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Surf-Jazz Meets Rock n’ Roll

With influences as diverse as Phish, Radiohead, and Nat King Cole, John Paris is combining some of the best of elements of rock, blues, jazz, and psychedelia into a spicy 2-for-1 cocktail available everywhere from your favorite club to the local beer garden.

Over the past 10 years, John Paris has built an impressive resume of performances, ranging from New York rock dives to Berlin rock clubs and Nashville honky-tonks. Now based out of Charleston, SC, he’s playing a regular rotation of local favorites, including Charleston Pour House, Chico Feo, Palmetto Brewery, Prohibition, and Bay Street Biergarten.

 
 

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#7 The Value Of Classical Music, In 8 Talking Points
#7 The Value Of Classical Music, In 8 Talking Points

I can confidently say that there is no bs when it comes to classical training, technique, and ability. It’s simply an artist and their craft — no computer programming, no quantizing, no “fixing it”, auto-tune, or any of that cheat-sheet 21st century “hey I’m a DJ now” kind of garbage…

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#5 My First Words On The Nature Of "Gratefulness"
#5 My First Words On The Nature Of "Gratefulness"

It seems that when one loses sight of gratefulness — appreciation for what one has, what one experiences, and what one enjoys — then one loses the capacity for love.

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#4 Hello, Charleston
#4 Hello, Charleston

It’s sometime past 1:30am and I’m driving over the bridge that separates Folly Beach from the mainland. My boxers are soaked through and there’s sand in my shoes. The whole car smells like the ocean, but there’s cool air passing through the top of my window and I look out across the bay and see the lights of a house reflecting on the water. Happy birthday to me…

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