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JESSE DEE
Soul / Roots Music / R&B

3/13 @ BLUE NOTE ~ NYC



Boston, Massachusetts
United States

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Member Since9/28/2005
Band Websitejessedee.com
Band MembersJESSE DEE: guitar / vocals
MATTHEW JOY: guitar
JIM LARKIN: bass
MATT “PIE” BEAULIEU: drums

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ALSO ON THE RECORD:

MARK SEXTON: drums
STEVE MOSSBERG: organ/ piano
JESSE CIARMATARO: piano/ vocals
KEVIN BARRY: lap steel/ slide guitar
SCOTT ARUDA: trumpet
PAUL AHLSTRAND: baritone saxophone
JOHN ARUDA: tenor saxophone
DWIGHT RITCHER: vocals
NICOLE NELSON: vocals
YAHUBA GARCIA: tambourine/ congas/ claves
CELIA WOOD-SMITH: vocals
REVA WILLIAMS: vocals
DANIELLE MIRAGLIA: vocals
DENNIS MONAGLE : vocals
MELISSA MYERS: vocals

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InfluencesSam Cooke, Otis Redding, Etta James, Ray Charles, James Brown And His Famous Flames, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, Arthur Conley, Bobby Bland, James Carr, Bill Withers, Tom Waits, Little Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Dan Penn, Ike & Tina Turner, Jerry Butler And The Impressions, Little Willie John, Solomon Burke, Al Green, a whole bunch of Doo-Wop groups, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, Amos Lee, Bob Dylan, Lee Dorsey, John Lennon, John Legend, Al Jackson Jr., Anthony Hamilton, Bobby McFerrin, Jack Ashford.
Sounds Like"I WON'T FORGET ABOUT YOU" ~ 3/6/10 @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston



" PORRETTA SOUL FESTIVAL 2009" 7/26 Porretta Terme, Italy - backed by Austin de Lone All Star Band



"OVER AND OVER AGAIN" ~ Live on "Vrije Greluiden", Amsterdam 4/26/09



"STILL HERE" ~ 9/30/09 - Tivoli, Utrecht



Record Label7NOT RECORDS / MUNICH RECORDS
Type of LabelIndie


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Mar 13 2010 12:30A
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   About JESSE DEE
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   Jesse Dee’s influences read like a Who’s Who of classic soul music. Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Etta James, Al Green and many others. But Jesse Dee is not just a student of the classics. He also loves the new wave of rootsy artists –James Hunter, Amos Lee and John Legend, among them.
   “Soul music has always hit me harder than any other kind of music,’’ says the Boston-based Jesse, who has learned his lessons well. He puts a convincing new spin on the subject with his debut solo disc, “Bittersweet Batch,’’ which should please anyone with a love of this heartfelt style. Jesse adds a stunning vocal expressiveness and a unique ability to inject and dissect emotions. He delivers it all with a warmth that comes from analog recording and from cutting a lot of the songs live in the studio.
   Jesse co-produced “Bittersweet Batch’’ (consisting of all-original tracks) with Jack Younger in the latter’s Basement 247 Studio. Younger has also produced for fellow Boston roots phenomenon Eli “Paperboy’’ Reed. The record is targeted for a Sept. 9 release on 7 Note Records, which has previously issued music from talented Boston singer Danielle Miraglia.
   Jesse’s love of soul is honest to the core. When you step into his home studio, for example, you may find him putting on a vinyl copy of “The Best Chess Vocal Groups,’’ including cuts on the seminal Chess Records by the Moonglows, Miracles, and Flamingos. And on the walls are paintings that he has created of faves like Jackie Wilson and James Brown. The paintings are exceptional. Jesse is a graduate of MassArt (Massachusetts College of Art and Design) and almost went into art as a profession over music.
   “I’ve been painting longer than I’ve played music,’’ says Jesse. “I have studied art most of my life and have been doing both for a while, but I made my decision to focus on music.’’
   Raised in the Boston suburb of Arlington, Jesse started at MassArt by studying illustration, but switched over to its Studio for Interrelated Media, where he studied performance, production, mixed-media, and composition. During college he was in the ten-piece band Decifunk, which played up and down the east coast and released an original record called “Open Your Eyes’’ on Squeezebox Records in 2001. That was followed by a stint in the group The Dirty Whites (“more like Black Sabbath meets Motown,’’ he says). They put out a five-song, self-released EP in 2006.
   Then came his own group under the name Jesse Dee, which includes guitarist Matthew Joy, bassist Jim Larkin, and drummer Matt “Pie’’ Beaulieu. They’re all on the new album, as are such top-notch guests as guitarist Kevin Barry (Paula Cole, Dennis Brennan), and the soulful duo of Dwight & Nicole, not to mention an all-star horn section with Scott and John Aruda, and Paul Ahlstrand, who has played with Susan Tedeschi.
   The new record has some “bittersweet’’ themes, hence the title “Bittersweet Batch,’’ but most songs reflect Jesse’s ultimately positive view of the world. The standout “Slow Down,’’ which is on his myspace page (myspace.com/jessedee), has an easy-loping swing groove and the message that “people try to stay with the pace but the fact is that life is not a race.’’ Other upbeat tunes are “Still Here’ and the buoyant “Alive & Kicking.’’
   Jesse, who has opened for Al Green, is also a cofounder of Sea Monsters, a popular club band he started with singer Christian McNeill. It’s a true musician’s band and has featured guest appearances from other Boston roots acts such as Tim Gearan, Miss Tess, and Dennis Brennan.
   Jesse still paints and freelances as a graphic designer. The painting sparks his music. “I sing when I paint,’’ he says. “I’ve composed songs while I paint a number of times.’’
   But exploring and updating soul music is his true passion. “I’m just trying to get better – to write better songs, get better at performing them, and enjoy myself in the process,’’ he says.

