Secret Garden Snippet - Jason Parra - Two Reasons...
Two Reasons, the debut CD from smooth jazz trumpeter Jason Parra and his band the X Factor is one of the freshest new releases you will hear this year and its Boise that they call home and where they often perform.
A talented studio musician and songwriter, Jason has also found time to tour with Natalie Cole, Ray Charles, Arturo Sandoval, Lionel Hampton, The James Brown Band and Gene Harris.The second cut, the tight and funky ‘Agumala' with Parra's classy muted trumpet to the fore, is just as good and ‘Wish You Were Here' is quite simply the best track on the album....
Jason Parra's album Two Reasons has certainly more than just two reasons to buy it.It offers a large range of diverse styles for a broad audience; I know this will make the album tremendously popular.Review by HBH of www.smooth-jazz.de Germany's #1 jazz destination.
Brian Soergel- www.smoothjazz.com-Americas #1 Site for smooth jazz What were listening to now-June-Jason Parra & the X Factor, Two Reasons:Smooth jazz trumpet music straight out of Boise, Idaho; Building on funk and R&B influences, Parra delivers a grooving set that recalls Rick Braun, especially on Aguamala and What Goes Around.
Jason Parra & the X Factor-TWO REASONS - The Idaho Statesman
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Secret Garden Snippet - Jason Parra - Two Reasons...
Two Reasons, the debut CD from smooth jazz trumpeter Jason Parra and his band the X Factor is one of the freshest new releases you will hear this year and its Boise that they call home and where they often perform.
A talented studio musician and songwriter, Jason has also found time to tour with Natalie Cole, Ray Charles, Arturo Sandoval, Lionel Hampton, The James Brown Band and Gene Harris.The second cut, the tight and funky ‘Agumala' with Parra's classy muted trumpet to the fore, is just as good and ‘Wish You Were Here' is quite simply the best track on the album....
Jason Parra's album Two Reasons has certainly more than just two reasons to buy it.It offers a large range of diverse styles for a broad audience; I know this will make the album tremendously popular.Review by HBH of www.smooth-jazz.de Germany's #1 jazz destination.
Brian Soergel- www.smoothjazz.com-Americas #1 Site for smooth jazz What were listening to now-June-Jason Parra & the X Factor, Two Reasons:Smooth jazz trumpet music straight out of Boise, Idaho; Building on funk and R&B influences, Parra delivers a grooving set that recalls Rick Braun, especially on Aguamala and What Goes Around.
Jason Parra & the X Factor-TWO REASONS - The Idaho Statesman. Calling this the best-ever smooth jazz album made in the Treasure Valley isn't necessarily hyperbole, particularly considering that almost nobody plays smooth jazz here.Trumpeter Parra deserves praise and respect for this funky collection of radio-ready, contemporary instrumental cuts.Deep-groove bass and sky-scraping, emotive trumpet make these melodies perfect for a sexy candlelight dinner, even when Parra gets technical and unleashes a five-octave run on Never Look Back.Soulful yet ambitious, this disc actually may be too rockin' for smooth jazz fans occasionally.That's OK.Smoothies need a wake-up call.
Follow up review by Michael Deeds-The Idaho Statesman On the album's song Never Look Back, Parra uncorks a five-octave run from G to G. Such technical proficiency is no secret to Parra's peers.
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I think Jason's a great player, declares singer-saxophonist Curtis Stigers (Arista, Sony and Concord Records), who has known Parra for two decades.
JASON PARRA & THE X FACTOR | 2 Reasons
Hey, this is some hot stuff right here.2 REASONS is one of the liveliest trumpet albums I've ever heard!It's got World-class performances, great writing and production, and it's got energy, energy, and still more energy.I think you can tell that I'm enthused about this new project.Jason Parra and his band, The X Factor, are based in Boise, Idaho, a place at least up until now more famous for potatoes than Smooth Jazz.That's all about to change!Jason's an outstanding player, full of energy and spirit, with an incredible range.They'll remind you of
T.O.P. with an afterburner.They've got an incredible set of original tunes here, too, ranging from the mellow (but not too mellow) Mellow Traumatic to the in-your-face hip-hop Never Look Back.Along with Twisted and I Got To Be Myself.Everything on this disc, from smooth to fusion-funk, has definitely got that head bop factor working for it.From first note to last, 2 REASONS from Jason Parra & the X Factor is a hip, today sounding project...These four guys create the base from which Jason Parra does his thing.An accomplished studio musician and singer/songwriter, Parra has performed and toured with over a dozen Grammy Award winning artists including Natalie Cole, the late Ray Charles, and Arturo Sandoval, just to name a few...
Encouraged by friends and fellow artists, Jason decided it was time to consider releasing a debut solo album-The album is Two Reasons.By combining Jason's talent, visual appeal/vocal ability; and his songwriting skills with those of Wayne Levy, Jason Parra and the X Factor are rising stars on the smooth jazz horizon and the ascension begins with Two Reasons.Review by Rachelle Bivins, Publisher/Abyss
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