We here at Get Hitched Give Hope love our people – Jason Parker is one of our favorite people.  Also a wonderful musician and has been a generous supporter to GHGH over the past couple of years.  He sent out this email newsletter tonight & I wanted to re-post and share it with you.

I hope it finds you safely,

The Ladies of GHGH

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One Working Musician

Greetings,

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, my good friend and the owner of Lucid Jazz Lounge in Seattle, has family in Haiti. He is leaving tomorrow to go down there to help out in any way that he can. The Seattle jazz community has rallied around him at this difficult time, and we are doing everything we can to help. Here’s two ways you can help:

  1. Come to Lucid TONIGHT with any kind of donation you can. We will be accepting cash and check donations of any amount and will deposit them directly into David bank account in the morning so that by the time he arrives in Haiti the funds will have cleared.
  2. I will be donating 100% of all sales of my CDs directly to David from now through the end of next week. This way you can donate and get some great music! Do so by visiting oneworkingmusician.com/my-music

This is the most direct way you can help out, as all money will be given to those who need it the most by David himself. When he gets there he plans to buy water, first aid supplies, anything that will help.
I hope you’ll consider donating in any way that you can.

Cheers,
Jason
oneworkingmusician.com

If you’ve ever been a guest at someone’s wedding or event, you know how much ambiance live music adds. It can swankify, funkify, jazzify, and polish it. (Ha! Bet you thought I was going to say another word with “-ify” on it, eh? My thesaurus didn’t have any more, otherwise I woulda!)  I’d like to introduce to you one of our favorite jazz ensembles.  They’re fun to watch, their sounds are refreshing, they’re totally nice guys, and you KNOW it’s a party when they’re there!  Meet Jason of the Jason Parker Quartet.

Photo © Gerald Pope Photography

Photo © Gerald Pope Photography

What do you do?
We offer professional live music for ceremonies and receptions. Jazz, classical, R&B and more.

How long have you been in the industry?
8 years

What prompted you to open this lovely business of yours?
I love sharing people’s special days with them, and bringing just the right musical ambiance to complement the event.

What is your favorite product or service that you offer?
Jazz, baby!

What do you like to say makes you unique from others in your industry? Why do clients choose your services/products?
We are a working jazz band, not just a “wedding band”, and our clients always comment on how joyous and celebratory our performances are. We really bring it!

You guys crack me up. What is your favorite thing about weddings? Why do you love doing what you do?
I love that everyone is happy and celebrating love. I wish the whole world was like that.

You and me both! Why are you excited to be a part of GHGH?
We love all the people involved, from the charity to the organizers to the vendors to the attendees. And the cake.

Glad we came before your love of the cake, though we love the cake too! How are you participating in the event?
We are playing live music and auctioning off an hour of our music.

Thanks, Jason, for taking the time to answer a few questions for our blog!  Funny little tidbit about Jason? He says, “I’m a sucker for old, sappy love songs.”  Well heck, if you were a musician who didn’t love happy, celebratory events, and those sappy songs, we’d have a problem, wouldn’t we? Can’t wait to hear your music in October, friend!

{post by Laurel McConnell}