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Once upon a time, four young men who are struggling
with careers, daily life, and personal relationships, decide to head to the beaches of Mexico for a time of fun and re-evaluation.
They discuss
their problems, dreams and expectations on the way, and when finally arriving, meet three friendly female travelers in the hotel nightclub, with whom they seem to have much
in common.......................
The CD's 5 original songs and 5 unique jazz arrangements of classics, tells story of a jazzy musical adventure and romantic tragedy. Receive the free, full color, 4 page 11" x 8" pdf story booklet (above), with complete
album purchase at iTunes The cover art, "Expressions", is a painting by his uncle, John David Jackson, one of Houston's
finest pianists, and
is included in the CD booklet.
Google Music Store - Album link Click to hear extended excerpts from "Expressions" Studying Music Theory & Composition at the University of Houston, and North
Texas State University, he has composed numerous music scores for industrial films, documentaries and award-winning NASA
films and exhibits. His musical documentary "Journey into Space", which he
produced, directed, composed, performed, engineered and mixed all of the music, was featured on Showtime, The Movie Channel,
VH-1, Nickelodeon and Hit Videos USA. After acheiving success on his own label, it was purchased by
MCA Universal Home Video in 1987, and was available in Blockbuster Video for over 10 years. It received
rave reviews in American Cinematographer, Cash Box, People and Video magazines, was nominated for a 1987 Billboard AFI Video
Award, and won 1988 Best Foreign Film at the Fiera di Milano, Italy. Relocating to the DC area for CNN TV as Audio Designer in 2004, he performed every Fri-Sat for 100 weeks in Old Town Alexandria, VA., Wed-Thurs for 6 weeks at the Ballston Hilton, for the Washington Capitals Christmas Party, many private functions, and for 800+ people at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., for Professionals in the City 2006 New Year's Eve Parisian Gala. Pianist/vocalist Craig Jackson, an award-winning composer and instrumentalist, has a jazzy style and voice you will enjoy singing standards by Sinatra, Bennett, Jobim, Michael Franks, Billy Joel, Elton John, Michael Buble', Santana, James Taylor, Eagles, and the Beatles.
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