Jesse Harris
is a Grammy-winning American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Harris was born in New York City in 1970 [1], where he lives today.
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Career
His music can be described as
jazz/
folk, and his songs are sometimes in the style of the early days of popular jazz. He began his professional career with the group "Once Blue" co-led with singer/songwriter
Rebecca Martin and has recorded with
indie rock groups such as
Bright Eyes, but is probably best known for his songwriting and guitar contribution on
Norah Jones'
albums
Come Away with Me
(for which he won a 2003 Grammy Award for the
single "
Don't Know Why") and
Feels Like Home
. He has released six albums in total, two of which have been with
Verve Records.
Recently he started his own label,
Secret Sun Recordings, releasing his own album
Mineral
and most recently
Modern Romance
by the singer
Sasha Dobson, which he co-produced with
Richard Julian, and recorded with
Terry Manning. He wrote and recorded the score for the
Ethan Hawke film
The Hottest State
, which soundtrack features versions of his songs by artists such as
Willie Nelson,
Emmylou Harris,
Norah Jones,
Cat Power,
Feist,
M.Ward,
Brad Mehldau,
Bright Eyes,
Tony Scherr,
The Black Keys, and others.
During fall of 2006, he toured with folk singer
Ani Difranco as she promoted her album,
Reprieve
.
In 2007 his album
Feel
was released along with a music video for the first single directed by
Lyle Owerko.
Harris is a graduate of
Cornell University.
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Discography
Albums
- "Once Blue" (1995)
- Jesse Harris and the Ferdinandos
(1999)
- Crooked Lines
(2002)
- Without You
(2003)
- The Secret Sun
(2003)
- While The Music Lasts
(2004)
- Mineral
(2006)
- Feel
(2007)
- Watching The Sky
(2009)
Appearances
- Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
(2005 · Saddle Creek)
- Bright Eyes - Motion Sickness
(2005 · Team Love)