Category Archives: My Music

VIDEO: Eric, Desiree and Jason at Full Circle Center

Posted on 20 October 2018 by Jason Crane

Last night I joined Eric Ian Farmer (guitar, vocals) and Desiree Dennis (guitar, vocals, shaker, djembe) for a show at the Full Circle Center in Mill Hall, PA. It’s a magical space dedicated to healing and mindfulness, and the acoustics … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Ady, Eric and Jason at Chumley’s

Posted on 20 October 2018 by Jason Crane

I recently had the pleasure of performing with Ady Martinez (cuatro, vocals, shakers) and Eric Ian Farmer (guitar, cajon, vocals) at Chumley’s in State College, PA. Here are both sets. These were originally on Instagram Live, thus the vertical video. … Continue reading →

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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
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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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