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2009-04-10T00:10:00.000-07:00

Happy New Year!

2009-01-13T18:10:00.000-08:00

First of all, Happy New Year to all you folks out there in cyberland. I hope you all had a great Holiday season and are geared up for a great year. I know I am. Last year definately came with its challenges, but I really feel like we got the ship moving in the right direction. And not only that, but that we also got some good momentum going.

A few of the high points for 2008 were:

Finishing "the ep..."
Playing at The Ryman with my band
Playing at The Bitter End in NY
Opening numerous shows for Jonny Lang
Singing on stage with Patti Labelle
Being featured on a song on the new Marc Broussard record
The Third Annual Celebration of Elves w/Darnell Levine

I'm sure there are more that I'm forgetting, but those are the ones that immediately come to mind.

As for this year, I'm excited to be hitting the road with Jonny again. We crank it up in a couple of weeks with a show at the House of Blues in Chicago. I'll actually be opening that show and hopefully some more as the tour progresses.

Also, for my Nashvillites I'll be playing at B.B. Kings on February 5th @ 7:00 PM. Check the flier for more info:

I guess that's about it for now. Thanks to all you guys for you continued support. Let's make 2009 a good one. Much love.

je

3rd Annual Celebration of Elves...

2008-12-02T21:37:00.000-08:00

Click Here For Tickets!!!

My Music Is Now Available on iTunes...

2008-11-25T17:47:00.000-08:00

...and a few other online retailers. Stop by your favorite online music retailer and download some Jason E. music. The ones that I'm on for sure are iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, eMusic, and Napster. I'm sure there are other ones as well. One small step for musickind...

I'm in a movie...

2008-11-25T16:16:00.000-08:00

...well at least my voice is. Here's the deal. The movie The Perfect Holiday came out in theatres around this time last year. It's now available on DVD. The movie stars Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Charlie Murphy, Katt Williams, Faizon Love, Terrance Howard, and Queen Latifah. Morris Chestnut's character, Benjamin is a struggling songwriter looking for his big break. The two times in the movie where he is shown singing, the voice you hear is that of yours truly. That being said, make sure you guys check it out sometime during this holiday season.

Merry Christmas!!!

2008-11-17T05:48:00.000-08:00

Wow... The Ryman!!!

2008-09-05T11:14:00.001-07:00

What's up y'all?! Thanks to all of you fine folks who made it out to the Ryman on Saturday night. You guys showed me so much love... absolutely amazing. I can honestly say that that night was one of the most beautiful musical experiences of my life. (For those of you who don't know, my band and I opened for Jonny Lang on Saturday night at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.) I'll hit you guys with the bullet points:

First of all, my band played like they were freakin' out of their minds. I mean, there were so many magical moments on the stage that I forgot to sing a couple of times because the feeling was so good. Alex, Mike, DD, Dwan, Darnell, and Missi, I can never thank you guys enough for making that night so awesome for me. Demarco, we missed you, but know that Dwan held it down in a way that would make you proud.

Secondly, the times when I remembered to sing I felt like I really had a solid performance. There were definitely some places where I felt like I could've sang better, but overall I felt good about the performance. Speaking of singing, this was the first time I had ever had background vocalist. Darnell Levine and Missi Hale amazingly filled up all the parts that I usually have to imagine are there.

Thirdly, in the audience there was so much encouragement that I felt like I couldn't lose. I drew strength from knowing that my wife, my mom and step-father, my uncle and aunt, my cousins and a wide array of other folks who might as well be family were there cheering me on. You guys might as well had been on stage, because I felt you all close.

The setlist consisted of all originals except for one. Here it is:

A Change is Gonna Come (Cover)

Everybody... Nobody

Get Together
Home

All That is You

Love Grows Old

Jay's Song

The Music

I had Liberator on the list as an extra in case we had a little extra time, but by the end of The Music we were 3 minutes over.

After my set, I got to come back out and sing backup Jonny. It was like his band picked up right were mine left off and then took the whole thing to the next level. Jim, Barry, Tommy, and Sonny played so inspired that Jonny couldn't help but be on the top of his game. He absolutely blazed the stage.

All that to say, thanks to everyone who made Saturday, such a beautiful night for me. I won't soon forget this one.

'til next time...