This is an impromptu piece, inspired by the beauty of a summer day. I hope you enjoy it and invite you to join my YouTube channel where you can view it here https://youtu.be/z5EmzZwYTow. Sheet music to be released soon at SheetMusic Plus where you can find all of my original music. ~Jackie Perks

Essence De L'été

My name is Jackie Perks and I am a classically trained pianist and composer.  To me, music is fantasy and also the greatest universal language that transcends space and time. Here I showcase all of my original works, which are a combination of raw improvisations and structured pieces.  People tell me that my music is a fusion of classical, jazz/blues, and sometimes with a New Age or cinematic sound and that it inspires and relaxes them. Music to me is essential, just like the air we breathe and I love to free my emotions by playing my piano and composing the music that I have heard playing in my head since I was 4 years old. In addition to my originals, you will also find classical pieces here that I have arranged myself.  In June of 2015, I was discovered on YouTube and one of my improvisational covers was used in an HBO Documentary. To see me playing live, please visit my YouTube channel. There you will find these original works, classical pieces and covers of many genres.  I also love to create videos to create ambiance and further drive the meaning and emotion behind my music.  I hope to see you there, too. http://youtube.com/classicaljams.  

Wishing you all much peace and love.   

With warmest regards,

~Jackie

"Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art". 

~Frederic Chopin

I teach in US higher education (in a STEM field) & am a hobbyist composer writing in a few different styles. I recommend headphones. All of my music is released under a Creative Commons Attribution/Noncommercial license.

My bandcamp page is getting out of date again, but some older albums there can be downloaded for free or for a name-your-own price donation.

If anyone wants to try performing any of this stuff on real instruments please send a message and I can provide scores. Not sure how playable some of it is for human musicians though.

Unsolicited messages asking me to listen to your latest song will lead to you being blocked unless if I know you well and we've interacted a lot.

My music is written without the use of AI, though some of my older albums used jankier, older (pre-chatGPT) AI for album art.

Hope you enjoy and thanks for visiting!

Never be afraid to let go. Dance like nobody is watching.

Essence De L'été

Jackie Perks - Pianist & Composer (Classical Jams)