spread the word!
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[August 10, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA - 2:11PM]
"Lounge Theme..."
My mister just called to tell me the Italian restaurant in Hollywood where he picked up lunch this afternoon was playing "Yours" on their system. It seems like such a bizarre occurrence, although I suppose it's not!
As the record release approaches quickly (13 days, and counting!) the guys and I continue to rehearse a few times each week to prepare for the tour. It's really important for us to keep the music flowing, and to keep evolving our sound. Although I'm sure the family living in the apartment below me isn't too pleased, I am really happy with the new music we are creating, and the $300 piano I got on craigslist a few months ago is getting some serious usage!
We all have so many ideas flowing in and out. It's an exhilarating experience, to feel endlessly inspired by the musicians I get to work with. At our last rehearsal, Erik brought in an unexpected, incredibly surprising song (to be disclosed at a later date!), that I think will develop into a beautiful, work of art arrangement... And Josh and I are planning to get together soon to write a song inspired by the Hafiz poem, "With That Moon Language". We have already put together more new songs in our book than we had on the new record! And they keep rolling in!
I am so excited for this. SO excited.
So, here is the question for all of you. We decided to go ahead and decorate the lounge area in the tour bus (did I mention we're going to be taking on the country by BUS?!), and we need a theme. Please, ideas, anyone?!
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[July 12th, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA - 4:54PM]
“Just Getting Started…”
Huh? Record contract? What? Capitol? Wait… Did you just say “National Tour”? What’s going on here!?
It seems only weeks ago I was in a classroom listening to professors lecture about the improbability of a vibrant, fame-ridden, financially successful career in the jazz genre... I gladly accepted the fact that I would someday find myself in a lifestyle filled with little recognition and a lot of musical expression. What could be better??
This. Here. Now.
I just recorded a record with my best friends. We chose and arranged all of the music, and even wrote some of it! My mentor produced it. We recorded it at Capitol…
So, although the possibility of public scrutiny scares the bajeezes out of me, I’m not nervous. Because I made an honest record. It is a genuine reflection of my soul, and looking back, 10 years from now, I can’t foresee regrets – how could I?
The result of all of this work is something exciting. Something I can’t wait to share with the world… That is, if the world will let me. =)
