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Parrot On My Shoulder (feat. John Stowell)

from The Axe Axis by Jason Keiser

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The Axe Axis brings into focus every area of jazz music that Jason is and continues to be inspired by including modal jazz, swing, latin jazz and latin music, and more! The record features Jason Keiser in solo guitar arrangements of 3 tunes, and features special guests jazz guitarists Rick Vandivier & John Stowell on 9 other compositions and tunes.

"Parrot On My Shoulder" was an impromptu, purposefully improvised piece and duet musical conversation between Jason Keiser and special guest, John Stowell. John brought his fretless Baritone electric guitar to the studio, and we both thought this would be a blast to try out over an open sort-of-tune, with no form, changes, melody, etc. Everything you hear in this piece was created, in the moment, as jazz does, and cannot be replicated. What you hear is the end of Jason and John's first recording session together; intertwining and speaking to and with one another almost as one musical entity.

I asked John, "hey, what should we call this?" After John had been playing with my colleague and engineer Steve's parrot Max, he said; "why don't we call it, "Parrot On My Shoulder". The title stuck, I loved it!

Guitars & Gear used:

Jason Keiser uses a 1977 Ovation Legend; Model 1117, previously owned by legendary bluegrass guitar virtuoso; Wyatt Rice. Strings: Elixir 13 gauge Phosphor Bronze strings & custom tortoise shell pick by David Welch, Florida, USA. Microphones Jason uses included Neumann KM-184 Condenser & Royer Lab R10 Ribbon Microphones.

John Stowell uses a custom Wright Guitar Soloette: Hybrid Maple. For amps and effects, John uses: VSA amps, AER Acousticube 120, Acoustic Image 10/2, Henriksen Jazz Amp. John also uses Tonehunter pedals and Evidence Audio speaker and guitar cables.

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Steven Glaze at Tone Freq. Recording Studios & Tone Freq. Mastering, San Jose, CA on 2/10/22.

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from The Axe Axis, released May 6, 2022
Jason Keiser (Guitar).

John Stowell (Baritone Fretless Electric Guitar).

Composers: Jason Keiser & John Stowell

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Jason Keiser San Jose, California

Jason Keiser is a professional guitarist, multi-stylist, composer, band leader, and recording artist in the Bay Area. Jason is the Band Leader and founder of the professional new acoustic music fusion band; The New Acoustic Collective. Musically, Jason's specialty runs the gamut between fusion mutli-style acoustic music and jazz, as well as a heavy dose of latin music! ... more

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