ACCOLADES
2011 and 2012 30A Songwriters Festival Artist
2006 and 2012 Plymouth Folk Festival Artist
2012 New Jersey Folk Festival Artist
2012 Montauk Music Festival Artist
2011 Armed Forces Entertainment Tour - Thule, Greenland
2011 Cape May Singer Songwriter Artist
2010 Far West Folk Alliance Premiere Showcase
Grand Prize Winner Of: The John Lennon Songwriting Contest, The CMT/NSAI Songwriting Competition, The We Are Listening Singer/Songwriter Awards and the OurStage.com Finals.
NOTABLE VENUES PLAYED
The Bluebird Cafe, Eddie's Attic, Club Passim, The Bitter End, Jammin' Java, Rockwood Music Hall, Berklee Performance Center, Third and Lindsley, 12th and Porter, The Living Room, The Pacific Jewel, Harper's Ferry, Thule Air Base, Acoustic Long Island (#1 Acoustic Podcast on iTunes), Arlene's Grocery, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Framingham State University, University of Vermont, Boston University, Emerson College, Berklee College of Music and Middlebury College.
ENDORSEMENTS
Stonebridge Guitars International
L.R. Baggs Pickups
BIOGRAPHY
Jesse was recently selected as one of the Top 100 unsigned “Artists on the Verge” by the esteemed “New Music Seminar”, founded by Tom Silverman and Dave Lory. He’ll be showcasing in NYC on June 20th during the New Music Seminar as part of the OurStage.com showcase (along-side "Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown" and other national acts). Jesse’s song “Let The Blue Skies Go To Your Head” will be featured on an upcoming NMS compilation, released worldwide on June 19th by Tommy Boy Records.
Terry is a nationally touring, award-winning singer-songwriter and road warrior. His music has been compared to the likes of Jackson Browne, Ryan Adams, Paul Simon and James Taylor. Jesse has toured relentlessly in support of his debut record “The Runner”, including recent support slots for Darrell Scott (member of Robert Plant’s Band of Joy), Tony Lucca (The Voice) and Tyler Bryant and The Shakedown. He has shared festival stages with the likes of Mat Kearney, Shawn Mullins, Dar Williams, David Wilcox, Rodney Crowell and Lori McKenna.
Terry recently finished recording his second full-length album, slated for an official release in July of 2012. The new LP "Empty Seat On A Plane" was recorded in Nashville with acclaimed producer/engineer Neilson Hubbard (Kim Richey, Glen Phillips, Matthew Perryman Jones). Jesse has won Grand Prize in several international songwriting competitions, including the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, the CMT/NSAI Songwriting Competition, the Ourstage.com 2012 Finals and the We Are Listening Singer/Songwriter awards. His debut record was licensed to nine major television shows including MTV's "The Hills" and "The City”. Jesse was recently selected as one of the Top 100 Unsigned “Artists On The Verge” (www.newmusicseminar.com).
Jesse is a regular at some of the finest listening rooms in the country, including The Bluebird Cafe (Nashville), Club Passim (Cambridge, MA), Rockwood Music Hall (NYC), Eddie's Attic (GA) and The Bitter End (NYC). He has performed in Bluebird Cafe rounds with Craig Carothers, Steve Seskin, Tony Arata and many other songwriting luminaries. Jesse has also been a featured performer at many prestigious festivals, including The 30A Songwriters Festival, Plymouth Folk Festival, Cape May Singer/Songwriter, New Jersey Folk Festival and The Montauk Music Festival. In 2010, Terry and his full band had the honor of performing for the US and NATO troops stationed at Thule Air Base in Greenland.
He is honored to be officially endorsed by Stonebridge Guitars International and L.R. Baggs pickups. Stonebridge is a hand-made boutique guitar line from the heart of Europe. Jesse joins the ranks of world-class artists such as Hall of Famer Thom Bresh, Richard Smith, Eddie Ferris (Ricky Skaggs) and Jon Conley (Kenny Chesney).
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