Album Notes

Jessy Tomsko is a Philadelphia-based musician who is stepping into the spotlight with her uniquely confessional music that is both innovative and daring. Adding her own style to the singer/songwriter niche, Jessy's poetry and engaging melodies sung in her clear soprano successfully break the mold.

Unlike many pop musicians today, Jessy is a classically trained singer who, for a time, desired a career in the big opera houses of the world, interpreting the works of the great masters like Puccini and Mozart. She holds a degree in voice performance from the prestigious American conservatory Westminster Choir College, (Princeton, NJ). Upon graduating in May 2007, however, she decided that folk rock was truly where her heart wanted to be. Therefore, armed with a voice at home in any genre (classical, jazz, music theatre, pop, etc.), she decided to see where her music could take her.

With influences such as Joni Mitchell and Ani Difranco, Jessy is beginning to gain national recognition and is building a fan base from the ground up. She plays regularly throughout PA, NJ, and NY, but is willing to travel anywhere to do what she loves. She has performed at many of the popular independent music venues in Philadelphia, including World Café Live, North Star Bar, the former Grape Street Pub, and also appeared on the bill at the 2008 Fairmount Arts Crawl. April 2008 saw the independent release of Jessy Tomsko’s debut self-titled EP, which features five of her original songs. Her song “I Was Walking” has been featured on the San Dimas, California-based radio program “Women of Substance,” as well as on the Cool Vibes Acoustic Diner radio podcast (Philadelphia). Jessy has made several appearances on Princeton TV channel 30 on the programs “Breezin’ with Bierman” and The Arts Council of Princeton’s “Café Improv”.