Genres Pop
Folk
Jazz Website Official website | Name Jesse Harris Movies The Hottest State | |
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Born October 24, 1969 (age 54) ( 1969-10-24 ) Origin New York City, New York
United States Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter, Producer Instruments Guitar, harmonica, banjo, piano Labels Dangerbird Records
Secret Sun Recordings
Downtown Records
Tzadik Records Role Singer-songwriter · jesseharrismusic.com Profiles | ||
Jesse harris it will stay with us
Jesse Harris (born October 24, 1969) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter. He has collaborated with several musical artists including Norah Jones, Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux, Nikki Yanofsky, and Lizz Wright.
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- Jesse harris it will stay with us
- Jesse harris don t know why the new york songwriters circle
- Early life and education
- Career
- Albums
- Appearances
- References
Jesse harris don t know why the new york songwriters circle
Early life and education
Harris was born in New York City, along with his twin sister. He graduated from Cornell University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, in English.
Career
Harris gave guitar lessons and performed in musical groups before he formed the duo Once Blue with singer-songwriter Rebecca Martin. Once Blue released its self-titled debut on EMI Records in 1995 and nine additional songs were included in the album's re-release in 2003.
Harris became a songwriter for Sony Publishing for a time and then made three self-released recordings with his new band, The Ferdinandos, consisting of Harris, Tony Scherr, Tim Luntzel, and Kenny Wollesen. The band released two more albums on Verve Records. Harris recorded three solo albums Mineral, Feel, and Watching the Sky on his own label, Secret Sun Recordings. In 2003 he was awarded a Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "Don't Know Why," performed by Norah Jones.
In 2007, Harris contributed songs to the soundtrack of the film The Hottest State. He also acted in the film and sang with Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Feist, Cat Power, M. Ward and others singing the rest of Harris' compositions. His music has been described as a "blend [of] folk, rock, jazz, and world rhythms."
Harris has toured throughout North America, South America, Australia, Europe and Japan and has been an opening act for Norah Jones, American Music Club, Bright Eyes, Joshua Radin, and Ani DiFranco.
Harris was a judge for the 10th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists.
In August 2010 Harris released his album Through the Night and recorded a new version of his song "The Secret Sun" for a Corona (beer) commercial. Harris' 11th album, Sub Rosa, was released in July 2012 and features guest vocals from Conor Oberst, Melody Gardot, and Norah Jones. Harris' 12th album, the stripped down Borne Away, was released on June 25, 2013. In 2016, he produced Julian Lage's album ARCLIGHT.