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Jesse Cook Announces Cross-Country Canada & U.S. “Tempest II” Tour — PLUS New Studio Album, Libre

Jesse Cook — the multi-Platinum/Gold award-winning and internationally acclaimed producer, composer, and guitarist — has announced his Canadian and U.S. “Tempest II” tour, alongside the release of his new music video for the song “Oran,” and another single, “Updraft” — available now.

The two songs arrive ahead of Jesse Cook’s 11th studio album, Libre. Out Friday, December 3rd via Jesse’s own Coach House label imprint, distributed by Outside Music/Redeye, the 10-track album combines Cook’s iconic Spanish guitar flair with Algerian multi-instrumentalist Fethi Nadjem, modern trap rhythms and 808 beats.

“I wrote and recorded Libre during the pandemic when, like most people, I was longing for freedom,” Cook shares of the new project. “My music was my escape from the four walls that surrounded me, and the storm that was swirling outside.”

The inspiration for Libre came from a long summer-day drive with his 14-year old, Cook reveals. “My daughter entertained me with her favorite playlists, much of which were trap and 808-inspired. I loved them too, and a question was planted in my mind: ‘what would my music sound like mixed with those sounds?’”

He wasn’t short on material to draw from; it’s been more than 25 years since the internationally-lauded virtuoso first stepped onto the scene with his now-iconic release, Tempest. In the time since, he’s come to hold ten Gold and Platinum studio albums with a combined sales of two+ million copies, five concert DVDs and live discs, five PBS specials, and multiple awards — a JUNO win, 11 nominations, three Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, a Gemini, and an Acoustic Guitar Magazine Player’s Choice Silver Award.

The digital convergence of the past several years has also resulted in Cook’s music streamed in rather impressive numbers across a series of platforms; by September 2021, his Spotify stats had surpassed 55+ million, and plays on Pandora soaring beyond the 300+ million milestone. YouTube’s universally visual appeal has also grown steadily for Cook’s connection with audiences, with his channel accumulating upwards of 25+ million views since 2010.

“Oran” and “Updraft” are available now. Libre is available December 3rd.

And Jesse Cook’s Tempest II Tour officially kicks off this January.

// Track Listing for Libre “No. 5” “HEY!” “Boom” “Libre” “Onward Till Dawn” “Solace” “Jaleo” “Updraft” “Oran” “One World, One Voice”

// Tempest II Tour Dates January 17 – The Port Theatre, Nanaimo, BC January 19 – Bing Crosby Theatre, Spokane, WA January 20 – Edmonds Centre For the Arts, Edmonds, WA January 21 – Aladdin Theatre, Portland, OR January 22 – Tower Theatre, Bend, OR January 23 – Criterion Theatre, Medford, OR January 25 – Pioneer Performing Arts Centre, Reno, NV January 26 – The Centre for the Arts, Grass Valley, CA January 27 – World Records, Bakersfield, CA January 28 – Palace of the Fine Arts Theatre, San Francisco, CA January 29 – Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz, CA January 30 – California Centre For the Arts, Escondido, CA February 1 – Del E Webb, Wickenburg, AZ February 2 – Virginia G Piper Theatre at the Scottsdale Centre for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale, AZ February 3 – Fox Tucson Theatre, Tucson, AZ February 4 – National Hispanic Cultural Centre, Albuquerque, NM February 5 – Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO February 22 – Winspear Centre, Edmonton, AB February 24 – Kelowna Community Theatre, Kelowna, BC February 25 – The Clarke Theatre, Mission, BC February 26 – The Centre, Vancouver, BC March 2 – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, AB March 3 – Knox United Church, Saskatoon, SK March 4 – Knox United Church, Saskatoon, SK March 5 – Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB March 30 – Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI March 31 – Wealthy Theatre, Grand Rapids, MI April 2 – South Milwaukee Performing Arts Centre, South Milwaukee, WI April 3 – The Sheldon, St. Louis, MO April 6 – Lincoln Theatre, Columbus, OH April 7 – Music Box, Cleveland, OH April 8 – Memorial Hall, Cincinnati, OH April 9 – Walker Theatre, Chattanooga, TN April 10 – Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, GA April 11 – Franklin Theatre, Franklin TN April 14 – Stafford Centre, Houston, TX April 15 – The Majestic, Dallas, TX May 11 – Centennial Hall, London, ON May 12 – Centre in the Square, London, ON May 13 – Meridian Hall, Toronto, ON May 14 – The Empire Theatre, Belleville, ON May 15 – National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON June 8 – Salle Louis-Frechette at the Grand Theatre de Quebec, Quebec City, QC

