JESSE COOK
Location:
The Triple Door Musicquarium
216 Union Street
Seattle, Washington 98101
Starts at: 6:30 PM
This is not an all day event
Description:
Location: Mainstage
Presented by SQUARE PEG
Genre: Rumba Flamenco, Ethnic Fusion
Related Artists: Willie and Lobo, Govi, The Gipsy Kings
Musicians often speak of influences and for Juno award winning guitarist Jesse Cook it is not so much one individual that holds a special place in his heart but a region in southern France known as the Camargue.
It was here in Arles that his father, a retired film director, lived the last ten years of his life. And it's where Jesse spent many summers, wandering the streets among the Gypsies who inhabit the area, soaking up the atmosphere and listening to the likes of Nicolas Reyes, lead singer of the flamenco group "Gipsy Kings", who just happened to live next door. A Toronto-based Nuevo Flamenco guitarist, born in Paris to Canadian parents, Jesse, like other guitarists of his style of music, incorporates jazz, latin & world music into his playing. In addition to headlining concerts and festivals, he has opened for such legends as B.B. King, Ray Charles and Diana Krall. In 2001 Cook won his first Juno Award in the Best Instrumental Album category for "Free Fall."Most recently he has been nominated for two 2008 Juno awards, for his 2007 release"Frontiers" (World Music Album of the Year) and for the incredible DVD "One Night at the Metropolis" (Music DVD of the Year) which captures a spectacular concert during the 2006 Montreal Jazz Festival. But for Jesse Cook its not awards that drive him. Live concerts remain his lifeblood and at the age 43 he is really only just getting started.
For more information, visit www.jessecook.com
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