About
Us
Jan
Garrett and JD Martin
are multi award-winning independent singer-songwriters who live and
create their music in the heart of the Colorado Rockies near
Aspen. Their music is described as “Rich and
intelligent.....a velvet-hammer wake-up call as satisfying to the soul
as it is to the ear..... Brilliantly crafted songs to open the heart
and refresh the spirit.”
Both Jan and JD are seasoned professional performers, keynote concert presenters, and wise teachers of “Authentic Voice,” “The Soul of Songwriting”, and “Tuning Your Life to the Heart of Harmony.” Their recordings consistently receive wildly enthusiastic reviews. In live performance Jan & JD are deeply inspiring, fiery and funny, a compelling blend of luscious vocals, good humor, and masterful lyrics inspired from a broad spiritual perspective. This is soulful feel-good music with depth and integrity, audience satisfaction guaranteed.
Both Garrett & Martin won New Thought Songwriter Tribute Awards in 2006 and 2007. In 2008 they were awarded top honors in the Indie International Songwriting Competition (in the World category) and also won a Posi Songwriter Award from emPOWER Music & Arts.
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JD Martin is an acclaimed songwriter of 5 Number One and 10 Top Ten country and pop hit singles. His songs have been recorded by such luminaries as Reba McEntire, Terri Clark, B.J. Thomas, Peter Cetera (from the band Chicago), and the Oak Ridge Boys. A native of Virginia, JD is a deep heart who knows that the music IS the message. He has won over 15 ASCAP awards for excellence in songwriting in Nashville and LA.
Jan Garrett is a jazz singer, master vocal coach, poet, wilderness vision quester, meditation student, and (yes) certified laughing instructor who has toured with John Denver, Steve Martin and the Dirt Band, and has appeared on the Tonight Show. She is listed in the Rolling Stone Who’s Who in Rock & Roll. A self-proclaimed Alchemedian and mother of identical twin daughters, she believes that “The chance of a lifetime is to be yourself.”
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Jan & JD have just released their new CD “No Complaints Whatsoever,” a powerful life-enhancing collection of original songs recorded and performed with a twinkle and decades of soulful musical expertise. Secular gospel, 30’s jazz, Randy Newman-esque tongue-in-cheek tunes, unapologetic folk, and tasty rock & roll to dance, smile, and sing along to.
Catch the challenge: Tune in, move beyond problems, and be part of the solution
with Jan & JD’s music as your soundtrack.
To date Garrett and Martin have recorded 7 CDs of original music, available at:
www.Garrett-Martin.com
• No Complaints Whatsoever (2008, newest Jan and JD collaboration)
• Already Home (2006, a collaboration of Jan and JD’s songs)
• Winter Songs (2007, a special edition of Jan & JD holiday songs)
• I Dreamed of Rain (2003, Jan & JD collaboration)
• One Heart (2001, JD’s songs)
• Gypsy Midwife, Songs for Soul Retrieval (1999, Jan’s songs)
• Don’t Go Back to Sleep (1992, Jan’s songs)
Both Jan and JD are seasoned professional performers, keynote concert presenters, and wise teachers of “Authentic Voice,” “The Soul of Songwriting”, and “Tuning Your Life to the Heart of Harmony.” Their recordings consistently receive wildly enthusiastic reviews. In live performance Jan & JD are deeply inspiring, fiery and funny, a compelling blend of luscious vocals, good humor, and masterful lyrics inspired from a broad spiritual perspective. This is soulful feel-good music with depth and integrity, audience satisfaction guaranteed.
Both Garrett & Martin won New Thought Songwriter Tribute Awards in 2006 and 2007. In 2008 they were awarded top honors in the Indie International Songwriting Competition (in the World category) and also won a Posi Songwriter Award from emPOWER Music & Arts.
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JD Martin is an acclaimed songwriter of 5 Number One and 10 Top Ten country and pop hit singles. His songs have been recorded by such luminaries as Reba McEntire, Terri Clark, B.J. Thomas, Peter Cetera (from the band Chicago), and the Oak Ridge Boys. A native of Virginia, JD is a deep heart who knows that the music IS the message. He has won over 15 ASCAP awards for excellence in songwriting in Nashville and LA.
Jan Garrett is a jazz singer, master vocal coach, poet, wilderness vision quester, meditation student, and (yes) certified laughing instructor who has toured with John Denver, Steve Martin and the Dirt Band, and has appeared on the Tonight Show. She is listed in the Rolling Stone Who’s Who in Rock & Roll. A self-proclaimed Alchemedian and mother of identical twin daughters, she believes that “The chance of a lifetime is to be yourself.”
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Jan & JD have just released their new CD “No Complaints Whatsoever,” a powerful life-enhancing collection of original songs recorded and performed with a twinkle and decades of soulful musical expertise. Secular gospel, 30’s jazz, Randy Newman-esque tongue-in-cheek tunes, unapologetic folk, and tasty rock & roll to dance, smile, and sing along to.
Catch the challenge: Tune in, move beyond problems, and be part of the solution
with Jan & JD’s music as your soundtrack.
To date Garrett and Martin have recorded 7 CDs of original music, available at:
www.Garrett-Martin.com
• No Complaints Whatsoever (2008, newest Jan and JD collaboration)
• Already Home (2006, a collaboration of Jan and JD’s songs)
• Winter Songs (2007, a special edition of Jan & JD holiday songs)
• I Dreamed of Rain (2003, Jan & JD collaboration)
• One Heart (2001, JD’s songs)
• Gypsy Midwife, Songs for Soul Retrieval (1999, Jan’s songs)
• Don’t Go Back to Sleep (1992, Jan’s songs)
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