Jesse Barry

Jesse Barry, known for her soulful blues pipes and  contagious enthusiasm on stage, began her music career at the tender age  of eight years old. Influenced by Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight,  Carole King, Etta James, and Susan Tedeschi, Jesse has created her own,  unique blues sound. She is often described as an “old soul” and  audiences are stunned by the huge voice that comes out of her small  body. Popularly known as “Skinny Legs” from Skinny Legs and All, a band she created as a teenager, Jesse has placed in the Mountain Xpress “Best  Of” blues band category three years in a row, and has performed at B.B.  King’s Club for the International Blues Challenge in Memphis,  Tennessee, and at the Springing the Blues Festival in Jacksonville  Beach, Florida. Jesse competed on the popular TV show “American Idol” in  season 9 and has made a lasting impact on her hometown, Asheville,  North Carolina. She has recorded 3 albums with Skinny Legs and All and is currently working with her blues, funk, and soul group Jesse  Barry and The Jam, and special events band A Social Function.