Artist Profile By Jonathan Widran With the highly anticipated release of her Peak Records debut, Tequila Moon, on Mar. 4, saxophonist Jessy J broke fresh ground both musically and demographically in the smooth jazz genre. She has joined Mindi Abair, Candy Dulfer, Pamela Williams and Joyce Cooling as another exciting female performer on the charts dominated by male artists over 40. The majority of smooth jazz listeners, festival goers and CD buyers are well over 30, but at 26,

"A highly recommended new release, and a performer to watch" BC Music by BG March 4, 2008 Music Review: Jessy J- Tequila Moon Latin jazz is a popular and easily defined genre, as is contemporary jazz, but you seldom see the two as skillfully combined as they are on a new release from Peak Records (Concord), Tequila Moon. It showcases the talented saxophonist Jessy J, who not only basks in the spotlight as lead instrumentalist, but also adds some nice vocalizations. Jessy J b

"...full of melodic beauty..." Smooth Jazz Therapy by Denis Poole April 2008 Jessy J- Tequila Moon Rarely has a debut CD been more anticipated and more hyped than that from sax player Jessica Spinella, aka Jessy J. ‘Tequila Moon’ hit record stores across the USA on March 4 and with the title track already riding high on the chart of most played on smooth jazz radio has become an instant success. Although there is no doubt that the buzz surrounding ‘Tequila Moon’ is due in no