Mr. Jesse - Guitarist

Jesse has played guitar since the age of eight. He recently graduated in May of 2017 from the University of North Texas with a Masters of Music in Jazz Studies. While at UNT, he had the opportunity to study with Fred Hamilton and Richard McLure as well as a play with big bands, and the L5 guitar ensemble. While at UNT, he recorded with the L5 as well as with his own, student-led combo at Panhandle Studios in Denton, TX. Jesse also has performed extensively around the Dallas/Fort Worth area as a solo guitarist for weddings, corporate events, and various venues. He has worked as a pit guitarist for Music Theater Denton, Lewisville Community Theater. Jesse has performed on classical guitar with such groups as the Avant Chamber Ballet at The Eisemann Center and as a freelance guitarist for a number of bands in the metroplex. Prior to his work at UNT, Jesse studied at Texas Christian University and graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Guitar and a minor in Arts Administration. During his time at TCU, Jesse studied Classical and Jazz Guitar with Chip Christ and Tom Burchill. While at TCU, Jesse performed extensively in many styles and contexts including with Big Band ensembles and Jazz combos, accompanying orchestral and choral ensembles, as well as a soloist.