Jesse Green

Jesse Lewis Green, born in 1971, in the United States of America, is an American jazz musician, pianist and composer. He began playing piano at age three and started formal lessons at six. Green's early influences included his cousin Erin and winning a nationwide talent competition at ten for his rendition of Count Basie’s "Jumping at the Woodside". He played trombone in various high school bands and was part of the East Stroudsburg University Jazz Ensemble, performing with notable musicians like Clark Terry and Phil Woods. At 17, Green won the National Downbeat Student Award for "best extended composition and arrangement" with his original "Half & Half". Green signed to Chiaroscuro Records in 1992, releasing his debut album Lift Off featuring Paul Rostock on bass and Bobby Durham on drums. His second album, Sea Journey, was a live recording from the S.S. Norway in 1995. In 1998, Green took first place at the American Pianists Association's Fourth Biennial Jazz Piano Competition, becoming the first Jazz Fellow of the association. He also won the Martial Solal Jazz Piano Competition in France in 2002 and The Great American Jazz Piano Competition in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2006. Green performed internationally, including at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston and the United States Day in the United Kingdom's Millennium Dome. Notable albums include Sylvan Treasure (2002), The Essential Jessie Green (2007), and Nice and Slow (2008).