Jessy J at Yoshi's Oakland

With the release of TERRANOVA, top contemporary jazz saxophonist Jessy J continues to add magical musical milestones to a celebrated career spanning 17 years. With eight chart topping Billboard albums, 13 top singles, a strong Spotify presence and sold-out world tours, her unique artistry has established her as one of the most in-demand and sought-after saxophonists in the genre.
TERRANOVA reunites Jessy with multi-GRAMMY·-winning producer Paul Brown for their fifth studio album together. It was Brown who produced her 2008 debut hit album Tequila Moon and for TERRANOVA they’ve created an exciting 8-song sequel showcasing her sweet spot of blending contemporary jazz with a sensual Latin flair. ...

read more

With the release of TERRANOVA, top contemporary jazz saxophonist Jessy J continues to add magical musical milestones to a celebrated career spanning 17 years. With eight chart topping Billboard albums, 13 top singles, a strong Spotify presence and sold-out world tours, her unique artistry has established her as one of the most in-demand and sought-after saxophonists in the genre.
TERRANOVA reunites Jessy with multi-GRAMMY·-winning producer Paul Brown for their fifth studio album together. It was Brown who produced her 2008 debut hit album Tequila Moon and for TERRANOVA they’ve created an exciting 8-song sequel showcasing her sweet spot of blending contemporary jazz with a sensual Latin flair. 
Just as on Tequila Moon, Jessy and Brown worked with two distinctive ensembles on TERRANOVA. The group the saxophonist says conveys an “East coast vibe” is anchored by GRAMMY nominated bassist Brian Bromberg and includes performances on various songs by keyboardists and guitarists Jeffrey Leroy Smith, Buddy Jordan and Shane Theriot, guitarist Derryl Bannerman, with Brown contributing percussion. The team representing the “classic LA sound” on three of TERRANOVA’s core tracks includes Bromberg, Theriot (on guitars), keyboardists David Garfield (who also plays piano and Rhodes) and Jay Rowe (keyboard strings), drummer Gorden Campbell and percussionist Richie Gajate Garcia. While the “East Coasters” recorded at Brown’s home base, The Funky Joint in Sherman Oaks, CA, the “West Coast” crew’s songs were tracked at Yaniv’s studio in Woodland Hills and engineered by Yaniv.
Jessy’s desire for TERRANOVA to have no boundaries on the material and “create a celebration with whatever song grabs me, whether originals or not” led her to carry on her unique tradition of including re-imaginings of several beloved classics amidst the new songs she wrote solo and co-wrote with Brown, Bromberg and Smith and with Brown, Bromberg and Theriot. Drawing from three genres she loves, Jessy creates a hip, thumping, brass-fired jam on Grover Washington’s pre-smooth jazz classic “Mister Magic,” and with the Garfield-led contingent showcases her lovely, soulful lead vocals (in English, rather than the original Portuguese) on the rollicking, Jobim classic “No More Blues” and a balmy, tropical Latin pop/soul flavored “Piel Canela” - a mid-60s favorite of Jessy’s father written by Puerto Rican singer Bobby Capó and popularized by Eydie Gormé and Trio Los Panchos.

show less