Jewel Mlnarik is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter living in Portland, Oregon. Welcome to my journey as I learn how to play, compose and record music as I work on my debut album.
Tonight I played my first open mic of 2021 and since the pandemic shut down all in-person events a little over a year ago.…
by Jewel May 16, 2021
As I was working on a cover for the holidays, I stumbled into mashing it up with Ring My Bell. We’ll see where it…
by Jewel November 15, 2020
With the pandemic resurging across the states, I’m not terribly surprised that when I set out to come up with a holiday jingle that…
by Jewel November 15, 2020
And the bar and power chord practice continues with this little ditty. My setup crapped half way through so wrapped it early. Some friends…
by Jewel July 30, 2020
Yesterday was a doozy. As was the day before that. And before that? Absolutely splendid. Days can turn for no obviously apparent reason, though…
by Jewel May 13, 2020
This year I’m spending the holidays traveling through new-to-me lands. Except for a solo adventure to Oaxaca, I’m traveling with a friend. (More details…
by Jewel December 26, 2019
Last week was my second time trying a “5 songs in 5 days” writing challenge. I stumbled on it back when I was preparing…
by Jewel October 23, 2019
After doing the nearly unimaginable: preforming my own songs in front of a public audience, I bit the bullet and listened back. While painful…
by Jewel February 8, 2019
