Happy For No Reason

Happy For No Reason

Happy For No Reason is a Portland-based trio that is a collaboration with singer/song- writer Jo Alexis, Neil Goldstein (fingerstyle guitar and vocals) and Australian flute player Mark Pritchard. The trio write and perform all original music in a variety of styles including bossa nova, jazz and folk.

Singer/songwriter Jo Alexis writes and performs original songs with impressively skilled musicianship and significant emotional content in a variety of genres including folk rock, acoustic, electronica, country, jazz, blues and rock. Jo's astonishing voice exhibits a quali- ty that has been compared to phenomenal vocalists including Sinead O'Connor. An accom- plished musician with more than 150 songs and 6 CDs to her name, Jo has been steadily build- ing fanbases in L.A., Portland and Philadelphia, among other cities.

Neil Goldstein is a music producer, musician and composer based in the Portland area. He has been a performing singer songwriter since 1968 with a a multitude of perfor- mances in southern California, Vancouver BC, Spain, Mexico and Portland. His focus has been on guitar, in a variety of styles, grounded in classical guitar and jazz. He also plays keyboards, bass and percussion. He has operated a home studio since 1975, producing independent artists as well as the recent Happy for No Reason CD. Recent projects include scores for film, and ambient music for a best selling iPhone app, Pure Meditation Premium.

Flautist, composer and arranger Mark Pritchard is an Australia native who has been ac- tively playing flute and piccolo for over four decades. From an early age, Pritchard played flute/piccolo in the Sydney Youth Orchestra and performed with and directed en- sembles at the Sydney Opera House. Since moving to the US, Pritchard has been a singer in the Portland Symphonic Choir and a flautist, singer and keyboardist with the blues band The Mighty Sparrows. In addition to his personal musical talents as a flautist, piccolo player, keyboardist, singer and recorder player, he is currently a music educator at the Catlin Gabel School in Portland.

Happy For No Reason recently recorded their debut album, working with mixing engi- neer Sean Flora, known for his work with The Shins. The album was co-produced by Alexis and Goldstein and will be released Internationally in late Spring 2015.

Track Listing:
And So It Begins
My Old Friend
Don't Turn Away
Don't You Think You Want To?
Would You Care To Dance?
Flowers In Springtime
Legacy
The Dance Is Calling
How Did I Get Lucky
Open It Completely  
Darling Girl