Ken Brooks helped develop the JP Concert Series from an idea to a full-fledged program when he was Minister of Music at St. John's. He generously lends his artistic insight, coordinates with the performers, assists with publicity, and ensures that the programs for the JP Concerts Series will be of the highest caliber. He works with great diligence and enthusiasm to create a welcoming and accessible atmosphere for the concerts.

Originally from Bolivar, Tennessee, Ken grew up Southern Baptist, and the gospel music of his youth is in his soul and adds color and life to the musical offerings at St. John's. He earned BAs from Lambuth University, now the Lambuth campus of the University of Memphis, and Middle Tennessee State University, and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts Boston. He is a PMP-certified project manager and lives with his partner, Jim Ellis, and regular concert attendee, Tiny Dancer, the official JP Concerts music mascot.

Peter Terry
Artistic Director

Peter Terry, freelance singer and writer, and JP resident, has worked closely with Ken Brooks to develop JP Concerts from an idea to a full-fledged program. He recruits, selects and schedules the performers, handles pre-concert marketing with the press and media, and seeks to constantly improve the quality of the experience for performers and audience alike.

Peter was born in Indiana and has lived on both coasts, in France and Israel. His performing career, as a vocal soloist, has taken him to England and Iceland, India and Israel, as well as across the USA. He has organized arts programs for several conferences, but this is his first experience managing a series. He eagerly welcomes any help you may care to offer.

Linda Kernohan
Communications Director

Linda joined the leadership team of JP Concerts in its second season, bringing her experience in social media to the publicity and outreach efforts of the series.  Linda is a pianist, composer, and music blogger, writing online as Miss Music Nerd. She currently serves as Minister of Music at St. John's.

Linda holds a B.A. in music from U.C. Berkeley, an M.A. in music composition from New York University, and is currently in the final stages of a Ph.D. in composition from U.C. San Diego.

She was born in St. Louis, and grew up in Northern California’s Napa Valley. A fervent city girl at heart, she realized her dream of moving to the mythical realm that she always considered her spiritual home — New York City — in her carefree post-college days. Alas, the rents were too high and the apartments too small and run-down to sustain this dream life over the long term. But she still subscribes to the New York Times Sunday edition.   She lives with her physician/poet husband, Brian, and a feline bodhisattva named Piccolo.

Anne Fowler
Rector, St. John's Church

The Reverend Anne Carroll Fowler is an Episcopal priest and rector of St. John's Church in Jamaica Plain, where she has served since 1992. Throughout her ordained ministry she has been active in various social justice movements in the Church and beyond: principally Gay and Lesbian equality and women's reproductive rights and health. She chairs the Board of the Massachusetts Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry and the Board of NARAL Pro Choice Massachusetts. In the Diocese of Massachusetts, she serves as Chaplain to Postulants Candidates for Ordained Ministry as well as on the Compensation and Benefits Committee and the Clergy Sabbatical Committee.

She has authored four chapbooks of poetry: Five Islands, Whiskey Stitching, and Summer of Salvage, all published by Pudding House, and Liz, Wear Those Pearl Earrings, winner of the Frank Cat Press 2002 Chapbook Contest. For ten years she ran the Chapter & Verse Reading Series in Jamaica Plain.




Tiny Dancer
Music Mascot

Tiny Dancer is the official JP Concerts music mascot. He greets people, provides cuddly comfort, enjoys being held by adoring fans.  Folks have come to look forward to seeing him and miss him when he can't attend.  High notes hurt his ears, but it is a small price to pay for all of the attention lavished upon him.