Jesse Rivest (born 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His main instruments are voice and guitar. As of 2016, he resides in Brazil and previously lived in New Zealand.

Career

In 2005, Jesse Rivest was accepted as a "Best Newcomer Finalist" in the Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriting Contest for his song "Deadbeat Blues". In 2007, he was the subject of a 41-minute, nationally-broadcast live interview (and performance) on

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( Jim Mora). In 2016, an article in the

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revealed that Rivest had been studying music—in

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, DF,

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—via the

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for a year and half. That same year, an article published by Canal RIFF in Brazil further revealed that Rivest had been performing in Brasília.

Discography

* 2020: ''The D.G.B. EP'' (jesserivest.com release) * 2011: ''Everyelsewhere EP'' (jesserivest.com release) * 2010: ''Live at the Mussel Inn – February 19, 2010'' (jesserivest.com release) * 2006: ''Seventeen Oh-Two Oh-Six'' (jesserivest.com release) * 1999: ''The Way Things Were'' (mp3.com release)

References

External links

www.jesserivest.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivest, Jesse Canadian blues guitarists Canadian male guitarists Musicians from Calgary Musicians from Ontario Canadian folk guitarists Canadian singer-songwriters Living people 1977 births 21st-century Canadian guitarists 21st-century Canadian male singers Canadian male singer-songwriters