Sonrise Jack: News

After 4 scratch track sessions, we have 17 songs down that we have to choose from to complete our project this late summer, early fall, so look for Sonrise Jack live and loud in 2010 and beyond.

Please pray for us as we begin recording this Tuesday and through the summer for our new project, see you soon live and loud to the glory of God!

Sonrise Jack has been invited again to entertain at Runner's World Tulsa's Race Into The New Year event on New Year's Eve, and will introduce Stephanie Donaho on vocals, and Fletch on bass. Please pray for us as we prepare and we will see you live and loud again to the Glory of our Lord Jesus Christ soon!

Mike has just written a new song called Forgotten, and is working on a couple others. Forgotten will be on the new studio effort for sure, along with Another Man In The Ground, Beat of My Heart, Long Time Gone, God Supplies a Lamb, Take A Stand, Walk With You, Praise His Name, and maybe a couple more. Still waiting on the Lord to get the time right for recording, He has supplied the money needed, it is just waiting for Him to get Fletch, Sean, Robert, Mike and I where we need to be for this to be the time.
Peace of Christ to you
Thomas

As Sonrise Jack prepares for some time with Louis Drapp in Tulsa soon, we welcome new bass man and singer Fletcher "Fletch" Gross, he and Mike and Thomas are working to get some new bass lines down for the upcoming studio effort, look for Sonrise Jack soon somewhere in the Green Country area, we will be live and loud to God's Glory !

Mike, Robert, Sean and Thomas are reviewing songs, and getting ready for some recording sessions as Spring 2009 approaches, pray for us as we get prepare for this time, we look forward to seeing you soon at a venue in Green Country where you can take home the Live and Loud to the Glory of God sounds of Sonrise Jack.

Come join us at the Race Into The New Year charity run sponsored by Runner's World Tulsa, 31DEC2008 .
We will be playing before and after the run, you can visit their website at www.runnersworldtulsa.com to sign up for the race, and get one of the great t-shirts and details of this fundraiser. Sonrise Jack will join the team at Runner's World again to offer a great way to bring in 2009!

Thomas and Mike will be playing at a block party at the Blaze Alive Church Saturday 01NOV2008, from 2:30 til 3:30, The location is at Liberty Elementary School. 4300 S. 209th East Ave in Broken Arrow.

Saturday 20SEPT 2008 at 1 PM will see Sonrise Jack live and loud again for the 5th time at the Community Block Party hosted by First Bapt. Church of Rolling Hills.

Come join us 10AUG2008 at 7 PM for a 60minute concert at the new Youth Center at First Bapt. Rolling Hills, and welcome Sean as he joins us on drums for this event.

COME JOIN JOEL, MIKE, ROBERT AND THOMAS AS SONRISE JACK IS LIVE AND LOUD THIS SATURDAY AT THE PECANFEST IN OKMULGEE, COME EARLY AND SEE OUR FRIENDS WITH SENDING 68 AT 1100 AM SATURDAY, ENJOY LUNCH AND STAY FOR AN AFTERNOON SET OF THE BEST CLASSIC ROCK AND BLUES TO BE HEARD IN GREEN COUNTRY!

The New Year started with Mike, Joel, Robert and Thomas making new fans as we warmed up the Riverside night , early reviews have an invitation likely for next year, a frosty night, generators, a heated tent and Sonrise Jack cant be beat!

41st and Riverside, 9 pm til 11:30 pm you can find Robert, Mike, Joel and Thomas live and loud at the Runner's World Tulsa MS fundraiser, Race Into the New Year, Fun Run starts at 11PM, the 5K at 11:45, fireworks, food, drinks, and the best Tulsa Sound to be found on 31DEC2007.
See you there!