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An accomplished guitarist, producer and equally prolific film maker, Jesse Cook has evolved his talents to create experiences that delight audiences both in concert, and online.

He composed his first album, Tempest, over 25 years ago. Jesse could not imagine that such a humble recording, in which he played all the instruments, would spark into a music legacy with thousands of concerts performed around the world, over 2 million albums sold, 5 PBS TV specials, and tens of millions of content views and streams across the internet.

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Jesse Cook Announces New Album 'Libre,' U.S. Tour Kicks Off January 2022

Article contributed by milestone publicity | published on saturday, september 11, 2021.

Jesse Cook — the multi-Platinum/Gold award-winning and internationally acclaimed producer, composer, and guitarist — has announced this 11th studio album, Libre , will be released worldwide on Friday, December 3 via Outside Music/Redeye. The album’s title track is out everywhere today.   The 10-track Libre combines Cook’s iconic Spanish guitar flair with Algerian multi-instrumentalist Fethi Nadjem, modern trap rhythms and 808 beats. “I wrote and recorded Libre during the pandemic when, like most people, I was longing for freedom,” Cook shares of the new project. “My music was my escape from the four walls that surrounded me, and the storm that was swirling outside.”   Eager to get back on the road, Cook’s “Tempest II” tour is set to touch down in the U.S. with the first date being January 19 in Spokane, WA at the Bing Crosby Theater. Subsequent dates have Cook touring through the west coast and Midwest with more shows expected to be announced. View the complete tour itinerary here.   The inspiration for Libre came from a long summer-day drive with his 14-year old, Cook reveals. “My daughter entertained me with her favorite playlists, much of which were trap and 808-inspired. I loved them too, and a question was planted in my mind: ‘what would my music sound like mixed with those sounds?’”   He wasn’t short on material to draw from; it’s been more than 25 years since the internationally-lauded virtuoso first stepped onto the scene with his now-iconic release, Tempest. In the time since, he’s come to hold ten Gold and Platinum studio albums with a combined sales of 2+ Million copies, five concert DVDs and live discs, five PBS specials, and multiple awards — a JUNO win, 11 nominations, three Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, a Gemini, and an Acoustic Guitar Magazine Player’s Choice Silver Award.

The digital convergence of the past several years has also resulted in Cook’s music streamed in rather impressive numbers across a series of platforms; by September 2021, his Spotify stats had surpassed 55+ Million, and plays on Pandora soaring beyond the 300+ Million milestone. YouTube’s universally visual appeal has also grown steadily for Cook’s connection with audiences, with his channel accumulating upwards of 25+ Million views since 2010.   It was this ready-set relationship online with his legions of fans worldwide that inspired Cook through the unexpected over the course of the past 18 months. With gear cases locked and loaded, about to set off on a national 25-date tour marking Tempest’s monumental anniversary just as COVID-19 shuttered stages, and beyond, Cook made use of the time since through a series of creative experiments — including re-visiting hits like “Wednesday Night at Etric’s, “Tempest,” and more — unveiling them in relative real-time across his social profiles.

