Siskiyou Music Project Presents the Jessica Fichot Quartet
Jazz In The Vineyard
7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30
Grizzly Peak Winery, Ashland
Tickets are $30 general public, $25 for Siskiyou Music Project Members. reservations can be made at www.siskiyoumusicproject.com.
Accompanied by her accordion, toy piano, and fiery band, Los Angeles-based chanteuse and songwriter Jessica Fichot draws from her multi-ethnic French/Chinese/American heritage to create an intoxicating multilingual fusion of French chanson, Shanghai jazz, gypsy swing and international folk. With 3 acclaimed albums under her belt, Jessica has brought her music to audiences around the world, regularly performing in China, Mexico, Canada and across the U.S and western Europe. She is backed by her talented musicians (on clarinet/sax, upright bass, drums and guitar) and who also sing in French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English. Jessica’s music has been hailed as “enchantingly original” by the LA Weekly, and “a glittering testament to L.A.’s multiculturalism” by the L.A. Times.
Born in Upstate New York to a Chinese mother and French father, Jessica spent her youth in and around Paris. Moving to Boston after graduating from an international high school in France, Lycée International, she earned her Bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music. While still in college, she polished her songwriting skills by composing countless children’s songs for a local children’s theater, and later, for publishing companies specializing in educational material. More than 100 of her children’s songs are featured as part of ESL programs published in over a dozen countries.
Relocating to Los Angeles, she embraces her international influences and independently releases her critically acclaimed 2007 debut album, “Le Chemin,” garnering the stamp of approval from tastemakers such as LA Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle, and KCRW, and licensing a few songs in major movies and TV shows on the way. She also got a chance to tour the world, traveling regularly throughout the U.S., and occasionally to Mexico, Canada, China and Western Europe, performing on vocals, accordion and toy piano, and accompanied by a fiery band of clarinet, double bass and guitar.
