MUSE • Musicians United for Social Equity

As a producer/director/choreographer/arranger/writer, Jesse has built and staged numerous events and concerts at venues across the world.  Jesse is the founder and Artistic Director of The Broadway Boys, a collection of tenors from Broadway shows who rearrange traditional musical theater tunes with elements of pop/funk/rock for a dynamic, contemporary sound.  Representing such shows as HAMILTON, WICKED, JERSEY BOYS, THE BOOK OF MORMON, KINKY BOOTS, THE LION KING, and many more, the show tours the world with direction by Tony winner Billy Porter and Music Direction by Tony and Oscar winner Justin Paul.  The Broadway Boys have appeared on The TODAY Show (NBC) and America’s Got Talent.  Their debut album “The Lullaby of Broadway” reached number #6 on the iTunes chart .  They also have a holiday album “Hark!” as well as a third Broadway album currently in production.

As a performer, Jesse starred as Smokey Robinson in the Broadway revival of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (NAACP Theatre Award Nomination).  He was also featured in the original New York productions of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, MAMMA MIA, MARY POPPINS, SCANDALOUS, GOOD VIBRATIONS, and FAME ON 42ND ST!  He has performed with Mariah Carey and Shania Twain at Madison Square Garden and his vocals have been heard on both season of NBC’s “Smash,” as well as the movie of “Hairspray,” and numerous commercials and corporate recordings across the country.

Jesse has written and produced his solo show called “Music in the Mirror: The Life and Lyrics of Michael Jackson” that has toured in Australia, Bali, and Singapore with upcoming dates in Venice and Greece.  He has also written and produced “Cruising Steady: The Music and Friendship of Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin” currently touring the States.  His arrangements can be heard on many albums and commercials as well and are sold across the world.  Jesse’s contemporary innovation has made him a sought after educator and he now leads master classes and various teaching programs, from elementary schools through colleges.