But while it may sound like a new style for both long-time fans and those newly gathered across Cook’s thousands of concerts and millions of livestream views the world-over, reconnecting with an 808 sound takes Cooks all the way back to his beginnings.   “I was in Grade 10 when the Roland TR808 drum machine was first released,” Cook says. “I remember pooling my money together with friends in order to rent one for our mad basement recording sessions. We were spellbound; all of its drum sounds were made by an on-board analogue synthesizer, which gave it this other-worldly quality.”   Track listing for Libre: “No. 5” “HEY!” “Boom” “Libre” “Onward Till Dawn” “Solace” “Jaleo” “Updraft” “Oran” “One World, One Voice”

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Jesse Cook And His Extraordinary Band Look Forward To Bringing THE TEMPEST II Tour

An accomplished guitarist, producer and equally prolific film maker, Jesse Cook has evolved his talents to create experiences that delight audiences.

Spruce Peak Arts has announced guitarist Jesse Cook comes to Stowe, Thursday, June 9th, 2022 at 7:00PM! Jesse Cook Artist Presale and Spruce Peak Arts Member Presale will begin Monday, December 6th at 10:00AM. Tickets on-sale to the public, Friday, December 10th at 12:00PM (Noon).

An accomplished guitarist, producer and equally prolific film maker, Jesse Cook has evolved his talents to create experiences that delight audiences both in concert and online.

He composed his first album,a??Tempest,a??over 25 years ago. Jesse could not imagine that such a humble recording, in which he played all the instruments, would spark into a music legacy with thousands of concerts performed around the world, over 2 million albums sold, 5 PBS TV specials, and millions of content views and streams across the internet.

Jesse and his extraordinary band are looking forward to returning to the road, bringing thea??Tempest Tour II and their unique brand of rhythm and rhumba to audiences across North America.

Tickets range from $35-$55. Artist Presale and Spruce Peak Arts member presale begins Monday, December 6th at 10:00AM. Tickets on-sale to the public, Friday, December 10th at 12:00PM (Noon).

This event is made possible thanks to the support of our season sponsors: ACG, Bourne's Energy, Front Porch Forum, New England Foundation for the Arts, PC Construction, Spruce Peak Realty, and Stowe Mountain Rentals.

Effective now, all patrons (ages 12 and over) must wear a mask and must be vaccinated or show proof of negative COVID -19 test within 72 hours. For more information on our Covid-19 protocols, visit Sprucepeakarts.org.

For full info on these exciting performances and to purchase tickets, visit SprucePeakArts.org or call 802.760.4634.

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An accomplished guitarist, producer, and equally prolific filmmaker, Jesse Cook has evolved his talents to create experiences that delight audiences both in concert and online. He composed his first album, Tempest , more than 25 years ago and never imagined that such a humble recording, in which he played all the instruments, would spark into a musical legacy with thousands of concerts performed around the world, more than two million albums sold, five PBS specials, and tens of millions of content views and streams across the internet. Cook and his extraordinary band are returning to the road in 2022, bringing the Tempest II Tour and their unique brand of rhythm and rhumba to audiences across North America.

CAPA presents Jesse Cook at the Lincoln Theatre (769 E. Long St.) on Wednesday, April 6, at 8 pm. Tickets are $27-$52 and can be purchased in-person at the CBUSArts Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), online at www.capa.com, or by phone at (614) 469-0939.

Since launching his career with 1995's Tempest , Cook has blazed an incredible trail. Along with being a global guitar virtuoso, he's honed his skills as a composer, producer, arranger, performer and, more recently, filmmaker and cultural ambassador.

As a child, he was introduced to flamenco while spending summers at his father’s house in the Camargue region of southern France. John Cook’s neighbor happened to be Nico Reyes, guitarist for The Gypsy Kings. Meanwhile, his mother, Heather Cook, enrolled him in Toronto’s prestigious Eli Kassner Guitar Academy.

Cook’s musical education continued at the world-renowned Royal Conservatory, Toronto’s York University, and the esteemed Berklee College in Boston. He set his sights on a career as a composer. That was until an Ontario cable TV company aired his music on the listings channel.

