Jessy Greene is a

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ist,

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and

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from St. Paul, Minnesota. She was a former member of

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and

The Jayhawks The Jayhawks are an American alternative country and country rock band that emerged from the Twin Cities music scene in the mid-1980s. Led by vocalists/guitarists/songwriters Gary Louris and Mark Olson (musician), Mark Olson, their country rock ...

Career

A native of

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in western

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

, 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. Later, she got a degree from the

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, and joined the

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"Skin" tour, playing violin and singing backup. Upon returning to Los Angeles, Jessy joined the

, with whom she recorded two albums. In 1997 she moved to

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, joining

. In Minnesota, Greene played with local projects and recorded two solo albums. Jessy has played with a number of artists including

Golden Smog Golden Smog is an alternative country-rock supergroup of loosely connected musicians mostly from the Minneapolis area. At various times, members of Soul Asylum, The Replacements, Wilco, The Jayhawks, Run Westy Run, The Honeydogs and Big Star h ...

Wilco Wilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup changed frequently dur ...

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, JoAnna James,

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Joseph Arthur Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years through c ...

Soul Asylum Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their 1993 hit "Runaway Train (Soul Asylum song), Runaway Train" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The band was originally called Loud Fast Rule ...

and

Dessa Margret Wander (born May 23, 1981), better known by her stage name Dessa, is an American rapper, singer, writer, and former record executive. She is a member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree. Early life Dessa was born to Robert Wander ...

. Two of the most prominent are the

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, which Greene was introduced through keyboardist

Rami Jaffee Rami Jaffee (born March 11, 1969) is an American musician. He is best known as the keyboardist for the rock band Foo Fighters, whom he initially joined in a touring and session capacity in 2005. Jaffee has contributed to six of the band's studi ...

and went on to take part in one tourOut with the Foo
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Wasting Light ''Wasting Light'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on April 12, 2011, through Roswell and RCA Records. Wanting to capture the essence of their earlier work and avoid the artificiality of digital recording, ...

'' and ''

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''; and

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, whom she first joined as part of a 10-piece string section on

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in 2008, and went on to appear in all of Pink's tours starting with the

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in 2009. Greene played at

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as part of

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's band the California Mothership in 2010, and also recorded and toured with

Ben Harper Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live perfo ...

and

Dhani Harrison Dhani Harrison (; born 1 August 1978) is an English musician, composer and singer-songwriter. He is the only child of George and Olivia Harrison. Dhani debuted as a professional musician assisting in recording his father's final album, '' Brainw ...

in their band

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. Her song "Time Bomb" was featured at the end of the ''

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'' season 2 finale called "Lesser Evil".

Discography

Albums

*''Blue Sky'' (2002) *''A Demon & Her Lovers'' (2006)

Guest appearances

- "The Lonely 1" from ''

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'' (1996) *

- "Jesus, Etc." from ''

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot ''Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Wilco, first released on September 18, 2001. Recording sessions for the album began in late 2000. These sessions, which were documented for the film '' I Am Trying to Break ...

'' (2002) *

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- "Song for Zelbert Moore" from ''

'' (2002) *

- "Mineshaft" from '' False Hopes'' (2005) *

- "Little Man" from ''

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'' (2005) * Dessa - "Mineshaft II" from ''

A Badly Broken Code ''A Badly Broken Code'' is the debut studio album by Dessa, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released by Doomtree Records in 2010. The album title comes from a line in the poem "Nostalgia" by American poet Billy ...

'' (2010) *

- ''

'' (2011) *

- ''By My Side (2012) * Sound City - '' Real to Reel'' (2013) *

- ''

The Ballad of Boogie Christ ''The Ballad of Boogie Christ'' is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur, released on June 11, 2013 on Real World and Lonely Astronaut Records. A concept album, ''The Ballad of Boogie Christ'' follows "a fictionalized ...

'' (2013) *

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- "If You Have Ghosts" from ''

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'' (2013) *

- ''

The Hamilton Mixtape ''The Hamilton Mixtape'' is a 2016 mixtape album featuring assorted songs from the 2015 Broadway musical ''Hamilton'' performed by various artists, as well as some deleted songs from the musical. It was widely well-received by critics. Backgroun ...

'' (2016) *

- ''

'' (2017)

References

External links

Official website

Jessy Greene
on

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