Jesse Harris

Originally from New York City, Jesse Harris is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer of artists from all over the world. He has been making records since the mid 90s, when he started in the group Once Blue on EMI Records. As a solo artist since then he has released 12 albums, including the forthcoming Borne Away. In 2003 he received the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year for Norah Jones’ breakout hit “Don’t Know Why” (on which he also appeared as guitarist). His songs have been recorded by Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, Cat Power, Solomon Burke, The Black Keys, and many others. Collaborations have included Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux, Lizz Wright, and Maria Gadu. Recently he joined John Zorn’s The Song Project, along with Mike Patton, Sofia Rei, and Sean Lennon, writing lyrics for various Zorn compositions and performing them at festivals worldwide. In the middle of the frigid New York winter of 2014, Jesse Harris, enamored with the experimental, mostly-instrumental duo Star Rover (Will Graefe guitar and Jeremy Gustin drums) began to jam with them regularly at their Bushwick loft. Four months and several gigs later, the trio recorded a collection of 13 new songs by Jesse – including one co-written with John Zorn for The Song Project* (“Kafiristan”) and three instrumentals (“Pandora’s Box,” “Miyazaki” and “Staring Contest”). Also present is a new version of the Rodgers & Hart standard “Where Or When.” Special guests include: CJ Camerieri (horns and horn arrangements) Margaret Glaspy (vocals) Larry Goldings (organ) Mauro Refosco (percussion, marimba and electronics) Sofia Rei (vocals) and last but not least, guitarist Julian Lage, with whom Jesse appears in an intimate acoustic setting for several tracks (“I Probably Won’t See You For A While,” “Kafiristan” and “Don’t Let Me Pass By”).