Sideshow
While a sideshow is usually described as one that takes place in conjunction with the main event, it's also a fitting title for the myriad collaborations among musicians. In addition to working on a fourth album after ‘Verity’, Jan collaborates with other musicians on a regular basis, often on multiple projects simultaneously, contributing guitar & vocal tracks and/or co-producing songs and entire albums. Jan's ongoing projects include:
Michael Sarcona
A longtime friend and fellow musician who despite experiencing retinitis pigmentosa (commonly called tunnel vision) for many years, Michael Sarcona continues to write and record songs and themed albums at a prodigious rate. Living on opposite ends of the country, we rely on today's file sharing technologies to overcome any barriers to recording and producing songs. Michael's extensive catalog, which he says is done for the “sheer joy of making music”, is on SoundCloud and can be heard here.
Clear Blue Skies
The Clear Blue Skies band began in late 2015 when founder Lee Kirchhevel assembled a group of like-minded musicians with the goal of recording an album’s worth of Lee's original songs. Recording was the main focus, and with Jan as co-producer the band completed its eponymous album in 2019, debuting it live at Hendrix Hall in San Diego. A second Clear Blue Skies album, Fork in the Road, was released in mid-2024. Sea Horse, one of the bonus tracks featured on Jan's Verity album, was co-written by Lee Kirchhevel and Clear Blue Skies drummer Steve Davis.
A third Clear Blue Skies album is in the works as of spring 2026.
WGASA Myths & Legends, Nostalgic Now
In late 2025 Jan co-produced a novel album called Myths & Legends by Lee Kirchhevel's side band called WGASA. Have a listen on Spotify - it's a collection of original songs under the novel genre of ‘Viking Rock’. Jan also co-produced and contributed guitar and vocal harmonies to Lee's first solo album, called Nostalgic Now.
In the meantime, enjoy and stay tuned for more music!
- Jan Zverina, March 2026