Jahmo Chavez and I recorded this last Thursday afternoon…in between carrying boxes up and down the stairs of my old apartment. It was important to me to bless the space through song before I finished moving out, and Jahmo was the perfect soulful friend to help.
Jahmo and I met at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in 2025, where he was a featured performer. Late in this video you will see a quick pic of the paper program, which I saved … I had Jahmo sign it on Thursday! I hope to collect signatures from other folks who were at the event, from my former music student Molly Grant to the remarkable Dr. Katrina Everett, who offers consultation via Restorative Justice frameworks. Check out her website: https://kateverett.com.
Last year Jahmo and I chatted with our mutual friend Deirdre Budzyna, who runs Acting Out! studios in Newburyport, MA: https://actingoutnbpt.com. Back in January I used Instagram to start following Jahmo and his friends’ incredible band Glasshouse out of Lawrence, MA: @glasshouse_id on Instagram; often covered by @importeddreamz_id on YouTube.
There’s nothing like live music, and Glasshouse rocks like they’ve been doing it since childhood … which they have! Jahmo feels like a younger brother to me. His capacity to hold space for big emotion is vast and his musical talent is commensurate.
Jahmo, I have some tree-nut free brownies baked and waiting for you in my new apartment! We’ll coordinate our schedules soon.
