Jessy J Explained

Jessy J should not be confused with Juicy J.

Jessy J
Birth Name:Jessica Arellano
Birth Date:1982 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Saxophone
Years Active:2001–present
Label:Peak, Heads Up, Concord, Shanachie
Associated Acts:Joe Sample, Harvey Mason, Ray Parker Jr., Norman Brown, Gregg Karukas, Paul Brown

Jessica Arellano (born December 20, 1982) known professionally as Jessy J, is an American saxophonist.

Biography

Jessy J was born Jessica Arellano on December 20, 1982, in Portland, Oregon, and raised in Hemet, California.[1] [2] [3] Of Mexican-American descent, her father is from Mexico and her mother is a native Texan. She began playing piano at the age of four.[4] At the age of 15, at the Béla Bartók Festival,[5] she won the Piano State Championship.[4] She also played saxophone in state honored bands, such as the Grammy Band, and played internationally in festivals like the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. After earning a scholarship from the University of Southern California,[6] she obtained a degree in jazz studies and was named the "Most Outstanding Jazz Student".

While attending USC, Jessy auditioned and was selected to join Disney as a member of the All American College Band two consecutive years in a row. As a band member she attended workshops learning critical skills, such as leadership, teamwork, and communication which gave her the confidence needed for creative song writing and organizing a band as a leader. In 2010 Jessy was inducted into Disney's Magic Music Days Hall of Fame.[7]

After graduating from USC, she worked in the studio with Michael Bublé.[8] [9] She toured with The Temptations, Jessica Simpson, Michael Bolton, and Seal.[10] Other Artists she has performed or recorded with include Taylor Swift,[11] Chance the Rapper,[12] Robin Thicke,[13] Andra Day, [14] Maxwell, Joe Sample,[15] Harvey Mason,[15] and Ray Parker, Jr.[15]

Jessy J performed on the twice Grammy nominated[16] album Elevation as a member of the Henry Mancini Jazz Orchestra. Jessy has performed on the hit television competition shows American Idol, The Voice and Dancing With the Stars. The year Steven Tyler was a judge on Idol, he was so impressed with her performances that he invited her to play on Aerosmith's 2012 album Music From Another Dimension.[17]

Prior to being a studio musician and touring as a jazz artist, Jessy J performed in the casts of Mason Entertainment Group's Off-Broadway shows Shockwave, Cyberjam, and M.I.X. She performed not only as a saxophonist and singer but also as an actress and dancer. Touring with Mason Entertainment led her across the US, the United Kingdom, and Japan.[18]

Jessy J's recording career began after producer/guitarist Paul Brown listened to her demo and gave her a spot on his tour. She soon began making solo appearances. Her first major solo performance was at the Catalina JazzTrax Festival in 2006.[19] Soon afterward, she and Paul Brown were in the studio recording her first album, Tequila Moon.

Since beginning her career, she has toured with other jazz artists, such as Jeff Lorber,[20] Jeff Golub,[21] Euge Groove,[22] Paul Brown, and Gerald Albright.[23] In 2008/2009, she toured as a part of the Guitars & Saxes tour. In 2010 she Toured with Norman Brown[24] and Brenda Russell in the Summer Storm Jazz tour.[25]

Jessy was carefully selected along with a handful of talented young jazz artists by Selmer Saxophones to be part of a team of Master educators at schools to help advance music programs. Giving back to the community is something she had been doing while an undergraduate going to inner city schools.[26] Leadership and teamwork was second nature.

Jessy J has built up a Latin following, lending her hand in Hispanic music programs and performing with the Hispanic Musician Association Orchestra.[27] In 2006 Jessy J was hand selected by Paquito D'Rivera to perform at Carnegie Hall as part of the Latin Jazz Project featuring the "Rising Stars of Tomorrow".[4] She has also worked in Mexico with artists Gloria Trevi,[28] Armando Manzanero, Grammy Nominated singer Cristian Castro,[29] Rock of Ages star Diego Boneta, and Sheila E.[30] [31]

Her song "Tequila Moon" hit the #1 spot on the Billboard chart for Jazz.[32] Her song "Tropical Rain", from her 2009 release, reached the top of the Groove Jazz Music[33] chart and also took the #1 spot on the Smooth Jazz Top 20 Countdown,[34] as well as the R&R and Billboard Jazz charts.

