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Now available on iTunes
Jake's new record can now be purchased on iTunes!!

Fired Up, Ready to Go
Jake's brother, Joe Bergevin, watched Senator Barack Obama tell a story about one person, Edith Childs, who energized others with a fired up, ready to go, chant at one of his campaign stops. Inspired by Obama's "One voice can change the world" speech, he then wrote some words and rough chords for a song then called his brother Jon to help him finish the song, Fired Up, Ready to Go. Jon then made many phone calls and in ten days, with the help of many, a music video was born with the intent of spreading Obamas hopeful message. Contributors include Reverend Pat Wright's renowned Total Experience Gospel Choir, drummer Matt Cameron from Pearl Jam, Jake Bergevin, other top studio musicians, a theater, a recording studio, sound engineers, two video teams, photographers, catering and local news teams. From the first word written to the last note performed, this collective effort demonstrates Senator Obama's unifying message.



Making Fired Up, Ready to Go
This is the story of how the Bergevin Brothers were inspired to act by Barack Obama. Their actions were contagious and this video is the result. Filmed by Avenue Films at Columbia City Theater in Seattle.



Stations playing Holding Back the Dawn to date:
KAFM – Grand Junction, CO
KCCK – Cedar Rapids, IA
KCME – Colorado Springs, CO
KEWU – Cheney, WA
KFAI – Minneapolis, MN
KGLT – Boseman, MT
KHNS – Haines, AK
KHSU – Arcata, CA
KJZZ – Tempe, AZ
KKJZ – Long Beach, CA
KMUD – Redwood, CA
KMXT – Kodiak, AK
KPLU – Tacoma, WA (Jim Wilke's NW Jazz Showcase)
KRFP – Moscow, ID
KSAU – Nacogdoches, TX
KSDS – San Diego, CA
KSJS – San Jose, CA
KUNV – Las Vegas, NV
KWCW – Walla Walla, WA
KZSC – Santa Cruz
KZYX – Mendocino, CA
M3Radio – internet
radioioJAZZ – internet
WAER – Syracuse, NY
WBGU – Bowling Green, OH
WCLV – Cleveland, OH
WDIY – Whitehall, PA
WECS – Willamantic, CT
WEFT – Champaign, IL
WERU – East Orland, ME
WFCF – St. Augustine, FL
WGVU – Grand Rapids, MI
WHCJ – Savannah, GA
WHRV – Norfolk, VA
WIIT – Chicago, IL – cmj
WKNS – Kinston, NC
WLRN – Miami, FL
WMEB – Orono, ME
WMHB – Waterville, ME
WMPG – Portland, ME
WMUA – Amjerst, MA
WNCU – Durham, NC
WNMC – Traverse City, MI
WRBC – Lewiston, ME
WRIU – Kingston, RI
WRTC – Hartford, CT
WRTI – Philadelphia, PA
WRUW – Cleveland, OH
WSHA – Raleigh, NC
WSIE –  Glen Carbon, IL / St. Louis, MO
WSOE – Elon, NC - cmj
WTEB – Greenville, SC
WTJU – Charlottesville, VA
WUFT – Gainesville, FL
WUNH – Durham, NH
WUPJ – Johnstwon, PA
WUSM – Hattiesberg, MS
WUSR – Scranton, PA
WVTF – Roanoke, VA
WWPV – Burlington, VT
WWSP – Stevens Point, WI
WWUH – West Hartford, CT
WXOU – Rochester, MN
WXTS – Cleveland, OH

Holding Back the Dawn is out!

Check out the glowing review from Grammy nominee Karrin Allyson:

Holding Back the Dawn is a very romantic, thoughtful and extremely musical performance. Every song is treated with the Tender Loving Care that it deserves by this wonderful group of musicians. Jake has a lovely voice aside from playing excellent trumpet — and cares about the 'art of story telling' through both instruments. His song choice is both lovingly familiar and refreshingly original — You will love this album — put it on and dance with the closest person around.   
—Karrin Allyson

Jake featured on Long Way Home
Another recording, Long Way Home, was recently released by Don Immel and features Jake on the second track, Fools Full Quiver. It's available at CDBaby.com.
"The best new album I've heard in years." —Marc Seales

Jake featured on Mariner's Tribute CD:
I'm Playing Left Field
A Mariners Tribute CD features Jake and the trio on a fun tune called I'm Playing Left Field. To check out the project which includes Seattle noteables Chris Ballew (of The Presidents of the United States of America) and Sonando, go to deucebender.com.

My Name is Jake is out!
My Name Is Jake is the first published outing by Jake and the guys on M'ocean Records. It is a mix of cool jazz standards and some raucous, swingin' dance tunes. With a generous portion of the 14 tracks celebrating Sinatra and the late Ray Charles, it's almost a tribute album but also has some other tasty treats. The Ray Charles stuff is especially fun because you can hear Ray's riffs and solos written out for the horns of the Javatown Swing Orchestra and they bring the material to a new height.

It is receiving raves from around the area. To order your own copy check out CDBaby.com or call 1-800-BUY-MY-CD.

Thanks to Nick Morrison, Abe Beeson and Jim Wilke playing Jake's CD on KPLU 88.5. To hear it more often, call and request it: 1-800-677-5758