10/10/2009 - It was a busy day of schmoozing as part of the Manhattan Producers Alliance. Manhatpro is an organization of high-end engineers, composers and producers active in the film/t.v. worlds. I've been part of this world now for over a year and a half and have been having a blast. Almost immediately from joining, I got a gig writing music for the Little Airplane children's t.v. show "3rd & Bird!"... more>>
D.D. Jackson "Canadian Inspirations"
Live from the Barrie Jazzfest, featuring pieces by Neil Young, J.S. Bach and myself.
Organ Nation demo
Audio - Demo recording of our new collective group featuring myself...
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Live from the Barrie Jazz fest, my version of Thelonious Monk's "I Mean You":


DD - the Little Brother
A radio documentary on me from CBC Radio's "Sunday Edition" hosted by Michael Enright and produced by Sam Levene (Used with their kind permission.)

D.D. Jackson - Jazz Pianist/Composer
D.D. Jackson - Jazz Pianist/Composer (updated)

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Music Licensing Demo
See an overview of my jazz catalog arranged by mood, for licensing purposes.
Recorded Jun 30, 2007, an excerpt from my appearance with trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah's "Dispersions of the Spirit of Ra" (DIASPORA) group at New York City's Sweet Rhythm (video by Louis Jackson (no relation!)). It opens with a piano solo:

"Visionaries" student lunch-interview with D.D. Jackson
Watch an interview students at the Rochester Institute of Technology conducted with me as part of their "Visionaries in Motion II" series. I was there presenting excerpts from my opera "Quebecite" with the librettist George Elliott Clarke, and had an excellent discussion with Dr. Mary Lynn Broe's students, and an equally enjoyable music performance the next evening, also featuring George's poetry. For more info on RIT's "Visionaries in Motion II" series, go here.

Bumar record Presents Compassionate sound motion! 3 from Marvin Bugalu Smith on Vimeo.
I couldn't resist showing a video that was just recorded of me performing with Marvin "Bugalu" Smith, a fantastic and historic Sun-Ra-disciple drummer with whom I used to play in Billy Bang's band back in the early 90's. We were re-introduced to each other after many years when my guitarist friend Joel, who had been working with him, mentioned that he knew me, and Bugalu insisted that I come in and sit in at his regular jam, where this was filmed. Along with Bugalu and Joel in this video is Chris Pasin on trumpet and Lew Scott on bass..The piece is "Blue Bossa" (I take a solo around 7:36)...
See my composition "Simple Song" from my BMG disc Anthem used in a Korean Olympus camera commercial
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...(128kbps mp3 digital download), or via mail order and receive special Artistshare behind-the-scenes value-added content. Also available for download: "Suite for New York" and "Sigame".
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Download exclusive website-only free mp3 recordings from my live appearances as jazz pianist and beyond, as well as the title tune from my new CD "Serenity Song" (on the Canadian label Justin Time).
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Improvisations on Bach's Goldberg Variations (tribute to Glenn Gould)
From my recent concert at the Barrie Jazz Festival, presented as a part of a concert of "Canadian Inspirations", from Neil  Young to Alanis Morisette (stream the entire second set from the "Canadian Inspirations" concert  here (D.D. Jackson Radio)).
SERENITY SONG
FREE DOWNLOAD. "Serenity Song", the title tune from my new Justin Time CD "Serenity Song" (released on June 20/06). You can also click HERE to order the entire CD as part of my Artistshare Serenity Project Experience.
Trudeau opera - Political Power (opening number)
FREE DOWNLOAD. This is a demo of the opening number of the new opera I'm writing with librettist George Elliott Clarke on Canada's former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. This scene takes place in 1949 just as Mao is taking over and opens with Mao celebrating war; Trudeau then appears out of the shadows expressing a counter-sentiment and they ultimately sing simultaneously on opposite sides of the stage. Mao: Douglas Tranquada; Trudeau: John Lindsay-Botten; myself: piano and all other instruments.
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2006 "Serenity Song" Recording Download Participant Offer (128 kbps Mp3)
A very warm welcome to my 2006 "Serenity Song" Download Participant Offer (128 kbps mp3). This new recording comes at a new crossroads in my life, in which the sense of tranquility and security I've experienced of late in my year-old marriage and new home have particularly informed my compositional...