Category Archives: My Music

A song for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Posted on 13 October 2016 by Jason Crane

17 years ago, my friend David and I made a hip-hop track to support political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. We called our band Buddha Mind. This, our only single, is “Freedom of Speech.”

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Owen & Jason play “Honeybee” by Steam Powered Giraffe

Posted on 25 March 2016 by Jason Crane

Let me tell you a thing. I think I first had a girlfriend when I was 14 or 15. I’m 42 now, which means I’ve been dating people for 27 or 28 years. For all of that time, I’ve wanted … Continue reading →

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Hmmmm. Maybe I’m not a saxophonist.

Posted on 29 July 2015 by Jason Crane

Clearly I’m a saxophonist, right? I mean, I’ve been playing the saxophone for nearly 30 years now. For a bunch of those years, I did it for my living. These days, after 15 years away, I’m playing the saxophone professionally … Continue reading →

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“Cloudless” – a W.H. Auden poem set to music

Posted on 24 April 2015 by Jason Crane
Cloudless (words - W.H. Auden / music - Jason Crane) [ 4:07 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Last weekend I stopped by W.H. Auden’s former home on St. Mark’s Place in New York City. That visit reminded me that years ago, I set one of his poems to music. You can hear it using the player above.

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SONG: portrait

Posted on 19 August 2014 by Jason Crane
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