Long before the albums, the bands, the concert halls, and the touring, there was a humble three song demo, recorded at my home with percussionist Mario Melo, and bassist Andres Morales, on a cassette tape-based 4 track recorder (yes, those are the versions that ended up on the album). This week I revisited one of those songs: Cascada. This is back in 1994, and I had met someone who said they had an "in" at Sony Music Canada. So I wrote Tempest, Breeze from Saintes Maries, and this song: Cascada,

Jesse Cook | That's Right (Vertigo) I stumbled upon "That's Right" back in 1997, when I was experimenting with music, trying to find a groove that lived somewhere between rumba flamenco, bhangra music, and a Bo Didley beat. I'm not sure if I ever found what I was looking for. But once I got writing this song, it didn't seem to matter. Similar to this version, I played all the instruments on the old original recording too. Except the amazing accordion part...that was Buckwheat Zydeco of course. H

A couple of weeks ago I made a simple request: I asked if we could sing a song together from all over the world. Initially, I wasn’t sure if any of you would take me up on my offer, so I was completely unprepared for the flood of videos that overwhelmed my inbox. Today I'm proud to share our creation, called "One World One Voice". I’ve never been a part of something like this before, or felt so connected to you, my fans. I feel honoured you put your trust in me, and I hope you will be as proud o

Jesse Cook playing an original composition for our Group of Seven Guitar Project. This beautiful guitar was created by Grit Laskin, inspired by F.H. Varley, and Jesse will be playing it in our gallery in an Acoustic Conversation on May 28! Get your tickets now: http://mcmichael.com/event/37223502867/ | McMichael Canadian Art Collection

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