Jesse Harris
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| Background information | |
| Born |
October 24, 1969 New York City |
| Genres | Pop, folk, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Banjo, guitar |
| Labels | Dangerbird, Secret Sun, Downtown, Tzadik |
| Associated acts | Ferdinandos, Norah Jones |
| Website | www |
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.
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.
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."
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