Jesse Scheinin at The Falcon

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Saxophonist, songwriter, singer, bandleader and educator, Jesse Scheinin’s sound is anchored in instrumental jazz , but reaches across genres to the acoustic-indie sound popularized in the last few years by Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Iron & Wine and Ray LaMontagne. He’s sewn jazz into the lining of his music in "Fall Asleep" (EP). The title song is a lullaby backed by a nine-piece band with five saxophones!

"There are a lot of talented kids out there, but there’s something special about [Jesse] that goes beyond what he’s playing on the saxophone,” - Tenor sax man Joshua Redman...

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View this performance on CONCERT WINDOW!

Saxophonist, songwriter, singer, bandleader and educator, Jesse Scheinin’s sound is anchored in instrumental jazz , but reaches across genres to the acoustic-indie sound popularized in the last few years by Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Iron & Wine and Ray LaMontagne. He’s sewn jazz into the lining of his music in "Fall Asleep" (EP). The title song is a lullaby backed by a nine-piece band with five saxophones!

"There are a lot of talented kids out there, but there’s something special about [Jesse] that goes beyond what he’s playing on the saxophone,” - Tenor sax man Joshua Redman

He is the leader of the band Jesse and Forever. Part David Bowie, part Coltrane Quartet, they play new music. A Forever concert is theatrical, surreal and exuberant. Their debut record will be released on New Cull Records.He called on friends from around the globe, all of whom he had met at Berklee College of Music, to form the Forever Band. At the Falcon, he'll be joined by drummer Vishal Nayak and pianist/organist Jake Sherman.

"Beach Boys meets Chico Freeman, meets Animal Collective, meets Calvin Coolidge. Totally fun, and absolutely unique." - Rob Hayes/Berklee Presents

As part of the Global Jazz Institute at Berklee School of Music, he was mentored by artists including Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano and John Patitucci and has performed around the world - The Blue Note, the Panama Jazz Festival, the Umbria Jazz Festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival, and the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in his home town of Santa Cruz, CA.

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