In 2008, Jessy J was named Radio & Records "Debut Artist of the Year". She also received the "Contemporary Jazz Song of the Year" award from R&R and Billboard for her song "Tequila Moon". Also that year, she was featured on the cover of the May issue of Jazziz Magazine.[35] In 2009, she was on the October cover of Saxophone Journal and Latina Style Magazine.[36]

In 2011, Jessy's album Hot Sauce debuted at number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and was featured in People en Español and Latina magazine. The album includes performances by Jazz Legends Joe Sample, Harvey Mason, and Ray Parker Jr.[37]

Television performances

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jessy J, by Thomas Erdmann, Saxophone Journal Magazine Jan/Feb 2010. Jessy J, Official Homepage, Press.
  2. Web site: Smooth jazz with Jessy J. AZStarNet.com. May 28, 2010 .
  3. Web site: Jessy J | Tequila Moon . Allaboutjazz.com . April 7, 2008 . 2011-03-13.
  4. Web site: Jessy J . Smooth-jazz.de . 2011-03-13.
  5. Web site: Jessy J; VLOG: Growing up in Music- Bartok Piano Competition . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/YTB8NJD7duw . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.com . 2009-03-09 . 2015-05-03.
  6. Web site: Jessy J - Concord Music Group. https://web.archive.org/web/20151210210425/http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/jessy-j/. dead. December 10, 2015. December 10, 2015.
  7. Web site: info13101 . 2010-10-22 . Disney On Stage . 2022-03-01 . Jessy J . en.
  8. Web site: Jessy J. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019125207/http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/assets/documents01/Artists/Jessy-J/PKD-30499/Tequila-Moon-Biography.pdf . 2013-10-19 .
  9. Web site: Jazz Jazz News – Saxist Jessy J Touring with Michael Bolton@ . Jazzreview.com . May 9, 2007 . 2011-03-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071018140446/http://www.jazzreview.com/article/review-5465.html . October 18, 2007 . mdy-all .
  10. Web site: Saxist Jessy J Touring with Michael Bolton. JazzReview.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071018140446/http://www.jazzreview.com/article/review-5465.html. October 18, 2007. mdy-all.
  11. Web site: info13101 . 2022-02-24 . Taylor Swift performance at the VMA;s . 2022-03-01 . Jessy J . en.
  12. Web site: info13101 . 2022-02-24 . Performance with Chance the Rapper at the Clive Davis Grammy Party 2017 . 2022-03-01 . Jessy J . en.
  13. Web site: info13101 . 2022-02-24 . Performance with Chance the Rapper at the Clive Davis Grammy Party 2017 . 2022-03-01 . Jessy J . en.
  14. Web site: info13101 . 2022-02-24 . Performance with Andra Day . 2022-03-01 . Jessy J . en.
  15. Web site: Jessy J Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . 2022-03-01 . AllMusic . en.
  16. News: 49th annual Grammy nominations list — part 2. Variety. December 7, 2006. September 1, 2022.
  17. Web site: Music from Another Dimension! - Aerosmith | Credits. AllMusic.
  18. Web site: Jessy J Music News & Info . Billboard.com . 2011-03-13.
  19. Web site: Jessy J Biography – ARTISTdirect Music . Artistdirect.com . 2011-03-13.
  20. Web site: Jeff Lorber with Guitars & Saxes: Jessy J & Jeff Golub in Sacramento . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/SHL978uvbt8 . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.com . 2009-02-27 . 2015-05-03.
  21. Web site: Jessy J performs Sin Ti in NC . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/3xLwkKmm2Mg . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.com . 2009-09-28 . 2015-05-03.
  22. Web site: "Cut The Cake" (guitars and saxes concert jam) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/wWypNsxEbuQ . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.com . 2009-09-20 . 2015-05-03.