This proved to be a critical turning point leading Cook to self-produce Tempest at home using an eight-track recorder and one microphone. Then he delivered the initial run of 1,000 CDs from the plant to the distributor in his car. Those humble beginnings quickly sparked a mighty international career.

Canadian television appearances followed and so too did important gigs in the US. If he must point to one, it was the 1995 Catalina Jazz Festival where his playing earned a 10-minute standing ovation, sparked mob scenes, and prompted one store to order enough copies of Tempest to land it at No.14 in Billboard .

In Poland, his 2004 live album, Montreal , took the country by storm. In India, he gained fame after one of his songs was plagiarized for a major Bollywood movie. In Iraq, his instrumentals score the nightly news. Elsewhere, they've accompanied gymnastics and skating routines at the Olympics.

Lately, that international appeal — reflected in a compositional style that mixes flamenco with everything from classical and jazz to Zydeco, blues, and Brazilian samba — has become something he takes more seriously.

Over the course of his first 25 years making award-winning music for a global audience, Cook could be forgiven should he contemplate retiring or, but the fact is he loves creating music.

Tempest 25 , the reissue of his debut album, had been among his pre-COVID plans. So too had been another world tour in support of its release. But like most of us, Cook found himself housebound due to travel restrictions.

So, he got to work producing 23 (and counting) extraordinary solo YouTube videos of his favorite songs in which he played all the instruments, recorded, and filmed himself. The collection is called “Love in the Time of COVID.” Not only have they pleased his existing fanbase, but this YouTube video collection has expanded his worldwide audience who are now craving that soon to be announced world tour.

Cook clearly has many more years of memorable performances ahead of him.

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The Clarke Theatre in Mission Thursday, September 22 Tickets are $49.50 (Plus Facility Fee & Service Charges) at all Ticketmaster locations Charge by phone at 1-855-985-5000 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca.

The concert originally scheduled for February 25 has been rescheduled to September 22. All tickets purchased for February 25 will be honored for the new date.

Rock.It Boy Entertainment presents JESSE COOK – TEMPEST II TOUR on Thursday, September 22 at the Clarke Theatre, 33700 Prentis Avenue, Mission. Tickets are $49.50 (Plus Facility Fee & Service Charges) available at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge by phone at 1-855-985-5000 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca.

JESSE COOK is an artist that requires no introduction. He has blazed an incredible trail. With ten platinum and gold studio albums; five concert DVDs and live discs; five PBS specials; eleven Juno nominations with one Juno Award for Best Instrumental Album (“Free Fall”, 2001); one Gemini Award; three Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards; one Acoustic Guitar Magazine Player’s Choice Silver Award; a wall full of similar accolades; thousands of concerts in dozens of countries; millions of YouTube views and audio streams; countless fans around the globe; and a career that is celebrating its 25th year and counting. Not a bad legacy for a guy who never planned to release an album!

Regarding the upcoming TEMPEST II TOUR, it is perhaps best to relate Jesse’s own contemplation of the events of the past year and a half:

“Just over a year ago, I was getting ready to begin the Tempest 25 Tour. In honor of the 25th anniversary of “Tempest”, my first CD. I didn’t know it at the time, but there was a larger and very real storm in our path. Of course, at this point, the whole world knows what happened next. There was no tour, there were no concerts. And we’ve all lived through a storm like nothing we’ve seen before in our lives.

For those of you who had tickets from a year ago, thank you for your patience and understanding, as we have been working hard to find the right time to start again. We wanted to be sure that when we did return, everyone would be safe.

And finally, today, after much hard work, I am proud to be launching (or is it relaunching?) the TEMPEST TOUR II, almost 2 years later. It’s time for us to come together in celebration. I hope you’ll join me in kicking social distancing to the curb, bring your dance shoes, and let the rumba party begin!”

For more about JESSE COOK please visit www.jessecook.com.

