Jessy Greene

Jessy Greene is a violinist, cellist and vocalist from St. Paul, Minnesota. She was a former member of Geraldine Fibbers and The Jayhawks.

Jessy Greene
Jessy Greene (right) with the Foo Fighters
Background information
Born (1970-03-03) March 3, 1970
Sheffield, Massachusetts
Occupation(s)violinist, cellist, vocalist
Years active1995–present
Associated actsGeraldine Fibbers, The Jayhawks
Websitewww.jessygreenemusic.com

Career

A native from western Massachusetts, Jessy started playing the violin at the age of four. During high school she took a break from the instrument to play guitar in a rock band before deciding to play violin in more contemporary styles.[1] Afterwards she got a degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in ethnomusicology, and joined the Peter Himmelman "Skin" tour, playing violin and singing backup. Upon returning to Los Angeles, Jessy joined the Geraldine Fibbers, with whom she recorded two albums. In 1997 she moved to Minneapolis, joining The Jayhawks.[2] In Minnesota, Greene played with local projects and recorded two solo albums.[3]

Jessy has played with a number of artists including Golden Smog, Wilco, RZA, Post Malone, Atmosphere, Joseph Arthur, Soul Asylum and Dessa. Two of the most proeminent are the Foo Fighters, which Greene was introduced through keyboardist Rami Jaffee and went on to take part in one tour[3] and songs in two albums, Wasting Light and Concrete and Gold; and Pink, whom she first joined as part of a 10-piece string section on American Music Awards in 2008, and went on to appear in all of Pink's tours starting with the Funhouse Tour in 2009. Greene played at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival as part of Exene's band the California Mothership in 2010, and also recorded and toured with Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison in their band Fistful of Mercy.

Her song "Time Bomb" was featured at the end of the Burn Notice season 2 finale called "Lesser Evil".[4][5]

Discography

Albums
  • Blue Sky (2002)[6]
  • A Demon & Her Lovers (2006)[7]

Guest appearances

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2015-01-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Out with the Foo
  4. "Jessy Greene Official website, news section, "Time Bomb" Splashes Burn Notice Viewers". 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  5. Burn Notice, Season 2 Episode 16
  6. "Jessy Greene confronts the past on solo 'Blue Sky'.(VARIETY / FREETIME)(LOCAL MUSIC)". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, MN: HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  7. "CD Baby: JESSY GREENE: A Demon and Her Lovers". Retrieved 2009-03-10.


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