Jesse Harris

Template:Infobox soloJesse Harris is a Grammy-winning American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Harris lives in New York City, where he was born.

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 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's released 6 albums in total, two of which 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. He wrote and recorded the score for the upcoming 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.

Discography

Albums

• Jesse Harris and the Ferdinandos (1999)

• Crooked Lines (2002)

• Without You (2003)

• The Secret Sun (2003)

• While The Music Lasts (2004)

• Mineral (2006)

External links

• Official Jesse Harris website
• Secret Sun Recordings, Jesse Harris’ Record Label
• Jesse Harris’ MySpace profile