Indie Soul Chanteuse

Jess Baldwin’s music is a late night conversation in the corner booth of a speakeasy during that magical hour when most people have gone home and taken their small talk with them. Her performances feel ethereal, luscious, delightful, comforting, and healing, featuring jess’ poetic lyrics, lush harmonies, playful rhythms, and butterscotch vocals weaving into dreamy jazz and indie soul tunes. Her originals are reminiscent of Becca Stevens, Laura Mvula, Gretchen Parlato, and Sufjan Stevens, and her fresh takes on her favorite artists incorporate flavors of wonder and joy. Jess found her vocal style and writing voice after leaving the classical training and religious upbringing of her youth. She and many generations of her ancestors hail from the Central Appalachian Mountains.

Jess appeared on American Public Television’s Songs at the Center in 2018, NPR's Mountain Stage in 2013, was a quarterfinalist in the 2015 and 2017 American Traditions Competition, and won Best Cover Song in the 2015 and 2017 Ohio Music Awards.