Jesse Fischer
Brooklyn, NY
Grant amount: $10,950
Performances
An Die Musik. Baltimore, MD. 9/29/2021
Con Alma. Pittsburgh, PA. 9/30/2021
Bop Stop. Cleveland, OH. 10/1/2021
About the Artist
This tour involves: Jesse Fischer, leader, piano & keyboards; Yacine Boulares, tenor & soprano sax; Daniel Winshall, bass; Jerome Jennings, drums
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, indie, and singer-songwriter genres. A three-time ASCAP Plus Award winner, Fischer has performed with many notables in the jazz, pop, and world music scenes, including Becca Stevens, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Mino Cinélu, Grace Kelly, Lakecia Benjamin, and Deva Mahal. He has released several records as a leader, including his Herbie Hancock/Head Hunters tribute Vein Melter (Tru Thoughts, 2015) — jointly created with producer/multi-instrumentalist Sly5thAve — and most recently, Resilience (self-released, 2020), which PostGenre called “One of the best jazz albums of the summer of 2020.” 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.
Fischer has brought his unique voice as a composer and bandleader to stages around the world. With over 1.3 million plays on Spotify to date, his music has been featured on Spotify’s flagship editorial playlists like State of Jazz, Butter, and Fresh Finds, Apple Music’s playlists Jazz Currents and On the Corner, as well as taste-making radio shows including Giles Peterson (BBC Radio 6), Jeremy Sole (KCRW), Miller Time with legendary bassist/producer Marcus Miller (Sirius/XM) and Wicked Jazz Sounds (Amsterdam).
Ever prolific and versatile, Fischer also has many years’ experience as a producer and songwriter in the indie-pop, soul, and singer-songwriter genres. Fischer’s credits as a producer, engineer, and songwriter include Jasmine Cephas Jones, Samora Pinderhughes, Braxton Cook, Justin Brown, BIGYUKI, Morgan James, and many others. Fischer’s remixes for artists such as Emily King, Gregory Porter, Hiatus Kaiyote, Bryony Jarman-Pinto, Space Captain, and Takuya Kuroda have been spun on dancefloors and parties all across the globe, from Singapore to Amsterdam to South Africa to London. He is also a passionate educator with experience teaching music and music production to young people of all ages, in both a private and classroom setting.