First Baptist Church Rollings Hills once again hosts the block party with the best music in Green Country, with Sonrise Jack closing down the afternoon from 1500-1600.
Zion's Fire opens the day at 1100, and Sending 68 plays the set just before we take the stage, so come early and stay the afternoon, your ears and heart will thank you.
Thomas

Hello Friends of Sonrise Jack,
The acoustic show at the Refuge 24MAR was a warm, cozy evening of songs and fellowship with family and friends. With a playlist ranging from Alligator Man to Girl Like You, to A Soldier's Wish, Take A Stand, Don't Turn It Away, to Praise His Name, Mike, Robert and Thomas were honored to play and sing for all present, as we all joined in a celebration of music , as we lifted up the prayer song of Rich Mullins, "Hold Me Jesus", it was and continues to be our prayer for you, that the love and peace of Christ is furiously present in your lives.
Thank you to Paula and the staff at The Refuge for your hospitality, we look forward to joining you again in the months to come.
Pat, thank you for coming to get us balanced musically and sharing your evening with us as always.
Please pray for us as we seek God's will for our future as a ministry of music, as over the coming month's a Sonrise Jack appearance could be a duo or trio, or full band with guests, whenever and wherever we have a chance to praise and honor the Lord with our voices and instruments, you will find that we play for an audience of One, and wish for all present to be drawn close to Him who has given us these years together in song and friendship.
Peace of Christ to you,
Thomas

Sonrise Jack will make their first appearance of 2007 Saturday the 24th of March at the Refuge Coffee House, 6849 S. Peoria. Featuring a guitars only night to start the year, Mike, Robert and Thomas will get started about 8:30 PM and wind up the show about 10:00 PM. The admission is free, and the beverages are great as always at the Refuge, an all ages venue, no alcohol is sold. Bring your friends and family, celebrate the end of Spring Break week in Green Country, and join us in a night of praise and declaration of the joy of the Lord.

Hello to all, following the 02DEC2006 Ice show at The Pinkeye, Sonrise Jack is scaling back the band effort, and will likely be playing more acoustic/unplugged style sets for 2007, as we plan for studio work once again with Pat Story at his studio. We are looking foreward to more of an emphasis on the content of the songs as opposed to featuring the musical prowess of the live band efforts of the past few years. Many thanks to Joel Fischer-Columbo for joining the band once again for the Emergenza event, if you happen to find us at a Green Country venue in a foray into the local live music scene, expect to see Joel with the band in 2007, Mike and Thomas were excited for an opportunity to have Joel join us once again for the Emergenza event, and in future gigs locally as well.

Look for more of a charity oriented effort in 2007, if your church or organization would like to have a quality presentation of music and ministry, but cannot afford to bring live music to your scene, please contact us and we will find a way to bring the Sonrise Jack sound to you. Acoustic or electric, we will have a sound to meet your needs and expectations, we play for an audience of One.

Peace and a blessed 2007 to all.
Thomas

To all friends, family and fans of Sonrise Jack, come support us at the Emergenza Festival Saturday 02DEC2006 at 10:30 PM, at The Pinkeye-1539 E. 11th Street, Tulsa's All Ages Original Music Venue, for 25 minutes of the 3 best unknown guitarist in Tulsa, and precision rhythm by Roy and Thomas. Joel Fisher-Colombo joins Mike and Robert on the front line as Sonrise Jack will feature 3 lead guitars for this show as we compete in the first round of 2006-2007 Emergenza, there will be a total of 8 bands playing SAT 02DEC, with the top 4 getting voted on to a 2nd round event in May 2007. Tickets are $10 in advance, or $15 at the door the night of the show, please contact any band member for advance tickets. Pinkeye is on 11th street between Utica and Peoria, south side. See you there, Tulsa!

Mike, Roy, Robert and Thomas had the priviledge to open a week of summer camp at Camp Calvary in Northeastern Oklahoma for about 100 campers and mentors with a concert Memorial Day evening 29MAY2006. Many thanks to Pat Story and his Church, Calvary Tabernacle and Pastor Valerie, for the opportunity to share in praise and song with all our new friends from several states. We had a blessed night indeed!

In a couple of weeks, we will be back in Pat's studio, working on tracks for our upcoming CD, we have a list of about 18 songs that will be done, then culled down to 10-11 for final production and mastering. Please pray for us these upcoming months, and look for Sonrise Jack at a church or venue near you in Green Country, loud and live to the Glory of God!

Saturday May 6 will find Mike, Roy, Robert and Thomas filling the Rogers County afternoon with the best of their original rock, blues and country tunes at the Annual Community Block Party at First Baptist Church Rolling Hills, just south of 193rd and Admiral from a little after 1:30 PM til 4 PM or so.
Bring the family, enjoy the hospitality of FBCRH, and celebrate another springtime afternoon together as Sonrise Jack brings you the best of the Classic Tulsa Sound once again.
For directions, please go to the website of FBCRH at www.fbcrollinghills.org