JESSE
JESSE
Jesse: Solo/Duo/Trio/Quartet
Jesse is a significant, soulful voice in Australia's multicultural music landscape. Talented and charismatic, bilingual and multi-instrumentalist, he presents his songs with passion, ingenuity and conviction. His music is infectious and remarkable, creating a unique blend of styles akin to Paul Simon and a voice that is reminiscent of Sting.
Originally from the small town of Gympie Qld, Jesse has grown up to encompass a world of music beyond his humble beginnings. Offering a moving, myriad of styles and genres woven delicately together to make a colourful fabric of original world music, Jesse Witney is beyond enchanting, endowing eclectic ideas, concepts, rhythms and languages.
His sound has evolved from years of performing in Australia, Brazil and Europe as he musically bounds through a wide range of genres such as Reggae, Latin, Blues and Folk. Lyrically his music explores themes around empowerment, love and the natural world.
He developed his guitar playing at a tertiary level under the guidance of guitar great 'Jim Kelly' (Crossfire). During this time he took particular interest in Brazilian music and travelled to the country on two occasions to absorb the nylon string guitar playing and beautiful Portuguese language.
Jesse is a significant, soulful voice in Australia's multicultural music landscape. Talented and charismatic, bilingual and multi-instrumentalist, he presents his songs with passion, ingenuity and conviction. His music is infectious and remarkable, creating a unique blend of styles akin to Paul Simon and a voice that is reminiscent of Sting.
Originally from the small town of Gympie Qld, Jesse has grown up to encompass a world of music beyond his humble beginnings. Offering a moving, myriad of styles and genres woven delicately together to make a colourful fabric of original world music, Jesse Witney is beyond enchanting, endowing eclectic ideas, concepts, rhythms and languages.
His sound has evolved from years of performing in Australia, Brazil and Europe as he musically bounds through a wide range of genres such as Reggae, Latin, Blues and Folk. Lyrically his music explores themes around empowerment, love and the natural world.
He developed his guitar playing at a tertiary level under the guidance of guitar great 'Jim Kelly' (Crossfire). During this time he took particular interest in Brazilian music and travelled to the country on two occasions to absorb the nylon string guitar playing and beautiful Portuguese language.
Songlist
- Chilled Repertoire
- Song & Artist
- Agua De Beber – Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Ain’t Misbehavin – Fats Waller
- All Blues – Miles Davis
- All of me – Gerald Marks (Sung by Michael Buble)
- All the things you are – Jerome Kern
- All you Need is love – The beatles
- Angels – The xx
- At Last – Harry Warren (Sung by Etta James)
- Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma
- Banana Boat Song (Day-O) – Harry Belafonte (Fun Sing along)
- Bernies Tune – Bernie Miller
- Besame Mucho – Consuelo Velazques
- Better be Home soon – Crowded House
- Better Together – Jack Johnson
- Beyond the Sea – Charles Trenet
- Big Jet Plane – Angus & Julia
- Blue Bossa – Kenny Dorham
- Blue Skies – Irving Berlin
- Bonfire Heart – James Blake
- Brazil – Ary Barroso
- Can’t take my eyes off of you - Franki Valli
- Cantaloupe Island – Herbie Hancock
- Caravan – Duke Ellington
- Chameleon - Herbie Hankcock
- Change the World - Eric Clapton
- Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
- Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
- Count On Me – Bruno Mars
- Crazy Love – Michael Buble
- Deed I do – Hirsch Rose
- Desafinado – Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Dinah – Harry Akst (Sung by Louis Armstrong)
- Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
- Dream a little Dream – Schwendt-Andre-Kahn
- Easy - Lionel Richie
- Eight Days a Week – The Beatles
- Everything I do I do it for you – Bryan Adams ,
- Feel like makin love - Roberta Flack
- Flake – Jack Johnson
- Fly me to the Moon – Bart Howard
- Forget You – Cee Lo Green
- Girl From Ipanema – Tom Jobim
- God Bless The Child – Herzog holiday
- God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
- Green Eyes – Coldplay
- Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen (Sung by Jeff Buckley)
- Happy Together – The Turtles