Rock.It Boy Entertainment presents JESSE COOK – TEMPEST II TOUR on Thursday, September 22 at the Clarke Theatre, 33700 Prentis Avenue, Mission. Tickets are $49.50 (Plus Facility Fee & Service Charges) available at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge by phone at 1-855-985-5000 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca. Doors 7:00PM. Show 7:30PM.

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Jesse Cook is a global guitar virtuoso. The international appeal of this accomplished performer is his style of mixing Flamenco with Classical, Jazz, Zydeco, Blues and Brazilian samba.

A twenty five career has brought this Canadian guitarist multiple accolades including a coveted Acoustic Guitar Magazine Player’s Choice Silver Award, eleven Juno Award nominations (he won for 2001’s “Free Fall”), and, most impressively, ten platinum and gold studio albums.

Moreover, he has sold out concert halls the world over, produced five PBS television specials and five live CDs. Not a bad legacy for a guy who never planned to release an album.

“If you had asked me at age 22, I would have said that I would never, never make music for the public,” Cook says with a laugh. “I would have told you that the public is much too fickle — they may love you one minute and forget you the next. Well, it turns out I did the thing I said I’d never do, and somehow it’s worked out.”

That’s an understatement. Since launching his career with 1995’s Tempest , Cook has blazed an incredible trail. Along with being a global-guitar virtuoso, he’s honed his skills as a composer, producer, arranger, performer and, more recently, filmmaker and cultural ambassador. Surprisingly, he started down many of those paths before he even started school.

As a child he was introduced to Flamenco while spending summers at his father’s house in the Camargue region of southern France. His neighbor happened to be Nico Reyes, guitarist for The Gypsy Kings. Meanwhile his mother, Heather Cook, with whom he lived, enrolled him in Toronto’s prestigious Eli Kassner Guitar Academy.

Cook’s musical education continued at the world renowned Royal Conservatory, Toronto’s York University and the esteemed Berklee College in Boston. He set his sights on a career as a composer. That was until an Ontario cable TV company aired his music on the listings channel.

“Their switchboard got flooded with calls,” he recalls. “People even got my number somehow and started phoning me at home and asking for a CD. And I was saying, ‘I don’t have a CD, I’m a background composer guy. I don’t make records.'”

This proved to be a critical turning point leading Cook to self-produce Tempest at home using an eight-track recorder and one microphone. Those humble beginnings quickly sparked a mighty international career.

Canadian television appearances followed and so too did important gigs in the US. If he must point to one, it was the 1995 Catalina Jazz Festival where his playing earned a 10-minute standing ovation, sparked mob scenes — “It was like being The Beatles,” he marvels — and prompted one store to order enough copies of Tempest to land it at No.14 in Billboard.

In Poland, his 2004 live album Montreal took the country by storm. In India, he gained fame after one of his songs was plagiarized for a major Bollywood movie. (“In India, that’s allowed,” he explains. “They call it cultural appropriation — it obviously doesn’t mean the same thing there.”) In Iraq, his instrumentals score the nightly news. Elsewhere, they’ve accompanied gymnastics and skating routines at the Olympics.

It’s no wonder Cook also jokes that his music “has had a way more interesting life” than he’s had. But lately, that international appeal — reflected in a compositional style that mixes Flamenco with everything from Classical and Jazz to Zydeco, Blues and Brazilian samba — has become something he takes more seriously.

“If music can come from around the world and interconnect so beautifully to create this tapestry, maybe there’s something that music can teach us.”

“Tempest 25’ the reissue of his debut album (released 25 years prior) had been amongst his pre-Covid plans. So too had been another world tour in support of its release. Cook, like most of us, found himself house bound due to travel restrictions.

“The first year with no touring since my career began. I needed a mountain to climb,” Cook quips.

So, Cook got to work producing 23 (and counting) extraordinary solo YouTube videos of his favorite songs in which he played all the instruments, recorded, and filmed himself. The collection is called “Love in the Time of Covid” Not only have they pleased his existing fan base but this YouTube video collection has expanded his worldwide audience who are now craving his tour.

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