Saxophonist Jessy J & Disney Teams Up | Completes Her 3rd Solo Album
Jessy J, Disney and Selmer Team Up
Jessy J completes her third solo album, returns from Dubai Jazz Festival
and gears up for appearances at Disney’s Jazz Celebration
“…both
Latin influences as well as mainstream jazz come to her as effortlessly
as a spray of Latin samba capping a jazz wave. And it’s a tide that
seems set to keep on going.” Entertainment Editor Bill Dean, The Gainesville Sun
Los Angeles, Calif. / March 9, 2011
Jessy J has announced she will be releasing a new CD in the fall of
2011. This yet to be titled CD will expand on her previous hits “Tequila
Moon” and “Tropical Rain,” while adding some new flavors and sounds.
The CD will feature special guest appearances by Joe Sample, Paul Brown,
Ray Parker Jr., Harvey Mason and more.
A lot has happened since
Jessy J came on the scene in 2008 and was named debut artist of year by
Radio and Records with “Tequila Moon” being named the number one song of
the year by both Billboard and Radio and Records.
Today, Jessy
is gearing up to be honored as a special guest clinician at Walt Disney
World’s Jazz Celebration, where she and others will be helping spread
the joy of jazz through performances and clinics.
“It’s so
important for me to give back in a traditional clinic setting because I
feel like I was blessed by so many incredible teachers coming up through
the years,” said Jessy J.
Jessy’s history with Disney goes back
to Middle School when she was selected to perform in the California All
State Honor Band at Disneyland. “We would prepare our music in
rehearsals on the weekends then the ending culmination would be a full
day at Disney where we got to perform and go on the rides,” said the
saxophonist.
As
an adult, Jessy has worked at Disney in the All-American College Band
in 2000 and was inducted to the Disney Magic Music Days Hall of Fame in
2009. (Pic above from Disney’s Jazz Celebration 2010)
“Being
apart of Disney is special to me because they gave me my first training
in ‘entertainment’. They’re a wonderful company to be involved with and I
am thankful for the opportunity to encourage the next generation of
music producers, performers, teachers, and artists,” she said.
Jessy
is just getting back from a whirlwind tour from Canada, the Midwest and
the United Arab Emirates as a headling artist at the Dubai Jazz
festival:
In
addition to her own popular music, Jessy has been busy performing with
other artists, which includes guest appearances on CDs as a featured
performer with artists like Seal, Kirk Whalum, Paul Brown, Michael
Bolton and more.
This “trend setting” (All about Jazz) artist has taken her musical
instincts and combined them with jazz legend Joe Sample to create
something new, refreshingly sexy and sure to please. The all-star cast
of seasoned and award-winning artists showcase Jessy’s sexy Latin vibe
with up beat vocals and finger snapping beats.
“Working in the
studio with legendary pianist producer Joe Sample was inspiring. I
worked extra hard to be prepared for our sessions together. We first met
at the KSBR Bash in 2008 where we jammed on his classic hit, ‘Put it
Where you Want It’. I told him that I’d love to work with him one day
and gave him a CD It took some time but the stars aligned and we were
able to collaborate on this project together, it was worth the wait,”
said Jessy.
