Jessi Teich has spent the duration of her young life submerged in the soulful world of jazz and blues music. Raised in a household where rooms were stacked with records and the hi-fi was always blaring the likes of Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughan, Jessi began singing short songs of her own, the first sign of her nurtured ability to create music. Inspired by her love for the sounds of a vibraphone, Jessi began taking piano lessons at age eight. Although her lessons were primarily based around cl...
Jessi Teich has spent the duration of her young life submerged in the soulful world of jazz and blues music. Raised in a household where rooms were stacked with records and the hi-fi was always blaring the likes of Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughan, Jessi began singing short songs of her own, the first sign of her nurtured ability to create music. Inspired by her love for the sounds of a vibraphone, Jessi began taking piano lessons at age eight. Although her lessons were primarily based around classical styles, she began singing and recording songs with blues-based progressions, singing lyrics and rhythms that were elementary yet still reminiscent of her strongest influences. At age fourteen, Jessi’s songwriting began to develop and mature into more complete compositions. Interest in the recent music of her generation such as Norah Jones and Fiona Apple combined with the prominent influence of classic vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, yielded a unique and powerful presence in Jessi’s vocal style. She went on to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. At age twenty, Jessi was invited to sing at Harlem’s renowned Apollo Theatre for Amateur Night. Delivering a soulful version of Gershwin’s “Summertime”, she finished second and was invited back for another performance that aired as part of the Apollo’s TV series in March of 2005. Jessi graduated from Berklee in May of 2006 with a BA in Music Education and moved down to Philadelphia to pursue her teaching career. While teaching, Jessi discovered Ortliebs Jazzhaus, a place where she could sing jazz with the likes of Sid Simmons, Mike Boone, and Byron Landon for the Tuesday open mic. Having gotten to know the musicians and owner, Jessi was able to book her own gigs there, which eventually turned into a small TV appearance on "The Rachel Ray Show." Most recently, Jessi has teamed up with Dan Marino, a class-act producer, who has been working hard with her to release her debut album of original music in 2010.
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