Live at the Beach and Barnicott, South Street, Bridport at 9.30pm on Friday 6th May
Jesse Ballard Originally from California the man with the voice is at home in any number of different countries. Berlin was home base for a long time and sometimes still is, so was London, but then there was Spain, Italy, and many other places.
The band is like that too. The Sensational Saxophone Joe, Jesse’s longtime partner, hails from the Czech Republic, and Hans Hartmann (Bass) is from Switzerland. Jesse has toured with J.J. Cale, Robert Palmer, The Scorpians, and Joe cocker.
Difficult to classify, the music has many influences. Jesse’s punchy melodic songwriting is joined by a band that is at home in jazz, blues, rock, and folk-Americana. The band has been road tested for over 20 years and is like an organic soup. It all just works together like a Mercedes Benz.
The recently released album “Constantly In View” is a collection of songs ranging from whimsical love songs to serious observations of the consequences of war to a sea saga, to a song of life’s hope and desperation written for Theo Krieger’s new and already awarded film “Beautiful Bitch”.
Also Playing at
The Royal Portland Arms, Fortuneswell, Portland, on May 7th from 8.30pm.
For more info go to www.jesseballard.com
