Jesse Moore's Music
"The HooDooMan"
(2003)
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"The HooDooMan" is a delicious roots rock and rhythm & blues gumbo spiced
liberally
with Mardi Gras second line rhythms and funk-fried bayou magic. This ain't
Zydeco.
It's true-blue New Awlins Rhythm and Blues, ya'll! There are elements of swamp
blues ("When the Hoodoo Come Down"), New Orleans funk n' fun ("Teenie Weenie
Woman"), reggae ("Peace Of Mind"), alt rock ("Decisions"), R&B ("Wrong Kinda
Woman"), and funky roots rock (the Little Feet-esque "Mendin Ya Wayz").
Throughout
it all is the New Orleans perspective, the second line sensibility. And of
course...magic!
Reviews for "The HooDooMan"
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"Jesse Moore stirs up a gumbo of roots rock, rhythm & blues, Mardi Gras second line rhythms and funk in 'The
HooDooMan'. The CD is fun, entertaining and even magical!"
– Indie Magazine, New Orleans
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"Jesse Moore's new CD displays one dizzying array of styles! He wants you at his party and, before long, you'll want to be there. You definitely want to catch his act before fame finally catches up with it."
– Robert Fontenot, Offbeat Magazine
New Orleans, LA
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"Jesse Moore's new CD "The HooDooMan" is a winner!
He is a fine songwriter and the production is excellent."
– Tom Morgan, Host-The New Orleans Show
WWOZ New Orleans Radio
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"Jesse Moore-- also known as "The HooDoo Man"-- took the Hudson Valley
by storm when he landed here in 2001. His shows at Oasis and New World Home
Cookin' left dancers sweaty and music fans breathless, thanks to a tight
stage show."
– DJ Wavy Davy, Chronogram, New York
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"Jesse Moore is a consummate performer with a heart of soul, rhythm & blues
gumbo stirring things up on every stage I've ever seen him entertain on. His grooves
are deep and they only get deeper and funkier as the night goes on."
– Mike Moss, Organizer-Blues 2000 Festivals
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"More Than Life Itself"
(2005)
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Picked by the Times-Picayune of New Orleans as "...one
of the Top 10 CDs of the Year!", this beautifully crafted,
deeply personal, rootsy CD is the first CD released by
any Louisiana artist since Hurricane Katrina
devestated the Crescent City. Produced by Anders
Osborne, it is a journey of the heart and soul.
Reviews for "More Than Life Itself"
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"Jesse Moore squeezes a timeless masterpiece from his grief in Anders
Osborne's beautiful, rootsy production."
– Ruud Heijjer, Music Writer, Heaven Magazine, Amsterdam
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"Really great! Added immediately to our playlist."
– Kjell Andreassen, Radio Holstebro 07,4 MHZ, Denmark
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"More Than Life Itself is one of the best albums I've had the pleasure to
listen to in recent times. The mixture of blues, soul and folk make me
think about Jesse as a sort of J.J. Cale but with a more soulful approach
making his music completely original and appealing."
– Massimo Ferro, Radio Voce Spazio, Italy
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"One of the Top 10 CDs of the Year!"
– The Times-Picayune, New Orleans
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"An album filled with truly poignant songs of love and
hope. Each track rises with gentle grace, caressing
the listener like afterglow."
– Chronogram, New York
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"Jesse Moore shows why he is one of the rising stars
of the Crescent
City music scene with a fine new CD that is a grand
collaboration with some of
New Orleans’ best songwriters and musicians."
– Tom Morgan, WWOZ Radio, New Orleans
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"Jesse Moore's lyrics are heartfelt and personal,
almost like excerpts from a journal. His songs tell
compelling stories. His creative lyrics are
complimented nicely by the vast musical and
instrumental charm of the musicians involved."
– Offbeat, New Orleans
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"Jesse Moore's new CD captures the subtlety of the New
Orleans sound. He is a cross between Curtis Mayfield
and Taj Majal."”
– Poughkeepsie Journal, New York
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"...nuanced arrangements, subtle musicianship and
emotional honesty...resonates especially well in
post-Katrina New Orleans."
– The Times-Picayune, New Orleans
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"Jesse Moore's "Its Gonna Be OK" from his new CD
"More Than Life Itself"
should be the official post-Katrina anthem."
– Eric Paulsen, WWLTV4 Eyewitness News, New Orleans
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