Matt Meighan & Midnight Jasmine

Midnight Jasmine is Damian Lester, Ellen Curry, and Tim Chinnock. Sprouted in the sands of Joshua Tree, California, the trio brings their no-frills authenticity to tunes that embody complexity within simplicity. Their sound is something like a cross-pollination of early Gregory Alan Isakov and an acoustic version of Low. With spacious rhythms that carry an effortless groove, and three voices that seem to come from one, their songs reflect the trio’s connection with nature, exploring themes of awakening to love and the inner human experience.

Before coalescing as Midnight Jasmine (first album forthcoming in 2026) the three have left tracks on the high desert music scene for several decades. Damian has gigged as a bassist in a wide range of genres since 1998, playing with Eric Burdon, Victoria Williams, Tim Easton, Wally Ingram, Myshkin Warbler, and Jeremie Levi Samson, among others. He toured Europe with Cock Robin and was a regular on stage at Pappy and Harriet’s for 13 consecutive years, playing the dinner set every Saturday with the Shadow Mountain Band, subbing on occasion for the Thrift Store All-Stars, and as the full-time bass player for the original Sunday Band for its first three years. Tim and Ellen co-founded and toured with their award-winning band, The Adobe Collective, who USA Today listed next to Gram Parsons, Donovan, Johnette Napolitano, and Victoria Williams as one of 20 artists who define the “high desert sound”.

Midnight Jasmine emerged out of deep friendship, shared values, and resonant artistic vision. The three spend their time together practicing permaculture as well as writing and performing their songs.

Matt Meighan has lived and performed in Portland since 2005. He hosted the Songwriter Roundup open mic at Artichoke Music for more than a decade, and has taught his weekly Songwriting as Truth-Telling class since 2009. Matt co-founded and hosts the annual Hidden River Songwriting Camp and an annual week-long songwriting retreat in Donegal, Ireland.

Matt’s musical education began at the Old Town School of Folk Music and the blues and jazz clubs of 1960s Chicago. A song collector as well as writer, Matt mixes his originals with songs by fellow songwriters and older songs from the folk and blues traditions.

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