Jesse Mitchell is a saxophonist, songwriter, and actor from Portsmouth, VA. For fifteen years, he has specialized in the areas of Jazz, R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop, Funk, and Gospel. He picked up the saxophone in middle school and he knew then that he was going to make it his career. During his second year on the saxophone, he had already made the All-City Jazz Ensemble for the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Jesse performed with the All-State Jazz Ensemble his junior and senior year in high school and served as Drum Major for the I.C. Norcom High School “Versatile 100” Marching Greyhounds for two years. He was also a member of the Norfolk State University’s Jazz Ensemble and “Spartan Legion” Marching Band. Jesse is very active in the community, performing at many charity events which further describes his passion to perform. Many of his charity events includes, Children’s Hospital of Kings Daughters (CHKD), Sam’s Club, Greenbrier Dodge, Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), and becoming a member of the Tim Reid Foundation; and Verdine White Foundation, the co-founder and bass guitarist for the legendary group Earth, Wind, and Fire. His work has been a bridge between two generations, mixing jazz with hip hop, soul, and a little funk as the icing on the cake. Jesse, who is a 25 year old saxophonist, plans to attract more teenagers to jazz along with the mature sophisticated audience. He describes his music as being well rounded as possible, being connected to both jazz and hip hop; Jesse has the best of both worlds. He knows the history of hip hop beginning with innovators like Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, and LL Cool J along with jazz innovators Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, and Dizzy Gillespie. Jesse made history on September 26, 2007 when he won first place at the World Famous Apollo Theater. The Apollo invited him back to perform and he won on two more occasions (June 4, 2008 and June 18, 2008) making him a three time winner. Jesse has achieved so many accomplishments and he continues to be a striving force in the entertainment industry.
Jesse Mitchell is a saxophonist/songwriter from Portsmouth, Virginia.
For fourteen years he has specialized in the areas of Jazz, R & B, Soul, Hip Hop, Funk, and Gospel. He picked up the saxophone in middle school and knew then that he was going to make it his career. During his second year on the saxophone, he had already made the All-City Jazz Ensemble for the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.
Jesse performed with the All-City Jazz Ensemble in his junior and senior year in high school. During those years, he also served as Drum Major for the I.C. Norcom High School “Versatile 100” Marching Greyhounds. He was also a member of the Norfolk State University’s Jazz Ensemble and “Spartan Legion” Marching Band. Jesse is very active in the community, performing at many charity events. This further describes his passion to perform. Many of his charity events includes, Children’s Hospital of Kings Daughters (CHKD), Sam’s Club, Greenbrier Dodge, and Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC).
He is a member of the Tim Reid Foundation; and Verdine White Foundation (The co-founder and bass guitarist for the legendary group Earth, Wind, and Fire). His work has been a bridge between two generations, mixing jazz with hip hop, soul, along with a little funk as the icing on the cake. Jesse, who is a 24 year old saxophonist, plans to attract more teenagers to jazz along with the mature and sophisticated audience. He describes his music as being well rounded as possible. Being connected to both jazz and hip hop, Jesse has the best of both worlds. He knows the history of hip hop, beginning with innovators like Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, and LL Cool J along with jazz innovators Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, and Dizzy Gillespie.
Jesse made history on September 26, 2007, when he won first place at the World Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. The Apollo Theater invited him back to perform and he won on two more occasions, (June 4, 2008 and June 18, 2008) making him a three-time winner.
Jesse has achieved so many accomplishments and he continues to be a striving force in the entertainment industry.
For booking information, contact me at jam_recordings@yahoo.com Peace.
