Songs

Albums

J

I released my first album, “J,” in 2005. It focuses on songwriting and storytelling, showcasing a diverse mix of influences. The opening track, “Room 304,” is a pulsing samba romance told in Tom Waits technicolor. “Let Me Go Walkin’ With You” is a jazz song worthy of Billie Holiday, finger-picked on an acoustic guitar. In “Jesus Rode a Bike,” I wonder “What kind of car would Jesus drive?” as the guitar rocks and a trumpet trills tight lines. The final song on the album, “Sunday Morn,” pictures a stroll among Dublin street performers with wordplay as cinematic and haunting as Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man.” The solo trumpet work found on this album is blossoming into a horn section that mixes soul and dub influence into our jazzy sound.

vocals, bass and guitars: jason molin keys and accordian: derek morris kit: carlos lopez trumpet: ephraim owens kit and conga: wayne wilburn guirro: carlos lopez bass: alex sarabia bass: doug snyder background vocals: karla manzur bass: alex sarabia

Beginner’s Mind

This album consist of song written with 8-12 year old guitar students of mine, usually using the I-write-a-line you-write-a-line method.