Jesse DeNatale:
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott calls him, “The Bard of Tomales Bay”. Tom Waits calls him, “a unique and original American voice”. And Ben Fong-Torres, former Rolling Stone senior editor and author of Not Fade Away calls DeNatale’s debut cd Shangri-La West “a gorgeous collection. The voice echoes Van the Man, Jagger and Dylan at their soulful, musical best. But Jesse DeNatale somehow remains his own man, with his own memories, stories, and visions. They’re not only well worth hearing, they’re well worth hearing again and again.