Recent Jesse Harris Updates
Bottom Line for Jesse Harris and The Ferdinandos
BMI songwriter Jesse Harris and his band The Ferdinandos recently headlined a spectacular show at New York's famous Bottom Line. Harris, who penned the Norah Jones hit "Don't Know Why," earned his first Grammy Award at the 45th annual ceremony held in New York City on February 23. The song, from the 23-year-old jazz-pop vocalist's multi-platinum debut album, Come Away With Me, earned the…
Kauai Music Festival Adds Grammy Winner Jesse Harris
Grammy winner Jesse Harris has joined the staff of the Kauai Music Festival, set for June 1-4 in Kauai, Hawaii. Harris received 2003 Grammy Song of the Year honors for "Don’t Know Why," recorded by five-time Grammy winner Norah Jones on her multi-platinum project Come Away with Me. In addition to "Don't Know Why," the CD -- named…
BMI’s Norah Jones Dominates The 45th Annual Grammy Awards
Come Away With Me, the debut album and single by 23-year old Norah Jones, was the big winner in February 23’s Grammy Awards Presentations at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. Jones’s sultry vocals and piano styling led her first CD to grab the coveted Recording Academy Gramophones in the top categories of Record of the Year, Album of the Year, best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.…
Sheryl Crow, Eminem, Norah Jones Top Grammy Nominees List
BMI songwriter/artists Sheryl Crow, Eminem and Norah Jones lead the list of nominees for this year's Grammy Awards with five nods each. Nominees were announced today (1/7) at a press conference at New York's Madison Square Garden. The 45th Grammy Awards will be held on February 23 at the Garden, and will be broadcast live on CBS from 8-11:30 (ET/PT).
Norah Jones

At this stage of his long and illustrious career, producer Arif Mardin can afford to pick and choose the artists he works with carefully. A few bars of "Don't Know Why," the opening cut from Come Away With Me, Norah Jones's debut album, makes it clear why Mardin decided to produce the young singer/songwriter. The close-miked vocals - a signature of the CD, with…
BMI Bands Together with Philadelphia Music
The BMI-sponsored showcase during the 7th annual Philadelphia Music Conference (January 19-22) featured four acts onstage at Abilene: Convoy, Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos, Tom Gillam & the Tractor Pull Band, and Teddy Goldstein & the Goldsteins. CONVOY (l to r) manager Brad Bogart, Convoy's Mark Maigaard (drums/percussion), Robbie Dodds (guitars, keyboards, lapsteel and vocals), Brian…
