Solar Plexus was recorded in August 08' and features Logan Richardson, Jeremy Viner, Tyshawn Sorey, Chris Tordini and myself. From Out of the Grey Forest and Claire in the Sky are solo piano tracks. Like a Deer and Billowing and Swaying are 2 recordings from a recent session I did with Nasheet Waits, Ben Street, Jonathan Finlayson & Chris Cheek. Sun's Eyes was recorded a few years ago with Tommy Crane, Chris Tordini, Tatum Greenblatt & Jeremy Viner.
Jesse Elder is a young composer and pianist living in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He performs at various venues steadily and occasionally does concerts of original music with his ensemble. Jesse studied at Interlochen, Oberlin & New School. He is a 3 x winner in the national "ASCAP Young Jazz Composer's Competition". He has performed at venues such as the Blue Note, the Jazz Standard, Fat Cat, Smalls, Minton's Playhouse, and others. Jesse is very happy to be making music with some of his favorite artists in the world and is greatly inspired through these collaborations.
