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Encyclopedia > Jesse Harris

Jesse Harris is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. LeAnn Rimes singing in concert A singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ...


Harris was born in New York City. His music can be described as jazz/folk, and his songs are often in the style of the early days of popular jazz. He has recorded with indie rock groups such as Neutral Milk Hotel and 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. Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 1,214. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Folk Music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band, centering around its chief lyricist and songwriter, Jeff Mangum, who, on the bands two full-length albums, played with a number of other musicians, notably Jeremy Barnes (drums), Scott Spillane (horns), Julian Koster (banjo/bass guitar/saw) and producer-instrumentalist... For other uses, see Bright Eyes (disambiguation). ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ...


Harris is currently signed to the Verve Records music label. Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ...


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Jesse Harris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (137 words)
Jesse Harris is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
His music can be described as jazz/folk, and his songs are often in the style of the early days of popular jazz.
Harris is currently signed to the Verve Records music label.
NPR : Jesse Harris, Winning Songwriter (475 words)
Harris says he met Jones while she was attending the University of North Texas and they soon became friends.
Jesse Harris and the Ferdinandos are releasing their fourth CD, The Secret Sun, which features Jones on two tracks.
The band -- with Harris on vocals and guitar, Tony Scherr on guitars and background vocals, Tim Luntzel on bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums -- is known for capturing the feel of live performances in their studio recordings.
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