  23. Web site: Guitars & Saxes 2008 at the Playboy Jazz festival-Jeff Lorber . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/0dmyQj6RfMA . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.com . 2008-06-18 . 2015-05-03.
  24. Web site: Jessy J plays "Tequila Moon" w/NORMAN BROWN . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/SjR3HEuPZ8U . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.com . 2010-12-07 . 2015-05-03.
  25. Web site: Jessy's bio. JessyJ.com.
  26. Web site: Jessy J Artist Select . 2022-03-01 . Conn-Selmer, Inc . en.
  27. Web site: Latinas in the Jazz World. LatinaStyle.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125221818/http://latinastyle.com/currentissue/v16-1/jazz.php. November 25, 2010. mdy-all.
  28. Web site: Gloria Trevi "La Primera Vez" Live Valentines Day Concert . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/hmQcCQZdW6A . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.com . 2008-02-19 . 2015-05-03.
  29. Web site: Cristian Castro w/saxophonista Jessy J . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/QBHzc3nmB2Y . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.com . 2011-08-25 . 2015-05-03.
  30. Web site: Jazz Monthly Reviews – Jessy J . Jazzmonthly.com . 2011-03-13.
  31. Web site: Backbeat: Bill Cosby Helms His Last Playboy Jazz Festival | Billboard . Billboard.biz . 2015-05-03 . June 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120622053831/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/backbeat/backbeat-bill-cosby-helms-his-last-playboy-1007362552.story . dead .
  32. Web site: Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts . Billboard.com . 2011-03-13.
  33. Web site: Groove Jazz Music . Groove Jazz Music . 2011-09-15.
  34. Web site: The Smooth Jazz Top 20 Countdown with Allen Kepler(tm) . Smoothjazztop20.com . September 8, 2011 . 2011-09-15.
  35. Web site: Rising star Jessy J – featured on the cover of Jazziz Magazine World Music Issue May, 2008. JessyJ.com.
  36. Web site: Saxophonist Jessy J Lands on the Cover of Jazz Magazine. SmoothJazzNetwork.com. June 5, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716095653/http://news.smoothjazznetwork.com/?p=1278. July 16, 2011. dead.
  37. Web site: Jessy J - Hot Sauce [Behind The Scenes |publisher=YouTube.com |date=2011-08-15 |accessdate=2015-05-03]. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/4WzreKrmsV4 . 2021-12-20 . live.
  38. Web site: American Idol Video Clips. https://web.archive.org/web/20120527122800/http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_11/performances/top_12_guys_neil_diamond/. dead. May 27, 2012. ABC.
  39. Web site: YouTube . YouTube.com . 2015-05-03.
  40. Web site: YouTube . YouTube.com . 2015-05-03.
  41. Web site: Team Cee Lo Green Flashes Back for Performance of Motown Hit 'Dancing in the Street' on 'The Voice' . Popcrush.com . April 24, 2012. 2015-05-03.
  42. Web site: YouTube . YouTube.com . 2015-05-03.
  43. Web site: Michael Bolton - When A Man Loves A Woman (From "Live at The Royal Albert Hall") . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/ZsyoiebhT4g . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.com . 2010-04-14 . 2015-05-03.
  44. Web site: Jessy J performs Tequila Moon on T.V. . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/Fz1UEdSN6R0 . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.com . 2008-11-06 . 2015-05-03.
  45. Web site: Jessy J on Telemundo . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/oxzO7dew0WM . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.com . 2008-10-24 . 2015-05-03.
  46. Web site: Jessica Simpson on Good Morning America . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/3YaMTq4ZWRc . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube.com . 2004-08-11 . 2015-05-03.
  47. Web site: Jessy J Albums and Discography – ARTISTdirect Music. Artistdirect.com. 2011-03-13.

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