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Adjusted Expectations
Vol. 1 (of 3) Live Video: Good Day in LA Bio (pdf) Quotes/Discography (pdf) Press Reviews Basic Bio Discography Basic Requirements and Set Description contact jason: (310) 995-5825 info@jasonluckett.com INDUSTRY PROS: Contact Jason for Downloadable Music Files use bottom navigation bar for fan site, links to photos and more music. All sounds made by Jason Luckett back to top Press Reviews One To Watch Acoustic Cafe "One To Watch" - Acoustic Cafe, the acclaimed radio show from Ann Arbor, MI, broadcast on air worldwide. Passionate Guitar-God HITS Magazine "In the spirit of a stripped-down Ben Harper, another passionate guitar-god rises from the steamy armpit of Southern California. ...Luckett is a charismatic, romantic poet who wields lyrical dexterity in his heartbreaking yet inspirational narratives. A refreshing return to pure unadulterated tunage!" - HITS Magazine, Alexa Sharman back to top Breath of Fresh Air Music Connection "...He uses his guitar as an accompaniment to his stellar, expressive voice as well as his intriguing love songs and mesmerizing essays. ... He's a little Sam Cooke, a little Lenny Kravitz, and a little Neil Young. ... His friendly demeanor and barefoot appearance draws you into the moment and relaxes your guard. ... Jason Luckett is just the breath of fresh air that this jaded town needs"- Music Connection A Tasty Brew Victory Review "...A tasty brew of pop, soul, and folk that's both relaxed and infectiously danceable. They keep things interesting by shifting the tempo and instrumentation, and through it all weaves Luckett's supple, soulful singing."- Victory Review, Richard Middleton back to top Really Shines New Times Along comes a singer/songwriter who really shines. Jason Luckett could be billed as a male Tracy Chapman. His songs cast a jaundiced eye at life, love and social issues. Luckett tackles his subject matter with aplomb."- New Times (SLO County), Glen Starkey Right Places LA Times "Luckett is a folksinger who has learned a lot of adjectives to describe all those dysfunctional relationships that are responsible for so many good songs. Bad significant others make for good songs, and Luckett gets emotional for the usual reasons at the right places. He's got a pleasing voice, and that never hurts." - LA Times, Bill Locey back to top Biography Jason Luckett is a singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. His sound is an organic mixture of passion and peace. Influenced by Bob Dylan, Curtis Mayfield, and The Smiths, Luckett's sixth album, Adjusted Expectations, Vol. 1 (of 3), What is Reasonable?, was completed on August 1, 2006. A major feature on Jason is in the July-September issue of Save the Date magazine. "I've called it 'sweaty soul folk', 'organic pop', 'groovyacousticsoul', a suburban progeny of Marvin Gaye and Joni Mitchell... Most accurately my sound is a mixture of folk and rock with a spiritual connection to jazz protest artists such as Nina Simone and Oscar Brown, Jr." back to top Jason was born in Hawaii, with roots in Mississippi and Maine, but spent most of his childhood in Irvine, California. His father schooled him on jazz and soul beginning at the age of one and seven years later, Jason was writing songs on his first guitar. After graduating from UCLA, and working in the A&R Departments of a few indie and major labels, Jason himself was scouted as an artist for EMI Music Publishing. He was then recruited as a baby artist into a management stable with the likes of Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton, and Neil Diamond…yeah, he thinks it's bizarre, too. back to top Jason's music mixes views on love and politics with humor, personal insight, and left-field pop references in a quest for truth and grounding. Traveling through Europe listening to Gil Scott-Heron, reading Rilke and Orwell, and seeking paintings by Vermeer, Klimt, and Shiele shaped Jason into an passionate artist attracted to activist ideals. Jason's first album, the outgrowth of a stage play titled J Masala Griot, was composed in England. He brings stories from all stops, with residual suburban angst and a healthy dose of urban consciousness. back to top Adjusted Expectations, Vol. 1 is Jason's sixth disc. Jason recorded more than 35 songs since the release of arrogance procrastination fear humility and decided to roll them out in different groupings of self-produced discs along with proposed "remix" albums working with artists from different genre's including D Madden of Penal Colony among others. AEV1 is the LA sequence. It includes the often downloaded track "Good Day in L.A." on the most literal end. But tracks like "Dust" and "Highway One" recall classic Los Angeles literature. And the disc is filled with references to car culture, different LA neighborhoods, and the need to get out of LA that we all feel here at times. The sound is fairly sparse—mostly voice and acoustic guitar—with occasional multi-tracked harmonies, guitar orchestration and beat boxes. back to top While writing all these new songs, Jason has toured the US and Europe regularly, in clubs, pubs and theaters, while also performing consistently at poetry venues as a featured artist and musician. His highlights of 2005 were two well received sets at 120,000 strong, Glastonbury Festival (UK). The 2005 edition of the festival included performers such as Coldplay, the White Stripes, Steve Earle, Bright Eyes, and Billy Bragg. He also composed the score for a short film, PNOK, featuring Danny Glover, Elle Fanning, Robert Ri'chard, and Irma P Hall. PNOK was a featured selection in the 2006 Nashville Film Festival. Basic Requirements 1 vocal microphone 1 DI, preferred. Boom stand for the vocal mic. Small table, stool or music stand for harmonicas. Please have one basic stage monitor in addition to your PA for larger rooms (100+ capacity), though it's always preferred. Venues should provide a sound man. Prefers a drier mix with little compression to provide for full dynamic range. Dressing rooms and accommodations appreciated. Loves bottled water! back to top Setlist 3 sets of non-repeated original songs and an occasional left-field cover. back to top Discography on LUCKY MASALA HEAD: Mystery & Wonder, June 2005 Arrogance Procrastination Fear Humility, 2002 Living Room, 2000 Distil, 1997 Suicide or Celebration?, 1996 on 21 GRIOTS: J Masala Griot, 1993 Music for Film/TV: Honda Motorcycles A-List, UCLA Word a spoken word anthology film by Rico Martinez Cool Blue back to top Music for Theater: Horizon Line (NCCJ) Kick (NCCJ) Read Sea Poetry (Hudson Theater) Walking in Your Footsteps (Zero One) Streaming tracks available on jasonluckett.com, allmusic.com, itunes, cdbaby.com, msnmusic, myspace, mperia, and more. back to top |