   -- Written by Steve Morse, a former staff writer for the Boston Globe

Management / Booking : management@jessedee.com

Label Contact : contact@7notrecords.com 702 / 302 - 0924


   


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Kathleen Williamson - ALBUM OUT NOW!

Kathleen Williamson - ALBUM OUT NOW!



Feb 28 2010 11:20 AM

Hi Jesse,
Just stumbled upon your tunes today, loving the sounds! Hope you come to Sydney one day.
Kathleen
MUSEO

Javier Gómez Espinosa



Jan 31 2010 9:09 AM

Gran concierto el del día 21. Gracias a todos por hacerlo posible.


MUSICOS POR HAITI




El Sol, Madrid 2010.01.21



http://www.solo-rock.com/index1.php?main=conciertos&conci=id&id=683



 

Ethan

Ethan



Jan 25 2010 9:25 PM

Happy 2010 from The Mumbles -- Winter Tour Feb 12-20th -- http://www.reverbnation.com/brooklynmumbles


Mumbles Winter Tour 2010
juan The Fly Factory

Juan Perez-Fajardo



Jan 24 2010 4:02 PM

Jesse at El Sol. Madrid

Musicos por Haiti_0159
Buddha Vermell

Buddha Vermell



Jan 23 2010 12:16 PM

Great Job!
Corrina Greyson

Corrina Greyson



Jan 23 2010 4:20 AM

Marcela

Marcela San Martín



Jan 22 2010 7:04 PM

Thank you for supporting us last night at El Sol. "MÚSICOS POR HAITÍ" was possible, yes!!
See you very soon!
Kisses
Breakfast at Phoebe’s

Breakfast at Phoebe’s



Jan 19 2010 5:09 AM

reakfast at Phoebe's wants to thank you for the friendship!



Have a great week and welcome to have a listen of our upcoming EP!
Corrina Greyson

Corrina Greyson



Jan 17 2010 9:57 AM

That was too much fun.
We love ya.
x


myr

myr



Jan 14 2010 8:55 AM

Great music soulman!!!!!!!!!! Hope to see you next week in Barcelona!
Rosa Sky

Rosa Sky



Jan 8 2010 2:56 PM

Hi there, we just voted for you, all the best, greetings from Holland
Spiral Mind Dive

Spiral Mind Dive



Jan 6 2010 1:30 PM

Thanks for the add! :-) Big hugs from Germany + a great 2010! xxx Sven
Mr. Murphy

Mr. Murphy



Dec 23 2009 10:41 AM

your music is badass dude... saw you at the lizard figured i'd let you know i'm digging what you do my dude! that old school sound is so fresh big ups!
Ben Sturgell

Ben Sturgell



Dec 21 2009 4:27 PM

TONIGHT! (:

The Allegro’s

The Allegro’s



Dec 11 2009 1:09 PM

Hi there,

It's been a while, but i shot some pics at the Amsterdam gig at the Paradiso!


Gr.

Loek
The Dead Bats Collective

The Dead Bats Collective



Dec 11 2009 8:23 AM

mannnnnnnn.... yeahhhhhhh......its about time
Brenda

Brenda Baker



Dec 10 2009 11:13 AM

thanks for adding!
i love your music and really enjoyed at the concert !
AnnaO

AnnaO



Dec 7 2009 4:46 PM

Juste une histoire, une histoire de chauffeur de taxi, de Princess bordélique, de grain de beauté en guise de satelite de l'iris, de petit chat-boule de réel, de rendez-vous...

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Bien à vous ad litteram,
AnnaO

AnnaO
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Jeff

Jeff Shingle



Dec 6 2009 4:29 PM

ahhhh! i cant stop my feet!
Merch Music

Merch Music



Dec 2 2009 4:36 AM


Congratulations on your nomination for the Boston Music Awards!

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jean-marie ventrice

jean-marie ventrice



Nov 24 2009 4:45 PM

hello, many thanks for friendship
Chantal

Chantal



Nov 17 2009 11:10 PM

Hey You! Congrads on the BMA'S nomination!!! Gonna start recording again soon with some awesome musicians, i'd love to have you come by! TTYS!
Monty

Monty Chandler



Nov 16 2009 12:14 PM

Really enjoyed the show in Charlotte Thursday! 

Link to some thoughts about and photos of the show...

Cheers,

Monty


 

Fab On Drums

Fab On Drums



Nov 14 2009 7:18 PM

Thanks a lot for the add !
Michael

Michael



Nov 12 2009 3:18 PM

ungh uh...you bad.  real bad.  you a bad mammajamma.
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