Phillip and Jaclyn Jackson are musicians in West Palm Beach. They are Christian artists with a passion for music, life and the rhythms that interconnect both.
We are so excited to let you guys in on a few wonderful announcements!
First of all – we have lowered the prices for our “Lord at Thy Birth” CD’s in a web-only special that will last until December 19th. So now you can get:
And still with free shipping!!! So exciting! Have you listened yet? NO? Listen here!
Remember – we are giving away free copies of “Lord at Thy Birth” every day for fans of our Phillip and Jaclyn page on Facebook – so share with your friends and get them in on this fantastic deal!
I was outside just yesterday as Jaci and I were spending the early evening hours working in our yard. It’s so funny that when we first moved into the house just 5 months ago we were out there every day – pruning, replanting, putting down fresh mulch and putting in nice flowers! But it seems the last few weeks have given way to distractions. Read the rest of this entry »
Dave Matthews Band returns to form after what I consider 2 lackluster studio releases; their best in 8 years easily....
I’m just now listening to the new Dave Matthews Band release, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King … wow it’s really quite a return to form even after the passing of LeRoi Moore (saxophonist)… Track 1 opens with a kind of an ‘homage’ to him … feels like it should actually have closed the album instead of opening it. That said, that’s not to say that there’s any lack of horn work on this project – there’s quite a substantial amount… some performed before Moore’s passing and some by Jeff Coffin of Bela Fleck’s Flecktone band.
The guitar work on Big Whiskey is fantastic. Lots of electric guitar – played mostly by Tim Reynolds… it’s incrediblely expressive and more than makes up for the missing dynamic of LeRoi’s dulcet sax tones… in a way it’s like they decided not to try to replace him with someone – but to let the music dictate what needed to fill that hole.
My only criticism so far is that, at times, Carter Beauford (drummer) shows himself to be a one-trick pony. Albeit, those tricks are INCREDIBLE, but he seems to be completely incapable of playing a straight-8 on the hi-hat. Now, I know that’s his shtick, and I’m in awe of his phenomenal ability: but, at times, he just doesn’t come across with diversity.
As someone who LOVED Before These Crowded Streets, I grew very fond of Everyday mostly because of Glen Ballard’s amazing production of this album. Admittedly, I only listened to Busted Stuff vicariously through the radio play and JR’s incessant love of it, and completely skipped Stand Up… But let me just proclaim right now that I AM IN LOVE AT FIRST LISTEN.
I’ve often heard the phrase “worship the lord in the beauty of His holiness” used – and I can admit that, regretfully, I couldn’t help but roll my eyes every time some dear soul professed the words loud and proud. I can’t say that I feel alone in that – why does it feel like phrases such as this one are so often used demonstratively as a means of showing off one’s biblical vocabulary? Read the rest of this entry »
Hi everyone – thanks SO MUCH for your prayers and support during this latest trial we’ve been going through with my dad’s health.
The severity of his condition was downgraded on Sunday and he was moved to a regular room at Brandon Regional Hospital from the ICU. They still don’t know the ultimate course of action – but he is at least eating a small amount of solid food.
He’s struggling to rest and I know he’d rather be at home! He’s being strong though and I know he has a will to fight through this latest trial. We’re glad to have friends like you who are lifting us up — please accept our sincere thanks and gratitude.
Please continue to pray and I will give everyone another update when his condition improves!
I’m sad to say that I will have to leave for Tampa this weekend as my father was admitted to the hospital ICU last night. My sister found him in his bed and he was unable to maintain bowel control and had an inordinate amount of blood in his stool.
The doctors surmise that he had become dehydrated and his colon has become perforated as a result. In a healthy individual pumping them full of fluids tends to fix the problem as the colon is very resilient. However, my dad has been the victim of multiple heart attacks and has lost more than half of his heart tissue to scarring from the events. This causes fluid to gather around the heart cavity and to flood the lungs. Needless to say we’re in a Catch-22.
The other option is to remove his colon entirely, only to live life on a colostomy bag; however this is a 12-14 hour surgery and even healthy individuals have an incredibly difficult time surviving and recovering from this surgery.
The last option is to manage the pain and call hospice and wait for the inevitable. At this point we are praying for God’s intervention – but we have known that this choice may come in some form for quite a while. After 3 strokes, 2 heart attacks, and countless hospital visits in the last 5 years we pray only for his comfort and whatever he wishes. He is a believer and we are confident of his final destination regardless of the outcome; however please pray for my sister Kristen, and for Jaci and I during this time.
More jammage – this time with the Gretsch; this thing just sounds sooooooooooooo big and rich. I’m in love with this guitar. The best thing about the Grestch is that it’s perfect for this kind of clean, reverby, vibey type of music.
Chris Harry and I have been going back and forth with some new music ideas; he sent me some drums he tracked off the cuff — and I threw a little bass, rhodes & guitar down.
Not really anything to brag about here, but it was a lot of fun!
Posted January 13th, 2009 by Phillip. Tags: jams, mp3s, music
Well last year we started the blog off with a little bit of JR’s music – and this year I figure what better way than to start 2009 than with a minor blues? I’m feelin’ it, aren’t you?
Don't worry - there are 10 tracks; I just don't even have them all yet on my iPod!
With the launch of our first CD later this week – Jaci and I are thrilled at the response we’ve already been receiving. People have called us and written emails to us about how excited they are – some are even forming “street teams” and are starting their own guerilla marketing campaigns on our behalf!!!!
We’re probably most excited to announce that our CD shipment is ahead of schedule – even though we’ve been consistently behind schedule for most of the project!! I got notification today that they will arrive Wednesday morning, November 19th; presales should ship the same day. If you are lucky enough to see us at a choir practice etc. that Wednesday you JUST MIGHT get your hands on an ADVANCE copy
Remember that presales have free shipping on ALL sales until release day - Thursday, November 20th!
… wow it’s really quite a return to form even after the passing of LeRoi Moore (saxophonist)… Track 1 opens with a kind of an ‘homage’ to him … feels like it should actually have closed the album instead of opening it. That said, that’s not to say that there’s any lack of horn work on this project – there’s quite a substantial amount… some performed before Moore’s passing and some by Jeff Coffin of Bela Fleck’s Flecktone band.
, I grew very fond of 
mostly because of Glen Ballard’s amazing production of this album. Admittedly, I only listened to 
vicariously through the radio play and JR’s incessant love of it, and completely skipped Stand Up… But let me just proclaim right now that I AM IN LOVE AT FIRST LISTEN.
I’ve often heard the phrase “worship the lord in the beauty of His holiness” used – and I can admit that, regretfully, I couldn’t help but roll my eyes every time some dear soul professed the words loud and proud. I can’t say that I feel alone in that – why does it feel like phrases such as this one are so often used demonstratively as a means of showing off one’s biblical vocabulary? 
