He moved to San Francisco a few years ago to add electrical engineering and microphone design to his resume (he now works for Sennheiser), so we don’t get to play as often. But I just couldn’t imagine “Eye for an Eye” without him on soprano saxophone, and asked him to add his two cents from afar. Check it out!

His great new album, “Sailors Gone” (under the name Dan Moses), features me on trombone and backing vocals. Listen to “Bold, Bold Step” for a great introduction. If you’re in the San Francisco area, catch Dan! Here he is this past weekend at the NAMM conference with Kay Ashley (left) and Kate Kilbane, also great musicians and songwriters.

Some highlights: “Both as a singer and on trombone, Elizabeth! brings a quiet intensity to her performance….She and her band go more for texture than improvisational fancies, making this a good album for people who are just discovering jazz. For the rest of us, Brainchildren is the work of a subtle artist backed by a responsive and talented band.”

Thank you!

And thanks to you for reading, listening, reaching out, telling your friends… all year long. May you be healthy and happy in 2012!

I’ll be joined by the fabulous pianist Dan Zemelman, who is so much fun to listen to and watch! It’s always a joy to play together, and I’m really excited to do it again this weekend!

Spread the love and tell your San Francisco friends!

Enter the promotional code “holiday” at checkout to get 20% off all of my CDs and downloads this holiday season! Good through December 24, 2011. Get “Brainchildren” as a Christmas, Hanukkah, or hostess gift today!

"On the Ferris Wheel"

I wrote this song about the Santa Monica Pier ferris wheel, so it was a pleasure to get to shoot this video there, too!

Leave me some comments on YouTube and let me know what you think!

You can also get the song and the album while you’re online…

Oh yeah. And he’s one of the most positive, nice, fun people I know!

Every time I play with Rob it makes me happy. Here’s a nice solo he took on “Bicycle”!

He and John Davis run The Bunker Studio. We recorded “Brainchildren” in a single day in their Broadway location, which was located in a basement in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It had a warm feeling, the ability to see everyone, and a nice piano… all the things we needed! (They have recently built a brand new studio a few blocks away…. check it out on their website!)

Aaron made recording feel breezy, and we also spent an intense few days together in the dead of winter mixing the album and doing some additional parts. Check out his guitar playing on “The Words I Don’t Say”…. nice!

Aaron also makes his own music…. take a listen!

AOL premiered the album yesterday and it will be streaming in its entirety all week, along with other new releases…including The Beach Boys, Jethro Tull, and yes, Susan Boyle.

What people have been saying:

“every moment of this album has something to offer” – CMJ (College Music Journal)

“recommended if you like Regina Spektor and Norah Jones” – AOL

“one-of-a-kind jazzy pop tunes” – The Deli LA

“an enjoyable confection” – The Sun Chronicle

A little about the album:

Jazzy, poppy “Brainchildren” (November 1, 2011 – Canopy Jazz), tells stories real and imagined, outlining the similarities found in our experiences no matter where we reside. “Three” tells the story of a couple deciding to have a child, “Bicycle” reminds a child to enjoy his innocence while it lasts, and “Melting Snow” describes the feeling of rebirth after tragedy. Several songs relate tales of love gained or lost, and the album is rounded out with instrumentals inspired by insomnia, tacos, and a skipping stroll in Memphis. Recorded in Brooklyn with her working band in a single day, Brainchildren features Jason Domnarski on piano, Rob Jost (Saturday Night Live, Bjork) on bass and Robert Di Pietro (Norah Jones, Josh Rouse) on drums. Special guests include Kiku Collins (Beyonce), Jon Natchez (Beirut), and Mark Erelli (Josh Ritter).

How to buy “Brainchildren”:

Buy “Brainchildren” from my website! When you purchase the whole album (digitally or physically) you get a fun bonus track from our day in the studio!

CD Release Tour:

I’m on tour to support the album, so please come out and see us!

• November 3: Los Angeles, CA (not a CD release show, but come and say hi!)
• November 6: Paso Robles, CA
• November 8: Baltimore, MD
• November 9: Washington, DC
• November 10: New York, NY
• November 12: Lebanon, NH
• November 18: Tamworth, NH
• November 19: Great Barrington, MA
• December 11: San Francisco, CA

And please SHARE this music with your friends by clicking “ShareThis” just below…..

Aaron Jafferis
Adam Stewart
Alan Frascoia (he also took the cover photo!)
Alexandra Cosima Budabin
Alper Afya
Alper Yilmaz
Anders Pettersson
Andrew Dudley
Anne Charbeneau Zapanta
Anthony Accurso
Anthony Parisi
Art Amuso
Avi Weiss
Betty Dotson
Bill Mauchly
Cameron Harder Handel
Cameron Mizell
Carl Severance
Chris Potter
Christopher Boone
Clifford Chen
Colter McCorkindale
David Freyre-Cuebas
David Naggar
David Westphalen and Susan Dotson
David Windmueller
Dennis Clark
Dmitry Sagalovskiy
Donna Foster
Eli Aheto
Elianna and Nathaniel Barnett
Elias Sardonis
Emily Gregory and Dan Hopkins
Emma Berndt
Eugene Uman
Geoffrey King
George Voland
Gregg Kallor
Hector Aviles
Henry Do
Ian Stearns
J.T. Perron
Jack Steadman
Jane Mauchly
Janis Liebhart
Jeff Weinshenker
Jennifer Foster Chinn
Jess Porter
Jesse Neuman
Jim Mauchly
Joan Cross
John Kirkpatrick
Jonathan Baylis
Juno Lamb
Karl and Robyn Huck
Ken Bandes
Kiku Collins
Lara Glass
Leo Ferguson
Louise Holland
Luke McLoughlin
Mark Shilansky
Matt Marshquist
Matthew Cole
Matthew Von Doran
Micaela Zahner
Michael Fuerstein
Michal Bortnik
Miriam Adams and Roger Kohn
Neal Zondlo
Nich Anderson
Nicole Castonguay
Nion McEvoy
Noam Weinstein
Paul Lekas
Perrin Worrell
Peter Dotson-Westphalen
Pontus Rydin
Prashant Kumar
Rachel Feinberg
Radium Cheung
Randall Lucas
Samuel Buonaugurio
Sara Fitzsimmons Kelly
Sarah and Nikhil Mathew
Stephani Hutchinson
Steve Laniel
Sue Schlabach
Susan Biancani
Susan Davis
Ted and Ginnie Taylor
Teresa Crockett
Thomas Everett
Tim Gibbs
Verandah Porche
Walt and Vi Somers
Warren Stuckey
Winnie Li

Here are a bunch of the CDs ready to mail:

And here are the cookies in progress for some special backers (yum!):