Jeffrey Martin Alive, July 25 2025

"The live show will always mean more to me than any studio recordings. Every night is different and will never exist again. The character of the room, the energy of the crowd, the moments between songs, wherever my mind and heart and voice are at-- it all mixes together to create something new and ephemeral each night. I wanted to capture a single show, no edits, no reordering of songs, no compiling of takes from multiple shows. A record of a night in a documentary sense. I was so lucky to have Sam Weber join me on guitar. The best recordings are the ones where you forget you are recording, and Sam's brilliant playing made me forget entirely."
Alive July 25, 2025 is a live album that was recorded in Portland, Oregon at The Showdown. Captured with just a few microphones, what you hear is exactly what happened that night, start to finish. Whatever mistakes may have occurred, whatever musical wanderings, all of it was left in just as it happened, in the hopes that at least some of that live show magic could be captured in an honest way. Sam Weber joined Martin on acoustic and electric guitar, and also sang some harmonies. In addition to playing, Weber recorded and mixed the album. Mastering was done by Jon Neufeld.