Jasen Weaver’s new EP, “The Move”, was released in Spring 2025. This
project chronicles his life-changing decision to relocate to Europe in 2019
and his efforts to embrace his new cultural surroundings while holding onto
his identity as a New Orleanian. Weaver’s compositions on this album deal
with themes surrounding hope, uncertainty, homesickness and ultimately,
love. It was his desire to be with his partner that led him to Belgium and that
deep connection is at the heart of what this EP is about.
Recorded at Marigny Studios in New Orleans, “The Move” features some
of the most prominent artists on the New Orleans music scene today
including: Steve Lands on trumpet, Rex Gregory on alto/soprano
saxophones, Derek Douget on tenor saxophone, Shea Pierre on
piano/Fender Rhodes and Gerald Watkins on drums. Weaver’s long time
friend and collaborator Cliff Hines contributes wild modular synthesizer
textures and sampling to the song, “Risk”.
The album concludes beautifully on a live recording from a January 2024
concert at the George and Joyce Wein Heritage Center in New Orleans. It
was an unplanned performance of the classic standard, “Do You Know
What It Means To Miss New Orleans?”, performed in duo with Lands.
Perhaps one of the most famous songs written about the Crescent City, it has
taken on new meaning for Weaver since he has been living in Europe.
“The Move” is ultimately the closing of one chapter and the beginning of
another for Weaver. Many of these songs were originally written in
New Orleans, but they were refined and given a much different context after
he left the United States. Hopefully, listeners will be able to feel honesty,
vulnerability and evolution in this brief presentation.
- Released : 07/03/2025
- Support : digital
