Jesse Fischer
musician & DJ
about
Jesse Fischer is a Brooklyn-based pianist, composer, and producer. Known for his warm, soulful touch and emphasis on melody, groove, storytelling and emotion, his unique voice combines elements of his own Jewish heritage with music of the African diaspora, jazz, hip- hop, and singer-songwriter genres. A recent awardee of the South Arts Jazz Road grant, as well as a three-time ASCAP Plus Award winner, Fischer has performed and collaborated with many notable artists, including Charlotte Dos Santos, Takuya Kuroda, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Melanie Charles, Mino Cinelu, and Morgan Guerin. He has released several records as a leader, most recently Resilience (self-released, 2020), which PostGenre called “One of the best jazz albums of the summer of 2020”, and the Herbie Hancock/Head Hunters remix project Vein Melter (Tru Thoughts, 2015), created jointly with producer/multi-instrumentalist Sly5thAve. He is also a core member of the groundbreaking Brooklyn Afro-pop/jazz fusion collective Ajoyo and producer & engineer of their sophomore release, War Chant.
visuals
Recap of the Vein Melter Big Band performance at Public Records, in Brooklyn, N.Y. on October 30, 2023. Featuring re-imagined arrangements of Herbie Hancock’s compositions “Chameleon,” “Come Running To Me,” “Sly,” and “Watermelon Man.”
Highlights from U.S. and world tours supporting the Resilience album release, including performances in London, Munich, Los Angeles, Portland, and Cleveland.
AJOYO performs the original composition “Same” at the Habibi Festival pop-up at Bryant Park, New York, August 26, 2022. With Sarah Elizabeth Charles (vocals), Yacine Boularès (saxophone), Michael Valeanu (guitar), Daniel Winshall (bass), and Philippe Lemm (drums)
events
New York, NY
151 Ave C, 2F
New York, NY 10009
10pm–late
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