- Have I told you lately – Rod Stewart
- Honeysuckle Rose – Fats Waller
- How Sweet It Is – James Taylor/Carol King
- I got Rhythm – George Gershwin
- I thought about you – Jimmy Van Heusen
- I Wish I knew - John Legend
- I’ll see you in my dreams – Jones Kahn
- I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
- Is this love - Bob Marley
- Isnt she lovely - Stevie Wonder
- It don’t mean a thing – Duke Ellington
- Just a Gigolo – Leonello Casucci
- Layla – Eric Clapton
- Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
- Lighthouse – The Waifs
- London Still – The Waifs
- Marry Me - Train
- My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers
- Nature Boy – Eden Ahbez
- No Such Thing - John Mayer
- Norwegian Wood - Beatles
- Periscopes – The Beautiful Girls
- Road Trippin – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Roxanne – The Police
- Saw Her standing there – The Beatles
- Sitting Waiting Wishing – Jack Johnson
- Stir It Up – Bob Marley
- Sway - Micheal Buble
- Taylor – Jack Johnson
- The Man I love – George Gershwin
- This Old Love – Lior
- This will be an Everlasting Love – Natlie Cole
- Waiting on the world to change - John Mayer
- Waiting on you – Jack Johnson
- What a wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- Whats going on - Marvin Gaye
- Wild World – Cat Stevens
- Wonderwall – Oasis
- XO – John Mayer (Beyoncé Cover)
- Yellow – Coldplay
- You are the Best Thing – Ray La Montagne
- You don’t treat me no good - Sonia Dada
- You’ve got a friend - Carole King
- You Send Me – Sam Cooke
- DANCE SONGS
- Song & Artist
- 500 miles – The Proclaimers
- All night long – Lionel Richie
- Billy Jean - Michael Jackson
- Blister in the Sun – Violent Femmes
- Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis
- Blurred Lines – Pharell Williams
- Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
- Burn Your Name – Powderfinger
- Cosmic Girl – Jamiriquai
- Crazy – Gnarles Barkley
- Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
- Faith – George Michael
- For once in my life – Stevie Wonder
- Forget You – Cee Lo Green
- Get Lucky - Daft Punk
- Ghosts – Men at Work
- Happy – Pharell Williams
- Hey Ya - Outkast
- Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
- I can see clearly now – Jimmy Cliff
- I feel good - James Brown
- I’m a believer – Smash Mouth
- I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley
- I Want you back – Jackson 5
- I will Survive - Cake
- Jammin – Stevie Wonder
- Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
- Kiss – Prince
- La Bamba – Latin Song
- Land Down Under - Men at Work
- Lazy Song - Bruno Mars
- Little Lion Man - Mumford And Sons
- Living on a prayer – Bon Jovi
- Lonely Boy - Black Keys
- Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers
- Marry You - Bruno Mars
- Message in a bottle - The Police
- Moondance - Van Morrison
- Moves like Jagger – Maroon 5
- Mr Brightside – The Killers
- Mustang Sally – The Commitments
- My Girl – The Temptations
- Play that funky music – Wild Cherry
- Red Red Wine – Ub40
- Rock your Body - Justin Timberlake
- Roxanne - The Police
- Saw Her Standing there – The Beatles
- Shake your tail feather - Ray Charles
- Steal my kisses - Ben Harper
- Stuck in the Middle - Stealers Wheel
- Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
- Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
- Superstition – Stevie Wonder
- Sweat – Inner Circle
- Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- TNT - ACDC
- Tutti Frutti – Little Richard
- Twist and Shout – The Beatles
- Under the Bridge - RHCP
- Valerie - Amy Winehouse
- Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
- What I like about you – The Romantics
- Wonderwall – Oasis
- Ceremony Suggestions
- Song & Artist
- All you Need is love – The beatles
- Eight Days a Week – The Beatles
- Angels – The xx
- Better Together – Jack Johnson
- Big Jet Plane – Angus & Julia
- Bonfire Heart – James Blunt
- Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
- Crazy Love – Michael Buble
- Green Eyes - Coldplay
- Have I told you lately – Rod Stewart
- I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
- Kiss Me – Ed Sheeran
- Marry Me – Train
- This Old love - Lior
- Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
- Yellow - Coldplay
- You are the best thing – Ray La Montagne
- XO – John Mayer (Beyonce Cover)